What is the average Dispensary Manager salary in the US?

The national median Dispensary Manager salary is $62,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $45,000, while senior professionals earn $108,000 or more.

Which city pays Dispensary Managers the most?

New York City offers the highest median Dispensary Manager salary at $116K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Dispensary Manager salaries growing?

Dispensary Manager salaries are growing at 15% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Dispensary Manager Salary
by City (2026)

Manage daily operations of cannabis dispensary including staff, compliance, and sales. National median: $62K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$62K

Top 10% earn

$108K

Entry level

$45K

Salary growth

+15%/yr

Dispensary Manager salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
New York City, NY	$84K	$116K	$153K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$83K	$115K	$152K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$83K	$115K	$152K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$79K	$109K	$144K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$77K	$107K	$141K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$74K	$102K	$135K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$74K	$102K	$135K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$73K	$100K	$133K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$71K	$98K	$130K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$70K	$96K	$127K	155	11%
San Francisco, CA	$68K	$93K	$123K	224	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$68K	$93K	$123K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$67K	$92K	$121K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$67K	$92K	$121K	148	5.75%
San Jose, CA	$65K	$90K	$119K	210	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$65K	$90K	$119K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$65K	$90K	$119K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$63K	$87K	$115K	140	10.75%
Oakland, CA	$62K	$86K	$113K	185	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$62K	$86K	$113K	138	9.3%
Washington, DC	$62K	$86K	$113K	152	8.5%
Edison, NJ	$62K	$86K	$113K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$62K	$86K	$113K	138	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$61K	$84K	$111K	162	10.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$59K	$81K	$107K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$59K	$81K	$107K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$59K	$81K	$107K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$59K	$81K	$107K	148	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$58K	$79K	$105K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$56K	$78K	$103K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$55K	$76K	$100K	155	9.3%
New Haven, CT	$55K	$76K	$100K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$54K	$74K	$98K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$53K	$73K	$97K	128	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	5%
Portland, OR	$53K	$73K	$97K	130	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$53K	$73K	$97K	118	5.99%
Austin, TX	$52K	$71K	$94K	110	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$52K	$71K	$94K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$52K	$71K	$94K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$52K	$71K	$94K	118	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$52K	$71K	$94K	115	5.99%
Miami, FL	$50K	$69K	$92K	123	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$50K	$69K	$92K	112	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$50K	$69K	$92K	128	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$50K	$69K	$92K	112	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$50K	$69K	$92K	120	5%
Cary, NC	$50K	$69K	$92K	112	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$50K	$69K	$92K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$50K	$69K	$92K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$50K	$69K	$92K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$50K	$68K	$90K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$50K	$68K	$90K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$50K	$68K	$90K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$50K	$68K	$90K	106	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$50K	$68K	$90K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$50K	$68K	$90K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$50K	$68K	$90K	118	6.99%
McKinney, TX	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$49K	$67K	$89K	118	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	2.5%
Aurora, CO	$49K	$67K	$89K	112	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$49K	$67K	$89K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$49K	$67K	$89K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$49K	$67K	$89K	104	6.8%
Boise, ID	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$49K	$67K	$89K	108	6.6%
Anchorage, AK	$49K	$67K	$89K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$47K	$65K	$86K	97	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$47K	$65K	$86K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$47K	$65K	$86K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	2.5%
Springfield, MA	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$47K	$65K	$86K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$47K	$65K	$86K	102	None ✓
Salem, OR	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	None ✓
Provo, UT	$47K	$65K	$86K	100	4.85%
Meridian, ID	$47K	$65K	$86K	105	5.8%
Houston, TX	$47K	$64K	$85K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$46K	$63K	$84K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$46K	$63K	$84K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$46K	$63K	$84K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$46K	$63K	$84K	108	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$46K	$63K	$84K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$45K	$62K	$82K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$45K	$62K	$82K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	9.3%
St. Petersburg, FL	$45K	$62K	$82K	105	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$45K	$62K	$82K	98	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$45K	$62K	$82K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$45K	$62K	$82K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$45K	$62K	$82K	90	3.07%
Rochester, MN	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	6.8%
Las Vegas, NV	$45K	$62K	$82K	102	None ✓
West Jordan, UT	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$45K	$62K	$82K	105	6.5%
Overland Park, KS	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$45K	$62K	$82K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$44K	$61K	$80K	88	3.99%
Kansas City, MO	$44K	$61K	$80K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$44K	$61K	$80K	102	5.3%
North Las Vegas, NV	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$44K	$61K	$80K	98	7.15%
Colorado Springs, CO	$43K	$60K	$79K	102	4.55%
St. Louis, MO	$43K	$60K	$79K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$43K	$60K	$79K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$43K	$60K	$79K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$43K	$60K	$79K	88	5%
Fresno, CA	$43K	$59K	$78K	102	9.3%
Bakersfield, CA	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$43K	$59K	$78K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$43K	$59K	$78K	93	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	5.75%
Detroit, MI	$43K	$59K	$78K	82	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$43K	$59K	$78K	95	6.5%
Des Moines, IA	$43K	$59K	$78K	88	4.82%
San Antonio, TX	$42K	$58K	$76K	87	None ✓
Midland, TX	$41K	$57K	$75K	92	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$41K	$57K	$75K	88	6.85%
Athens, GA	$41K	$57K	$75K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$41K	$57K	$75K	92	6.8%
Louisville, KY	$41K	$57K	$75K	85	5%
Greenville, SC	$41K	$57K	$75K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$41K	$57K	$75K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$41K	$57K	$75K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	4.95%
Spokane, WA	$41K	$56K	$74K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$41K	$56K	$74K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	5.3%
New Orleans, LA	$41K	$56K	$74K	92	6%
Fargo, ND	$41K	$56K	$74K	90	2.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$40K	$55K	$72K	84	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$40K	$55K	$72K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$40K	$55K	$72K	92	5.75%
Greensboro, NC	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	4.75%
Memphis, TN	$40K	$55K	$72K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$40K	$55K	$72K	85	None ✓
Chattanooga, TN	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	5%
Birmingham, AL	$40K	$55K	$72K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$40K	$55K	$72K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	5.9%
Great Falls, MT	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$40K	$55K	$72K	88	None ✓
El Paso, TX	$38K	$53K	$70K	82	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	5.3%
Tulsa, OK	$39K	$53K	$71K	80	4.75%
Lafayette, LA	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$38K	$53K	$70K	82	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$38K	$53K	$70K	85	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$37K	$51K	$67K	78	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	4.82%
Little Rock, AR	$37K	$51K	$67K	82	4.9%
Killeen, TX	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$36K	$50K	$66K	80	5%
Laredo, TX	$35K	$48K	$64K	76	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$35K	$48K	$64K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$34K	$47K	$62K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$34K	$47K	$62K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$34K	$47K	$62K	75	6.5%

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Dispensary Manager Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Dispensary Manager is $62,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $45,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $82,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Dispensary Managers nationally earn $108,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Business preferred; cannabis industry license; retail management. This role is 0% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Dispensary Manager compensation is growing at 15% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Dispensary Managers significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Dispensary Manager Salaryby City (2026)