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Regulatory Affairs Manager salary: median $150,000 a year

Regulatory Affairs Manager listings that state pay run from $123,500 to $155,000 for the middle half, based on 31 current job listings. 103 regulatory affairs manager roles are open now.

Regulatory Affairs Manager pay range

From 31 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$123,500
Median
$150,000
Upper quarter
$155,000

Do AI skills change regulatory affairs manager pay?

For Legal roles in general, as of October 26, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for regulatory affairs manager alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Legal listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $207,000, against $138,000 for those that never mention AI (+50%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$207,000
median, from 255 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$138,000
median, from 702 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Regulatory Affairs Manager salary questions

How much does a regulatory affairs manager make?
Among 31 open regulatory affairs manager listings that state pay, the median is $150,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $123,500 and $155,000.
Where does this regulatory affairs manager pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays regulatory affairs managers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $171,000.

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