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Department Manager Salaries in the United States

How much does a Department Manager make in the United States?

Department Managers earn $35,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 61% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Department Managers work for JT3 at $146,000 annually while the lowest paid Department Managers work for A.C. Moore earning approximately $18,000 each year.

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$35K Walmart's Average Department Manager Salary (657 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$11K (37%) more than average Walmart salary ($24K)
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-$15K (54%) less than average Walmart Department Manager salary ($35K)
"Sometimes I feel like I'm underpaid for the job that I do. However, with the increase I receive I'm grateful for everything that I receive. Moreover, in today's economy I'm grateful for the job and the pay and do not complain."
-$12K (41%) less than average Walmart Department Manager salary ($35K)
"The pay at Wal-mart, is as such, the higher you get paid, the more you delegate versus hands on work. The pay is where it should be for someone training to move to a salaried manager position."
-$10K (33%) less than average Walmart Department Manager salary ($35K)
"As a department manager I get payed $12/hour, which is a decent amount for the work I do. Before I was a cashier and got $11/hour."
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$35K Lowe's' Average Department Manager Salary (413 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$3K (8%) more than average Lowe's salary ($32K)
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-$6K (18%) less than average Lowe's Department Manager salary ($35K)
"It is not equivalent to the stress they place on the position to get the tasks done, corral the herd of employees, babysit them, and provide customer service."
+$53K (86%) more than average Lowe's Department Manager salary ($35K)
"I think as a Asm/ department manager I think the pay was great and the responsibility was a great learning tool."
+$30K (60%) more than average Lowe's Department Manager salary ($35K)
"I would get paid by annually but my departments would always bonus that would put me and my pay on top all the time 40,000-50,000-60,000-65,000-70,000. That's what I went up to in 4 years."
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$124K Honda Motor's Average Department Manager Salary (2 salaries)

+$89K (111%) more than national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$76K (88%) more than average Honda Motor salary ($48K)
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-$22K (19%) less than average Honda Motor Department Manager salary ($124K)
"I am happy with the pay at Honda of America, I started out at $40,000 per year as a regular associate and quickly worked my way up."
+$21K (15%) more than average Honda Motor Department Manager salary ($124K)
"I would say it is less then someone with my experience. However, I also have a company car which is ~ $10,000 annual benefit."

$35K Home Depot's Average Department Manager Salary (269 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$3K (8%) more than average Home Depot salary ($32K)
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+$1K (2%) more than average Home Depot Department Manager salary ($35K)
"Way underpaid for the amount of work required to run the garden department."
-$3K (8%) less than average Home Depot Department Manager salary ($35K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Home Depot Department Manager salary ($35K)
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$35K Nordstrom's Average Department Manager Salary (120 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
Equal to average Nordstrom salary ($35K)
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+$55K (88%) more than average Nordstrom Department Manager salary ($35K)
"Decent but resources and workload are intense"
+$6K (15%) more than average Nordstrom Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$5K (13%) more than average Nordstrom Department Manager salary ($35K)
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$35K H&M's Average Department Manager Salary (62 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
Equal to average H&M salary ($35K)
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+$25K (52%) more than average H&M Department Manager salary ($35K)
"My salary is absolutely amazing. I've worked at multiple other retailers and the pay at H&M is much higher than anywhere else because they value retaining their employees."
+$16K (37%) more than average H&M Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$12K (29%) more than average H&M Department Manager salary ($35K)
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$36K Nike's Average Department Manager Salary (36 salaries)

+$1K (2%) more than national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
-$5K (12%) less than average Nike salary ($41K)
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+$2K (5%) more than average Nike Department Manager salary ($36K)
"I feel like I was underpaid due the responsibilities that were given on a daily/weekly basis."
+$5K (12%) more than average Nike Department Manager salary ($36K)
-$6K (18%) less than average Nike Department Manager salary ($36K)
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$35K Menards' Average Department Manager Salary (34 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$5K (15%) more than average Menards salary ($30K)
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+$40K (72%) more than average Menards Department Manager salary ($35K)
"Very good versus competitors"
+$6K (15%) more than average Menards Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$15K (35%) more than average Menards Department Manager salary ($35K)
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$35K Jos. A. Bank Clothiers' Average Department Manager Salary (30 salaries)

Equal to national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
-$3K (8%) less than average Jos. A. Bank Clothiers salary ($38K)
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-$10K (33%) less than average Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Department Manager salary ($35K)
"I feel as though I am being underpaid for the amount of work that I complete on a weekly basis. For the hours and the demands that the company requires, they do not pay for what is expected."
-$15K (54%) less than average Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Department Manager salary ($35K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Department Manager salary ($35K)
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$38K PETCO's Average Department Manager Salary (10 salaries)

+$3K (8%) more than national average Department Manager salary ($35K)
+$8K (23%) more than average PETCO salary ($30K)
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-$7K (20%) less than average PETCO Department Manager salary ($38K)
"I feel I am being paid somewhat low however I know of other managers that are lower so I can not overstep my pay scale anymore."
+$7K (16%) more than average PETCO Department Manager salary ($38K)
-$12K (37%) less than average PETCO Department Manager salary ($38K)
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