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Customer Success Manager Salary
by City (2026)

Drive adoption, retention, and expansion across a book of customer accounts. National median: $98K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$98K

Top 10% earn

$155K

Entry level

$72K

Salary growth

+7%/yr

Customer Success Manager salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$108K	$147K	$188K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$104K	$142K	$181K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$101K	$137K	$175K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$100K	$137K	$174K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$100K	$137K	$174K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$99K	$135K	$173K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$99K	$135K	$173K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$97K	$132K	$169K	175	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$97K	$132K	$169K	162	10.75%
Irvine, CA	$96K	$131K	$167K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$94K	$128K	$163K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$94K	$128K	$163K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$94K	$127K	$163K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$94K	$127K	$163K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$94K	$127K	$163K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$94K	$127K	$163K	148	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$93K	$126K	$161K	162	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$92K	$125K	$160K	155	10.75%
Stamford, CT	$92K	$125K	$159K	158	6.99%
San Diego, CA	$90K	$123K	$156K	148	9.3%
Hilo, HI	$91K	$123K	$157K	155	11%
Santa Ana, CA	$89K	$121K	$154K	150	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$88K	$120K	$153K	155	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$88K	$120K	$153K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$88K	$120K	$153K	148	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$87K	$119K	$151K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$87K	$119K	$151K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$86K	$117K	$149K	140	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$85K	$116K	$148K	128	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$85K	$116K	$147K	138	9.3%
Portland, OR	$85K	$116K	$148K	130	9.9%
Edison, NJ	$85K	$116K	$147K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$85K	$116K	$147K	138	None ✓
Austin, TX	$83K	$113K	$144K	110	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$83K	$113K	$144K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$83K	$113K	$144K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$83K	$113K	$144K	118	4.55%
Miami, FL	$81K	$110K	$140K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$81K	$110K	$140K	128	None ✓
Worcester, MA	$81K	$110K	$140K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$81K	$110K	$140K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$81K	$110K	$140K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$81K	$110K	$140K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$79K	$108K	$138K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$79K	$108K	$138K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$79K	$108K	$138K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$79K	$108K	$138K	106	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$79K	$108K	$138K	105	4.85%
New Haven, CT	$80K	$108K	$138K	122	6.99%
Hartford, CT	$79K	$108K	$138K	118	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$79K	$108K	$137K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$78K	$107K	$136K	118	5.99%
McKinney, TX	$78K	$106K	$135K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$78K	$106K	$135K	118	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$78K	$106K	$135K	112	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$78K	$106K	$135K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$78K	$106K	$135K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$78K	$106K	$135K	104	6.8%
Anchorage, AK	$78K	$106K	$135K	128	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$77K	$105K	$134K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$76K	$104K	$133K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$76K	$104K	$133K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$76K	$104K	$133K	112	4.75%
Irving, TX	$76K	$103K	$131K	97	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$76K	$103K	$131K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$76K	$103K	$131K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$76K	$103K	$131K	105	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$76K	$103K	$131K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$76K	$103K	$131K	102	None ✓
Eugene, OR	$76K	$103K	$131K	110	9.9%
Provo, UT	$76K	$103K	$131K	100	4.85%
Houston, TX	$75K	$102K	$130K	91	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$75K	$102K	$130K	108	6.6%
Stockton, CA	$74K	$101K	$129K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$74K	$101K	$129K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$74K	$101K	$129K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$74K	$101K	$129K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$74K	$101K	$129K	105	5.8%
Fort Worth, TX	$73K	$100K	$128K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$73K	$100K	$128K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$73K	$100K	$128K	108	None ✓
Denton, TX	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$73K	$99K	$127K	102	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	5.7%
Missoula, MT	$73K	$99K	$127K	102	6.75%
Dover, DE	$72K	$99K	$126K	100	6.6%
Arlington, TX	$72K	$98K	$125K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$72K	$98K	$125K	91	None ✓
Albany, NY	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	6.85%
St. Petersburg, FL	$72K	$98K	$125K	105	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	2.5%
Chesapeake, VA	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$72K	$98K	$125K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$72K	$98K	$125K	90	3.07%
Las Vegas, NV	$72K	$98K	$125K	102	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$72K	$98K	$125K	105	6.5%
Nampa, ID	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$72K	$98K	$125K	98	7.15%
Bakersfield, CA	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	2.5%
Virginia Beach, VA	$71K	$96K	$123K	98	5.75%
Norfolk, VA	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$71K	$96K	$123K	88	3.99%
Allentown, PA	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	3.07%
Kansas City, MO	$71K	$96K	$123K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$71K	$96K	$123K	102	5.3%
North Charleston, SC	$71K	$96K	$123K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$70K	$95K	$121K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$70K	$95K	$121K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$70K	$95K	$121K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$70K	$95K	$121K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$70K	$95K	$121K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	4.95%
Colorado Springs, CO	$69K	$94K	$120K	102	4.55%
Sterling Heights, MI	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	4.25%
St. Louis, MO	$69K	$94K	$120K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$69K	$94K	$120K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$69K	$94K	$120K	88	5%
Fargo, ND	$69K	$94K	$120K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$68K	$93K	$119K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$68K	$93K	$119K	90	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$68K	$93K	$119K	93	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$68K	$93K	$119K	82	4.25%
Green Bay, WI	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	5%
Des Moines, IA	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	4.82%
Great Falls, MT	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$68K	$93K	$119K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$67K	$92K	$117K	85	4.9%
San Antonio, TX	$67K	$91K	$116K	87	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$67K	$91K	$116K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$66K	$90K	$115K	88	6.85%
Rockford, IL	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	3.23%
Louisville, KY	$66K	$90K	$115K	85	5%
Bowling Green, KY	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	4.75%
Omaha, NE	$66K	$90K	$115K	88	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$66K	$90K	$114K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$65K	$89K	$113K	78	6.5%
Spokane, WA	$65K	$88K	$113K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$65K	$88K	$113K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$65K	$88K	$113K	90	4.25%
New Orleans, LA	$65K	$88K	$113K	92	6%
Brownsville, TX	$64K	$87K	$112K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$64K	$87K	$112K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$64K	$87K	$112K	75	6.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$63K	$86K	$110K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$63K	$86K	$110K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$63K	$86K	$110K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$63K	$86K	$110K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$63K	$86K	$110K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$63K	$86K	$110K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$63K	$86K	$110K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$63K	$86K	$110K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$63K	$86K	$110K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$63K	$86K	$110K	88	5.9%
Tulsa, OK	$62K	$84K	$108K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$61K	$83K	$106K	82	None ✓
Wichita, KS	$61K	$83K	$106K	82	5.7%
Lubbock, TX	$59K	$80K	$103K	78	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$59K	$80K	$103K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$56K	$76K	$98K	76	None ✓

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Customer Success Manager Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Customer Success Manager is $98,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $72,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $125,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Customer Success Managers nationally earn $155,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's degree. This role is 65% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Customer Success Manager compensation is growing at 7% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Customer Success Managers significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Customer Success Manager salary FAQ

How much does a Customer Success Manager make?

The median Customer Success Manager salary in the US is $98,000 per year — about $47/hour. Most earn between $72,000 (25th percentile) and $125,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Customer Success Manager?

Entry-level Customer Success Manager positions typically start around $72,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Customer Success Managers earn?

The top 10% of Customer Success Managers earn $155,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Customer Success Managers the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Customer Success Manager salary at $147K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Customer Success Manager salaries going up?

Yes — Customer Success Manager pay is growing about 7% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Customer Success Manager Salaryby City (2026)