What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Political Campaign Manager?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Political Campaign Manager in the United States is $30. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Political Campaign Manager in the US can go up to $39 and the lowest down to $24, but most earn between $26 and $34. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Political Campaign Manager in the United States.

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Political Campaign Manager Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Political Campaign Manager Salary $24 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Political Campaign Manager Salary $26 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Political Campaign Manager Salary $30 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Political Campaign Manager Salary $34 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Political Campaign Manager Salary $39 US April 01, 2025
25% $26 10% $24 90% $39 75% $34 $30 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Political Campaign Manager ?

A campaign manager or campaign director is a paid or volunteer individual whose role is to coordinate a political campaign's operations such as fundraising, advertising, polling, getting out the vote (with direct contact to the public), and other activities supporting the effort, directly. Apart from the candidate, they are often a campaign's most visible leader. However, modern campaign managers, particularly at the presidential level, are mostly concerned with executing strategy, not setting it. The senior strategists are typically outside political consultants, primarily pollsters and medi...

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Political Campaign Manager in the United States. The average hourly rate for Political Campaign Manager ranges from $26 to $34 with the average hourly pay of $30. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $26 to $34 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $30.

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