Contract Manager salary: $140K median
The median advertised Contract Manager salary is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $170K: counted from 118 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $67 an hour or $11,625 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $195K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll contract manager jobs
$140Kmedian advertised salary
$115K – $170Kmiddle half of roles
$146Kaverage advertised salary
118roles counted
Contract Manager salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $152K | 43 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $150K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $140K | 112 |
| 🇺🇸Washington, DC | $136K | 15 |
Skills that pay more for Contract Manager roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security clearance | $172K | +$32K | 17 |
| Contract negotiation | $165K | +$26K | 15 |
| Contract management | $156K | +$16K | 33 |
| Contract drafting | $150K | +$10K | 12 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 9 |
| Peregrine Technologies | $170K | 6 |
| Accenture Federal Services | $133K | 5 |
| Voyager Technologies, Inc. | $126K | 4 |
| Crusoe | $105K | 5 |
| Esri | $98K | 8 |
| Axle | $92K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Contract Manager roles
All contract manager jobs- Executive Director, Commercial Law/Commercial ContractsTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$267K - $401KLead and aboveLaw degree
- Contract ManagerMatx · 🇺🇸Mountain View (HQ) or Remote$175K - $400KRemote
- Commercial Contracts ManagerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$250K - $300KDocuSignContract managementProcurement
- Contracts ManagerFireworks · San Mateo$250K - $300KHybridPyTorch
- Smart Contract LeadEther.fi · 🇺🇸New York$240K - $300KLead and aboveSolidityAgileSmart contracts
- Director, Government Pricing & Contract OperationsBridgeBio Pharma · 🇺🇸Hybrid/San Francisco, CA & Palo Alto, CA$225K - $260KHybridLead and above
- Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Contracts (AI, Data & IP)Machinify · 🇺🇸Remote - US$225K - $250KRemoteAIHIPAALaw degree
- Legal Contract Manager, Public SectorOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$216K - $240KHybridSecurity clearanceNISTFedRAMP
- Subcontractor Default Underwriting LeadShepherd · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $240KLead and aboveAI agentsUnderwriting
- Senior Contracts ManagerEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$167K - $233KSeniorJiraSecurity clearanceERP
- Director, Government Pricing & Contract OperationsDyne Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Waltham, MA$215K - $230KLead and aboveSAPData qualityAudit
- Associate General Counsel, Commercial ContractsAnysignal · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$170K - $220KFedRAMPCompensationEmployment law
- Senior Principal Contracts Manager – Deal Strategy & NegotiationEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$101K - $212KLead and above
- Senior Principal Contract Specialist (Deal Strategy & Negotiation)Esri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$101K - $212KLead and above
- Subcontractor Program ManagerLoft Federal · 🇺🇸Golden, Colorado$125K - $210KJiraSAPNetSuite
- Deal Desk & Contracts ManagerSword Health · 🇺🇸Remote - US$133K - $209KRemoteContract managementClinical trialsBehavioral health
- Contracts ManagerNorthwoodSpace · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA$147K - $208K
- Site Contracts ManagerFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$128K - $203K
- Senior Utility Contracts ManagerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$160K - $200KSeniorContract management
- Senior Contracts ManagerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO$160K - $200KSeniorSecurity clearanceReconciliationsAudit
Questions about Contract Manager pay
- What is the average Contract Manager salary?
- $146K a year on average and $140K at the median, across 118 open Contract Manager postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $115K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Contract Manager pay?
- Anduril Industries ($172K), Peregrine Technologies ($170K), Accenture Federal Services ($133K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a contract manager a high-paying job?
- The median Contract Manager posting advertises $140K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a contract manager?
- A tenth of the postings offer $195K a year or more; the highest open Contract Manager role advertises up to $401K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Contract Manager salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $140K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,625 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $55 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Contract Manager roles?
- Postings that ask for Security clearance (+$32K, 17 postings), Contract negotiation (+$26K, 15 postings), Contract management (+$16K, 33 postings) advertise more than the $140K median of all Contract Manager postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Contract Manager roles at companies is $140K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $170K. Counted from 118 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/contract-manager/
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