Inventory management salary: $132K median
The median advertised Inventory management salary is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $100K to $165K: counted from 416 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $63 an hour or $10,979 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $213K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Inventory management jobs
$132Kmedian advertised salary
$100K – $165Kmiddle half of roles
$138Kaverage advertised salary
416roles counted
Inventory management salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $204K, 39% more than senior roles ($146K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $146K | $110K–$172K | 81 |
| Lead and above | $204K | $155K–$234K | 63 |
| No level in the title | $120K | $92K–$142K | 267 |
Inventory management salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $170K | 53 |
| 🇺🇸California | $144K | 206 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $132K | 393 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $120K | 49 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $118K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $85K | 33 |
Skills that pay more for Inventory management roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement | $145K | +$13K | 59 |
| Demand planning | $144K | +$12K | 102 |
| WMS | $142K | +$11K | 73 |
| Tableau | $136K | +$4K | 42 |
| Six Sigma | $136K | +$4K | 56 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $238K | 6 |
| Anthropic | $235K | 3 |
| Figure | $205K | 3 |
| Everlane | $205K | 3 |
| Lambda | $188K | 3 |
| CoreWeave | $184K | 3 |
| Vaxcyte | $179K | 3 |
| Skydio | $172K | 4 |
| Crusoe | $170K | 7 |
| Valar Atomics | $160K | 3 |
| Oura | $156K | 4 |
| Whoop | $150K | 5 |
| Hims & Hers | $150K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $145K | 3 |
| Industrial Electric Manufacturing | $142K | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | $136K | 98 |
| Kinder's | $135K | 8 |
| General Matter | $134K | 4 |
| Shield AI | $132K | 5 |
| LG Electronics | $129K | 4 |
| Flexport | $122K | 4 |
| Rocket Lab | $122K | 4 |
| K2 Space | $120K | 7 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $120K | 4 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $119K | 6 |
Highest-paying open Inventory management roles
All Inventory management jobs- Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North AmericaAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $485KData centersERPProcurement
- VP, Strategic FinanceEmergence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $375KLead and aboveFinancial modelingFP&AM&A
- VP, eCommerce Pure Players, AmericasSharkNinja · 🇺🇸United States$255K - $360KLead and aboveExcelAgilePower BI
- VP, Finance, Emergence AutomotiveEmergence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $350KLead and aboveFinancial modelingFP&AM&A
- Head of Production, Compute & CommsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$261K - $346KLead and aboveExcelComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Software Engineer - Data Center ToolingLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$230K - $340KHybridGoPythonReact
- Product Manager | ProcurementRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$230K - $325KHybridERPAccounts payableProcurement
- Vice President - Supply ChainLuminis Health · 🇺🇸Annapolis, MD$240K - $320KLead and aboveData governanceERPOracle ERP
- Hardware Operations EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$157K - $302KHybridLinuxCompTIA A+Network engineering
- IT Logistics LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$272K - $302KHybridLead and aboveHelp deskReconciliationsInventory management
- Vice President, Supply ChainArmada · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$240K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveData centersContract negotiationInventory management
- Head of IT Systems EngineeringAsana · 🇺🇸San Francisco$252K - $296KLead and abovePythonFigmaBash
- Director, Supply ChainAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveAgileComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- VP of FinanceHavocai · Remote$250K - $275KRemoteLead and aboveFinancial modelingFP&ATreasury
- Warehouse GMFaire · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL$198K - $272KMachine LearningPerformance managementInventory management
- Research Operations Lead, BiologyAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$210K - $260KLead and aboveSlackInventory managementPreventive maintenance
- Hardware Test Automation EngineerSesame · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $260KPythonCI/CDTest planning
- Director, Supply Chain, ERP TransformationVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States$219K - $256KLead and aboveSAPAPICSData governance
- Staff Industrial EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Hayward, CA$212K - $255KLead and aboveSAPPMPAPICS
- Senior Director of Insurance Demand, SavvyGen Digital · 🇺🇸USA - Remote$210K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveTableauLookerInventory management
Questions about Inventory management pay
- What is the average Inventory management salary?
- $138K a year on average and $132K at the median, across 416 open Inventory management 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 $100K to $165K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Inventory management pay?
- OpenAI ($238K), Anthropic ($235K), Figure ($205K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an inventory management a high-paying job?
- The median Inventory management posting advertises $132K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 24% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an inventory management?
- A tenth of the postings offer $213K a year or more; the highest open Inventory management role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Inventory management salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $132K a year is about $63 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $10,979 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $48 to $79 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Inventory management roles?
- Postings that ask for Procurement (+$13K, 59 postings), Demand planning (+$12K, 102 postings), WMS (+$11K, 73 postings) advertise more than the $132K median of all Inventory management postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level inventory management make?
- 5 junior and intern Inventory management postings state pay, with a median of $96K a year ($46 an hour).
- 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 Inventory management roles at companies is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $100K to $165K. Counted from 416 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/inventory-management/
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