What are the main factors that influence an Improvement Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Improvement Manager?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Improvement Manager roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change An Improvement Manager's salary?

An Improvement Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $75,141 for beginners, reaching about $114,942 at mid-level, and approach $152,685 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Improvement Manager?

Improvement Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Improvement Manager roles are District of Columbia $104,470, California $104,074, Massachusetts $102,687. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Improvement Manager roles make?

Salaries for Improvement Manager level roles vary by specialization: Performance Improvement Manager: $172,574; Continuous Improvement Senior Manager: $150,600; Continuous Improvement Project Manager: $142,590; Continuous Improvement Manager: $137,860; Business Improvement Manager: $134,795.

Improvement Manager Salary in Colorado

How much does an Improvement Manager make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Improvement Manager in Colorado is $96,271 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, an Improvement Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,827
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,330 to $107,554
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,101

10% $81,101

50% (Median) $96,271

90% $117,827

Improvement Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,554	$8,963	$2,068	$52
Average	$96,271	$8,023	$1,851	$46
25th Percentile	$88,330	$7,361	$1,699	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Improvement Manager Salaries

An Improvement Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Improvement Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Improvement Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,141
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,920
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,942
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,469
Expert (over 8 years): $152,685

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Project Manager I	less than 1 year	$75,141
Improvement Manager	1-2 years	$93,920
Project Manager III	2-4 years	$114,942
Project Manager IV	5-8 years	$129,469
Project Manager V	over 8 years	$152,685

How Do Improvement Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Improvement Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,470.
California: $104,074.
Massachusetts: $102,687.

District of Columbia $104,470 California $104,074 Massachusetts $102,687 Washington $102,309 New Jersey $102,271 Alaska $102,139 Connecticut $100,837 New York $100,309

Hawaii $98,620 Rhode Island $97,827 Maryland $97,290 Minnesota $96,554 Colorado $96,271 Illinois $96,176 Oregon $95,818 Delaware $95,553

New Hampshire $95,387 Virginia $95,016 Pennsylvania $93,931 Nevada $93,383 North Dakota $93,204 Michigan $92,921 Wisconsin $92,817 Vermont $92,610

Texas $92,034 Maine $91,996 Arizona $91,940 Ohio $91,874 Georgia $91,005 Indiana $90,571 Wyoming $90,487 Utah $90,354

Iowa $90,298 Kansas $89,845 Louisiana $89,713 North Carolina $89,666 Missouri $89,647 Florida $89,279 Montana $89,081 Nebraska $88,892

Kentucky $88,788 South Carolina $88,411 Tennessee $88,175 Idaho $88,080 New Mexico $87,392 Oklahoma $87,241 Alabama $86,684 South Dakota $85,750

Arkansas $85,240 West Virginia $84,967 Mississippi $84,146

Top Paying Cities for Improvement Manager

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $94,385
Hygiene: $97,666
Johnstown: $94,596

Glen Haven, CO $94,385

Hygiene, CO $97,666

Johnstown, CO $94,596

Laporte, CO $93,547

Livermore, CO $93,244

Loveland, CO $94,300

Lyons, CO $97,494

Masonville, CO $93,607

Mead, CO $95,670

Milliken, CO $94,465

Niwot, CO $98,432

Red Feather Lakes, CO $93,500

Severance, CO $93,681

Timnath, CO $93,561

Wellington, CO $93,037

Windsor, CO $93,696

Brighton, CO $96,018

Ault, CO $93,517

Briggsdale, CO $93,543

Carr, CO $91,934

Eastlake, CO $96,268

Eaton, CO $93,813

Evans, CO $94,290

Fort Lupton, CO $95,744

Galeton, CO $93,822

Gilcrest, CO $94,805

Gill, CO $93,976

Greeley, CO $94,058

Henderson, CO $96,167

Hudson, CO $95,429

Keenesburg, CO $94,968

Kersey, CO $93,987

La Salle, CO $94,642

Lucerne, CO $93,957

Nunn, CO $93,220

Orchard, CO $93,531

Pierce, CO $93,577

Ohio City, CO $94,539

Parlin, CO $94,095

Penrose, CO $93,273

Pitkin, CO $94,422

Poncha Springs, CO $93,782

Powderhorn, CO $93,898

Rockvale, CO $92,849

Sargents, CO $93,624

Twin Lakes, CO $96,716

Westcliffe, CO $92,901

Wetmore, CO $92,304

Durango, CO $94,162

Cahone, CO $93,930

Cortez, CO $93,859

Dolores, CO $94,082

Dove Creek, CO $93,836

Egnar, CO $93,888

Hesperus, CO $93,339

Lewis, CO $94,096

Mancos, CO $93,857

Marvel, CO $93,336

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $93,371

Pleasant View, CO $93,660

Rico, CO $94,105

Towaoc, CO $93,467

Yellow Jacket, CO $93,983

Montrose, CO $94,457

Austin, CO $94,580

Bedrock, CO $93,864

Cedaredge, CO $94,676

Cory, CO $94,557

Crawford, CO $94,289

Delta, CO $94,455

Eckert, CO $94,603

Hotchkiss, CO $94,545

Lazear, CO $94,474

Naturita, CO $94,055

Norwood, CO $94,092

Nucla, CO $94,199

Olathe, CO $94,351

Ophir, CO $94,194

Ouray, CO $94,179

Paonia, CO $94,979

Paradox, CO $93,916

Placerville, CO $94,107

Redvale, CO $94,136

Ridgway, CO $94,165

Silverton, CO $94,007

Somerset, CO $95,267

Telluride, CO $94,212

Grand Junction, CO $95,038

Platteville, CO $95,016

Roggen, CO $94,035

Weldona, CO $93,310

Wiggins, CO $93,809

Fort Morgan, CO $93,347

Log Lane Village, CO $93,653

Akron, CO $92,671

Amherst, CO $92,374

Atwood, CO $92,995

Brush, CO $92,989

Crook, CO $92,731

Eckley, CO $92,439

Fleming, CO $92,909

Grover, CO $92,835

Haxtun, CO $92,890

Hereford, CO $92,242

Hillrose, CO $93,080

Holyoke, CO $92,609

Idalia, CO $92,144

Iliff, CO $92,975

Julesburg, CO $92,600

Lindon, CO $92,274

Merino, CO $93,077

New Raymer, CO $93,056

Otis, CO $92,754

Ovid, CO $92,632

Padroni, CO $92,739

Paoli, CO $92,891

Peetz, CO $92,713

Sedgwick, CO $92,666

Snyder, CO $93,007

Sterling, CO $93,155

Stoneham, CO $93,061

Vernon, CO $92,232

Woodrow, CO $92,466

Wray, CO $92,416

Yuma, CO $92,726

Anton, CO $92,297

Arapahoe, CO $91,570

Arriba, CO $91,902

Bethune, CO $92,038

Burlington, CO $91,952

Calhan, CO $93,407

Cascade, CO $94,175

Cheyenne Wells, CO $91,703

Cope, CO $92,254

Cripple Creek, CO $93,997

Divide, CO $94,048

Flagler, CO $91,996

Florissant, CO $93,971

Fountain, CO $93,398

Genoa, CO $91,964

Green Mountain Falls, CO $94,151

Guffey, CO $93,870

Hugo, CO $91,401

Joes, CO $92,345

Karval, CO $90,871

Kirk, CO $92,269

Kit Carson, CO $91,589

Limon, CO $92,519

Lake George, CO $94,113

Manitou Springs, CO $94,175

Matheson, CO $92,451

Peyton, CO $93,847

Ramah, CO $91,854

Rush, CO $92,073

Seibert, CO $91,958

Simla, CO $92,872

Stratton, CO $92,049

U S A F Academy, CO $94,169

Victor, CO $93,955

Vona, CO $92,011

Wild Horse, CO $91,412

Woodland Park, CO $94,098

Yoder, CO $92,427

Colorado Springs, CO $94,176

Clifton, CO $94,979

Fruita, CO $94,743

Gateway, CO $94,076

Glade Park, CO $94,401

Loma, CO $94,777

Mack, CO $94,525

Palisade, CO $94,807

Whitewater, CO $94,395

Glenwood Springs, CO $95,954

Dinosaur, CO $94,369

Aspen, CO $97,752

Snowmass Village, CO $97,748

Avon, CO $96,871

Basalt, CO $97,441

Carbondale, CO $97,078

Collbran, CO $94,714

Craig, CO $95,409

De Beque, CO $94,702

Eagle, CO $96,474

Edwards, CO $96,681

Parachute, CO $95,196

Battlement Mesa, CO $95,108

Gypsum, CO $95,994

Hamilton, CO $95,816

Hayden, CO $95,545

Maybell, CO $94,487

Meeker, CO $95,824

Meredith, CO $97,121

Mesa, CO $94,667

Minturn, CO $96,575

Molina, CO $94,611

New Castle, CO $95,623

Rangely, CO $94,753

Red Cliff, CO $96,563

Rifle, CO $95,386

Silt, CO $95,348

Slater, CO $94,955

Snowmass, CO $97,552

Wolcott, CO $96,532

Woody Creek, CO $97,745

Vail, CO $96,989

Pueblo, CO $91,317

Colorado City, CO $91,941

Aguilar, CO $92,343

Arlington, CO $90,717

Avondale, CO $91,561

Beulah, CO $91,947

Boncarbo, CO $92,388

Boone, CO $91,858

Branson, CO $91,632

Campo, CO $91,292

Cheraw, CO $91,468

Crowley, CO $91,663

Eads, CO $91,533

Fort Lyon, CO $91,432

Fowler, CO $91,694

Gardner, CO $92,592

Granada, CO $91,739

Hartman, CO $91,914

Hasty, CO $91,633

Haswell, CO $91,091

Hoehne, CO $92,239

Holly, CO $91,624

Kim, CO $91,538

La Junta, CO $91,597

Lamar, CO $91,876

Las Animas, CO $91,546

La Veta, CO $92,753

Mc Clave, CO $91,647

Manzanola, CO $91,526

Model, CO $91,666

Olney Springs, CO $91,370

Ordway, CO $90,915

Pritchett, CO $91,542

Rocky Ford, CO $91,394

Rye, CO $92,082

Sheridan Lake, CO $91,569

Springfield, CO $91,730

Sugar City, CO $90,671

Swink, CO $91,506

Trinchera, CO $91,843

Trinidad, CO $92,242

Two Buttes, CO $91,725

Vilas, CO $91,711

Walsenburg, CO $92,264

Walsh, CO $91,615

Weston, CO $92,562

Wiley, CO $91,563

Alamosa, CO $93,458

Antonito, CO $93,398

Arboles, CO $93,587

Arvada, CO $96,271

Aurora, CO $96,205

Bayfield, CO $93,850

Broomfield, CO $96,694

Commerce City, CO $96,045

Dupont, CO $96,229

Eldorado Springs, CO $98,520

Lafayette, CO $97,646

Louisville, CO $97,767

Westminster, CO $96,227

Wheat Ridge, CO $96,222

Agate, CO $92,813

Bennett, CO $95,226

Byers, CO $94,089

Castle Rock, CO $94,506

Deer Trail, CO $93,468

Elbert, CO $93,909

Elizabeth, CO $94,700

Englewood, CO $96,205

Franktown, CO $94,444

Kiowa, CO $94,019

Larkspur, CO $94,199

Littleton, CO $96,110

Lone Tree, CO $95,856

Louviers, CO $95,723

Monument, CO $94,107

Palmer Lake, CO $94,116

Parker, CO $95,505

Sedalia, CO $94,554

Strasburg, CO $94,923

Watkins, CO $95,635

Denver, CO $96,195

Thornton, CO $96,271

Boulder, CO $98,995

Golden, CO $96,215

Alma, CO $95,673

Bailey, CO $95,456

Black Hawk, CO $97,176

Bond, CO $96,522

Breckenridge, CO $95,878

Buffalo Creek, CO $95,126

Burns, CO $95,903

Central City, CO $96,630

Clark, CO $94,994

Climax, CO $95,988

Coalmont, CO $94,830

Como, CO $94,506

Conifer, CO $95,704

Cowdrey, CO $94,447

Dillon, CO $95,820

Dumont, CO $96,286

Evergreen, CO $96,048

Empire, CO $95,846

Fairplay, CO $94,594

Fraser, CO $95,954

Frisco, CO $96,412

Georgetown, CO $95,774

Granby, CO $95,699

Grand Lake, CO $95,646

Grant, CO $94,966

Hartsel, CO $94,090

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $95,570

Idaho Springs, CO $96,122

Idledale, CO $96,116

Indian Hills, CO $96,067

Jamestown, CO $98,836

Jefferson, CO $94,766

Kittredge, CO $96,076

Kremmling, CO $95,561

Leadville, CO $95,871

Mc Coy, CO $95,887

Morrison, CO $96,046

Nederland, CO $97,937

Oak Creek, CO $95,717

Parshall, CO $96,128

Phippsburg, CO $95,811

Pine, CO $95,241

Pinecliffe, CO $98,397

Rand, CO $94,836

Rollinsville, CO $97,480

Shawnee, CO $95,218

Silver Plume, CO $95,368

Steamboat Springs, CO $95,538

Tabernash, CO $96,178

Toponas, CO $95,775

Walden, CO $94,695

Ward, CO $97,679

Winter Park, CO $96,302

Yampa, CO $95,905

Silverthorne, CO $96,330

Longmont, CO $97,285

Allenspark, CO $96,843

Estes Park, CO $95,389

Bellvue, CO $94,168

Berthoud, CO $95,322

Dacono, CO $96,434

Drake, CO $94,202

Erie, CO $96,866

Firestone, CO $96,194

Fort Collins, CO $93,496

Frederick, CO $96,198

Blanca, CO $93,127

Capulin, CO $93,605

Center, CO $93,529

Chama, CO $92,808

Chimney Rock, CO $93,627

Chromo, CO $92,998

Conejos, CO $93,341

Creede, CO $93,830

Crestone, CO $93,170

Del Norte, CO $93,627

Fort Garland, CO $92,917

San Luis, CO $92,540

Homelake, CO $93,539

Hooper, CO $93,229

Ignacio, CO $93,446

Jaroso, CO $92,744

La Jara, CO $93,491

Manassa, CO $93,396

Moffat, CO $93,293

Monte Vista, CO $93,595

Mosca, CO $93,111

Pagosa Springs, CO $93,619

Romeo, CO $93,671

Saguache, CO $93,614

Sanford, CO $93,146

San Pablo, CO $92,668

South Fork, CO $93,720

Villa Grove, CO $93,418

Salida, CO $93,785

Almont, CO $96,200

Buena Vista, CO $96,053

Canon City, CO $93,367

Cimarron, CO $93,997

Coal Creek, CO $92,813

Coaldale, CO $93,556

Cotopaxi, CO $93,294

Crested Butte, CO $96,705

Florence, CO $92,667

Monarch, CO $93,981

Granite, CO $95,392

Gunnison, CO $94,070

Hillside, CO $93,259

Howard, CO $93,725

Lake City, CO $93,992

Nathrop, CO $94,067

Improvement Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Improvement Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Improvement Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Improvement Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Improvement Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$110,711	$53.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$108,786	$52.0	13%
Biotechnology	$105,898	$51.0	10%
Software & Networking	$105,898	$51.0	10%
Internet	$104,935	$50.0	9%

Improvement Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Improvement Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$88,330

Average $96,271/year

$107,554

$7,361

Average $8,023/month

$8,963

$1,699

Average $1,851/week

$2,068

$42

Average $46/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,554	$8,963	$2,068	$52
Average	$96,271	$8,023	$1,851	$46
25th Percentile	$88,330	$7,361	$1,699	$42

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