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Manager Career Market Report 2026

40,268 active jobs. 5,875 companies. Median salary $108K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

40,268
Active Job Openings
5,875
Companies Hiring
$108K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $108K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $78K to $166K.

Remote roles pay 8% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 24%

SQL demand rose +5.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Turnertownsend leads hiring with 421 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$68K, +64%)

Salary increase: +$68K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 24% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager1,274$77K$107K$165K
Director6$65K$175K$217K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$68K (64%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States669$111KUSD
Remote96$120KUSD
Canada33$85KUSD
United Kingdom16$58KGBP
Germany3$40KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.6%
Remote8.1%
Hybrid1.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
24%
Project Management
18%
Data Analysis
8%
SQL
5%

Skills on the Rise

SQL ↑+5.2pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-33.5ppExcel ↓-17.9ppProcurement ↓-12.8ppCustomer Service ↓-10.9ppSustainability ↓-10.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Turnertownsend4211.0%
Amazon3670.9%
Accorhotel2930.7%
Capitalone2490.6%
Jj2480.6%
Ra2420.6%
Panerabread2310.6%
Wppmedia2170.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States13,716
Remote1,963
India1,841
United Kingdom1,791
Canada921
Germany659
Singapore517
Australia453

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree28.8%1,440
Bachelor's Degree5.4%268
Master's Degree5.2%259
MBA0.8%38
PhD / Doctorate0.5%25
High School / GED0.0%1

Certifications

CPA (2%)MBA (2%)

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