ERI Economic Research Institute
Middle Management Salary Survey
United States (with Canadian cuts)Edition: 2026Quote
The Middle Management Salary Survey reports compensation data for management and director-level 233 benchmark jobs.
Incumbent-based, market-based pay data; submissions screened and normalized to common date — Annual; published in July. Effective data date March 31 of the given survey year. Data collection October–March
Base salaryShort-term incentivesBenefits
Positions in this report (233)
Benchmarks for these roles are included in Middle Management Salary Survey. Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.
- Accounting Director
- Accounting Manager
- Accounts Payable Manager
- Accounts Receivable Manager
- Administrative Engineering Director
- Administrative Engineering Manager
- Administrative Services Manager
- Admissions Director
- Advertising Director
- Advertising Manager
- Advertising Specialist
- Advertising Studio Coordinator
- Advertising Studio Manager
- Airport Manager
- Applications Programming Manager
- Art Director
- Art Manager
- Assistant Treasurer Corporate
- Attorney Legal Manager
- Banking Branch Administration Manager
- Banking Customer Service Manager
- Banking Investment Manager
- Banking Relationship Manager
- Benefits Director
- Benefits Manager
- Biomedical Engineering Head
- Bond Department Manager
- Booking Manager
- Bookkeeping Manager
- Brewing Manager
- Budget Director
- Budget Manager
- Building & Facilities Manager
- Bus Transportation Manager
- Business Administration Manager
- Business Development Director
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Manager
- Business Manager College/University
- Cashiering Manager
- Central Supply Manager Medical
- Chargemaster Manager
- Chemical Plant Manager
- Chief Compensation & Benefits Executive
- Circulation Manager
- Collection Manager
- Commercial Bank President
- Commercial Bank Vice President
- Commercial Banking Relationship Manager
- Communications Manager
- Community Affairs Manager
- Community Development Manager
- Compensation & Benefits Manager
- Compensation Manager
- Compliance Manager
- Compliance Officer
- Computer Audit Manager
- Computer Operations Director
- Computer Operations Manager
- Computer Services Manager
- Conflict Resolution Manager
- Construction Engineering Manager
- Construction Superintendent
- Contract Administration Manager
- Controller Division
- Corporate Secretary
- Cost Accounting Manager
- Cost Estimating Manager
- Credit & Collection Manager
- Customer Service Director
- Customer Service Manager
- Design Engineering Manager
- Design Manager
- Director Marketing Analytics
- Director of Financial Reporting
- Disease Management Consulting Manager
- Distribution Manager
- District Sales Manager Retail
- Drilling Rig Manager
- Dry Cleaning/Laundry Manager
- Economic Analysis Director
- Economic Analysis Manager
- Education Manager
- Employee Communications Manager
- Employee Relations Manager
- Employee Services Manager
- Employee Training Manager
- Employment Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Enterprise Infrastructure Director
- Environmental Director
- Environmental Engineering Manager
- Executive Chef (Hotel & Restaurant)
- Financial Analysis Manager
- Fleet Director
- Fleet Manager
- Flight Service Manager
- Food Services Director
- Forms Analysis Manager
- Franchising Manager
- Front Office Manager
- Fundraising Director
- Fundraising Manager
- Funeral Manager
- Government Affairs Director
- Hardware Design Manager
- Head of Emergency Services
- Head of Medical Contracting
- Home Care Director
- Hospice Director
- Hospital Admitting Director
- Hospital Admitting Manager
- Hotel General Manager
- Human Resources Director
- Human Resources Manager
- Human Resources Plant Manager
- Insurance Manager
- Integrated Disability Manager
- Internal Audit Manager
- Internal Publications Manager
- International Human Resources Manager
- International Payroll Manager
- Inventory Control Manager
- Investment Manager
- Investor Relations Manager
- Labor Relations Manager
- Land Manager Mineral
- Landman
- Lodging Facilities Manager
- Major Gifts Manager
- Management Development Manager
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Manufacturing Manager
- Market Research Manager
- Marketing Administration Manager
- Marketing Communications Manager
- Marketing Media Manager
- Materials Director
- Materials Manager
- Media Program Director
- Medical Records Administrator
- Medical Services Manager
- Medical Unit Manager
- Membership Manager
- Mental Health Manager
- Merchandising Manager
- Network Control Manager
- Network Planning Manager
- Nursery Manager
- Nursing Director
- Nursing Home Director
- Occupational Therapy Director
- Occupational Therapy Manager
- Office Management Director
- Operations Director
- Operations Manager
- Operations Research Manager
- Order Processing Manager
- Outsourcing Liaison Manager
- Package Design Director
- Package Design Manager
- Packaging Director
- Pastoral Services Director
- Payroll Manager
- Philanthropy Account Manager
- Plant Manager (Experience)
- Portfolio Manager
- Print Production Coordinator
- Process Engineering Manager
- Production Director
- Production Manager
- Production Planning & Control Manager
- Production Planning Director
- Property Manager
- Provider Relations Director
- Provider Relations Manager
- Public Relations Director
- Public Relations Manager
- Purchasing Manager
- Quality Assurance Director
- Quality Assurance Head Hospital
- Quality Control Manager
- Real Estate Firm Manager
- Regional Sales Manager
- Regulatory Affairs Manager
- Reimbursement Head Medical
- Relocation Manager
- Research & Development Director
- Retail Area Sales Manager
- Retail Supervisor
- Risk Management Manager
- SAP CRM Consultant
- SAP HR Consultant
- SAP Project Manager
- SAP SEM BPS Consultant
- SAP WM Consultant
- Safety Director
- Safety Manager
- Sales Account Manager (High Incentive)
- Sales Director
- Sales Order Manager
- Sales Training Manager
- Security Director
- Social Networking Manager
- Social Services Director
- Special Events Coordinator
- Special Events Manager
- Subrogation Claims Manager
- Superintendent Plant Protection
- Systems Analysis Manager
- Systems Project Manager
- Tax Compliance Manager
- Tax Manager
- Tax Research Manager
- Technical Publications Manager
- Technical Services Manager
- Telecommunications Manager
- Telemarketing Manager
- Test Engineering Manager
- Theater Manager
- Top Facilities Management Executive
- Trade Association Manager
- Trade Relations Manager
- Traffic Manager
- Trailer Mechanic
- Transportation Manager
- Underwriting Manager
- Urban Renewal Manager
- User Experience Manager
- Vendor Management Director
- Warehouse Manager
- Web Marketing Manager
- e-Commerce Marketing Manager