Contract Manager salaries.

What Contract Manager roles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

Clear
Compare with another

Median salary

$98,660

per year · annualized USD

Typical range

$74.3k – $132.7k

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

27.3%

433 of 1,588 roles

Live roles

1,588

open right now

Salary trend

median · annualized USD
Median over time ▼ -32%
$145,000 $98,660

Salary distribution

annualized USD · disclosed roles
$74.3k 25th
$98.7k Median
$132.7k 75th
$58.1k
$163.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6.9k – $1,600k · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Northrop Grumman $117,700 21
Protiviti $72,652 15
Loblaw $71,250 13
GV GE Vernova $159,500 8
CVS Health $96,450 8
Intel $126,000 7
CACI $121,950 7
OCT Consulting, LLC $95,000 7

Contract Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
Austin $202,000 5
Atlanta $202,000 9
Boston $182,000 10
New York $165,500 23
San Francisco $160,200 17
Los Angeles $136,225 6
Denver $135,000 11
Chicago $114,400 13
Dublin $93,538 3
Toronto $92,526 29

Salary by employment type

Employment type Median Roles
Full-time $99,000 350
Part-time $30.00/hr 6
Contract $98,150 76

See every Contract Manager role

Browse the live listings, or save this search and get alerted the moment a new one posts.

How much do Contract Manager roles pay?

The median salary for Contract Manager roles is $98,660 per year. Most pay falls between $74,337 (25th percentile) and $132,675 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $58,103 to $163,593.

These figures are computed live from 1,588 active Contract Manager roles on JobsRadar, of which 433 (27.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Contract Manager roles include Elevate and Delegate, Parsley Health, Ironclad and PwC.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Contract Manager salary?
The median is $98,660 per year, with most pay between $74,337 and $132,675 (25th–75th percentile), based on 433 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Contract Manager salary range?
Pay ranges from about $58,103 to $163,593 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $98,660. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free