Risk Manager salary

10 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 29, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for risk manager roles at mid level across the United States: 85 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $123,500 and $165,000, with a median of $150,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $150,000 and senior $166,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 11% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 6 of the 10 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

10 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$123,500 – $165,000	$150,000	85
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$116,444 – CA$136,275	CA$122,800	10
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£72,608 – £87,500	£77,500	9hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$148,150 – $183,189	$166,000	23
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£79,031 – £116,175	£108,000	7hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$161,250 – $173,750	$161,250	5hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$130,700 – $152,325	$138,550	6hint
Chicago	Mid	$127,003 – $176,250	$160,256	6hint
New York	Mid	$155,000 – $184,375	$164,300	18
Toronto	Mid	CA$118,338 – CA$126,325	CA$122,800	6hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

by the team behind remoteroles