How much do regional managers make in 2026?
Regional managers are read here against the BLS general and operations managers series: OEWS May 2025 gives the SOC 11-1021 national median as $105,770 a year ($50.85 an hour), with the 75th percentile at $167,280 and the top 10% at $253,390. That median is not a regional leadership figure. This series is the broadest management code in the classification, counting 3,503,020 managers across every industry and every size of business, including the owner-manager of a small local company. Regional roles belong against the 75th and 90th percentile figures. Two further points push real packages higher. OEWS is a wage-only measure — it captures base and payroll-paid bonus but excludes equity and long-term incentives, which appear at this level in larger organisations. And the top decile is a threshold rather than a ceiling, marking where the top 10% begins rather than where regional executives at large companies sit. The role owns several districts and the leadership running them: regional profit and loss or contribution, district manager selection and development, market-level strategy including store openings and closures, and the translation of company initiatives into field execution across a large geography. Employment across the series is projected to grow 4.4% through 2034 with roughly 308,700 openings a year. → Full regional manager career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $105,770 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Regional Managers earn a national median $105,770/yr ($50.85/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-1021); the P10 to P90 range is $50,090 to $253,390.
- The $105,770 median comes from a code counting 3.5 million managers of every business size — regional roles belong against the $167,280 P75 and $253,390 P90.
- OEWS is wage-only: equity and long-term incentives at larger organisations are excluded, so the band is a floor on cash rather than total compensation.
- The role owns districts and their leadership — regional financial performance, district manager development, market strategy and field execution across a large geography.
US Regional Manager Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do regional managers earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 11-1021; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-1021, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a regional manager earn at each career stage?
Regional pay follows the number of districts owned and the region's financial scale. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 11-1021, a very broad management series.
By State
Which states pay regional managers the most in 2026?
State figures are modeled estimates — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers salary-calculator state wage index — not BLS state observations, and at this level they are illustrative only. Company scale and regional financial size determine compensation, not state geography.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($121,640), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay regional managers the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations. Regional leaders cover large geographies from a home or hub base, so metro patterns reflect residence rather than the role's economics.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a regional manager’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does regional manager pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Regional Managers sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify regional manager wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a regional manager actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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