Pricing Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Pricing Manager manages pricing and implements pricing strategies for company products or services. Analyzes company costs, industry pricing trends and prices at competitor companies. Develops strategies for pricing to improve sales.
Job Outlook
There were 292 Pricing Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 9581 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Pricing Analyst industry, which includes the Pricing Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Pricing Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $132,567.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $134,919.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Pricing Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $105,403.
Education and Experience
Posted Pricing Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 79.43% |
| Master's Degree | 43.15% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.66% |
| Other | 4.31% |
Posted Pricing Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 5.32% |
| 3 to 5 years | 44.27% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26.83% |
| 9+ years | 23.58% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Pricing Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (59.66%)
- Sales (55.08%)
- Management (53.66%)
- Leadership (52%)
- Microsoft Excel (32.39%)
- Operations (30.57%)
- Influencing Skills (27.49%)
- Problem Solving (25.41%)
- Detail Oriented (22.95%)
- Analytical Skills (21.9%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Pricing Strategies (58.96%)
- Marketing (34.83%)
- Finance (65.1%)
- Customer Profitability (6.63%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Data Science (4.62%)
- Revenue Growth (7.97%)
- Competitive Analysis (8.18%)
- Process Improvement (14.74%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (11.95%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (17.18%)
- Stakeholder Management (2.84%)
- Statistics (7.72%)
- Business Strategies (7.76%)
- SAS (Software) (2.82%)
- Revenue Management (14.08%)
- Sales Operations (7.38%)
- Salesforce (11.44%)
- Power BI (10.93%)
- Product Management (16.08%)
- Profitable Growth (7.42%)
- New Product Development (11.72%)
- Risk Management (4.37%)
- Market Research (10.18%)
- Market Trend (14.33%)
- Project Management (21.67%)
- Python (Programming Language) (6.18%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (13.01%)
- Product Lifecycle Management (8.18%)
- R (Programming Language) (3.61%)
- Financial Analysis (15.45%)
- Financial Modeling (17.14%)
- Economics (25.82%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (9.85%)
- Software As A Service (SaaS) (7.78%)
- Customer Relationship Management (10.16%)
- Management Consulting (6.55%)
- Dashboard (8.69%)
- Corporate Finance (8.34%)
- Automation (7.6%)
- Underwriting (5.48%)
- Business To Business (12.54%)
- Billing (7.48%)
- Business Development (10.06%)
- Data Analysis (27.14%)
- Auditing (10.41%)
- Accounting (21.58%)
- Data-Driven Decision Making (6.72%)
- Microsoft Access (7.44%)
- Business Operations (6.78%)
- Transfer Pricing (4.71%)
- Profit And Loss (P&L) Management (5.28%)
- Go-to-Market Strategy (9.43%)
- Price Analysis (9%)
- Market Dynamics (9.53%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Pricing Processes (6.82%)
- Dynamic Pricing (1.57%)
- Vendavo (Software) (5.58%)
- Pricing Analytics (8.28%)
- Pricing Systems (3.82%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Pricing Analytics (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Pricing Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Pricing Strategy Manager
- Strategic Pricing Manager
- Pricing Analytics Manager
- Transfer Pricing Manager
- Director of Pricing
- Product Pricing Manager
- Pricing and Contracts Manager
- Pricing Supervisor
- Actuarial Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Pricing Analyst
- Trade Marketing Analyst
- Operations Analyst (General)
- Director of Compensation / Benefits
- Vice President (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Pricing Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Veralto (444)
- Cardinal Health (432)
- KPMG (377)
- Amazon (281)
- CVS Health (266)
- Ryder (190)
- Teradata Operations (150)
- Prime Therapeutics (128)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (113)
- Windstream (100)
North Carolina
- KPMG (16)
- Veralto (11)
- Lowe's (10)
- Cardinal Health (8)
- Honeywell International (7)
- CVS Health (7)
- Truist Financial (7)
- Cornerstone Building Brands (6)
- Wells Fargo (6)
- Deloitte (6)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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