Side-by-side distribution
Inventory Manager
$99,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36%
- Live roles
- 139
Warehouse Manager
$68,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.1%
- Live roles
- 118
Highest-paying jobs
Inventory Control Manager
Principal Technical Account Manager, Inventory
Sr. Financial Analyst, Inventory Control
Inventory Manager - Robotics
Senior Manager, Global Inventory and Cost Accounting
Restructuring and Turnaround Services - Manager (Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions - SIOP & Inventory Management)
Manager, Engineering (Inventory Management)
Inventory Control Manager, Supply Chain (contractor)
Product Manager, Inventory & Orders
Manager, Inventory Accounting
Highest-paying jobs
Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager
Engineering Manager, Data Warehouse and Integrations
Group Product Manager, AI-Native Data Warehouse
Senior Warehouse Manager, Aerospace & Defense Hardware
Senior Materials Manager, Warehouse (Technical Hardware)
Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations
Warehouse Manager, Commercial Operations
Warehouse and Logistics Supervisor
Recruiting Manager - Warehouse
Senior Federal Warehouse Manager, Aerospace & Defense
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CoreWeave
|
$75,000 | 4 |
Connected Careers Page
|
$37,440 | 3 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$107,000 | 2 |
HelloFresh
|
$62,913 | 2 |
Connected Internal Job Board
|
$39,520 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$176,500 | 1 |
|
Everpure
|
$172,500 | 1 |
|
Teamworks
|
$171,140 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Optime Group
|
$42,084 | 6 |
Weee! Inc
|
$84,750 | 4 |
|
HelloFresh
|
$53,463 | 4 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 3 |
Home Chef
|
$102,500 | 2 |
Short Story
|
$90,000 | 2 |
CookUnity
|
$53,560 | 2 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 1 |
Inventory Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $121,250 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $41,600 | 3 |
Warehouse Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 4 |
| New York | $160,000 | 3 |
Inventory Manager vs Warehouse Manager: which pays more?
The median for Inventory Manager is $99,000 per year (typically $67,500–$134,000), versus $68,500 for Warehouse Manager ($50,957–$125,625). That puts Inventory Manager about 45% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Inventory Manager and Warehouse Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.