What salary does the Scrum Master position receive? A hot question in 2021 and will probably be in 2022, as the Scrum Master enters more and more as a sought-after position by IT companies.
Scrum masters in general have been around for quite a few years, but seem to have been limited in the trial period of adaptation in the processes of many companies. HR departments, owners of IT and companies, and the Scrum Masters themselves are probably still specifying a salary for this position in our country.
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Salary of Scrum Master around the world
The trends in the remuneration of the Scrum Master position in the countries where Scrum software development processes have been practiced for many years are such that the salary of the Scrum Master is quite similar in value to the salary of the IT project manager position.
Many large IT companies have the same pay for these two positions, which may contradict the concepts and relationship of responsibilities between the two positions and the perception of these two positions and responsibilities generally by outside business and HR individuals. In the Western world, a scrum master’s salary can be around $ 100,000 a year.
The Scrum Master’s salary in small countries
The Scrum Master’s salary in small countries follows this trend according to the sparsely shared information on the salaries offered in the IT sector. Beginners in the Scrum Master craft can receive about $ 2,000 net salary, while advanced Senior Scrum Masters can have a net salary of $ 7,000, and in some cases more than that amount.
Be sure to learn a little more about what Scrum Master is and the differences between an IT project manager and a scrum master. At the same time, it can be assumed that despite the great differences, the stress, responsibilities, and competencies for the two positions require the same energy, skills, and dedication. Therefore, we can assume that these two salaries are so similar.
According to MarketWatch.com, the salary of a professional Scrum Master is $ 95,167. This is an interesting and curious amount. We can assume that this is a statistical calculation. However, let’s look at specific cases by country and share specific names of organizations.
In total in the USA, the online platform Glassdoor shows an amount of 97,319 / yr.
Here are the amounts listed for each organization and country separately
United States
| Organization | Annual Salary | Number of shared salaries |
| Capital One | $ 92,786 | 51 |
| Kitestring Technical Services | $ 93,426 | 42 |
| IBM | $ 91,212 | 31 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | $ 78,644 | 26 |
| J.P. Morgan | $ 93,532 | 25 |
| Renee Systems | $ 80,252 | 20 |
| Fidelity Investments | $ 87,949 | 20 |
| Nationwide | $ 96,214 | 19 |
| Accenture | $ 73,224 | 19 |
| UnitedHealth Group | $ 96,311 | 18 |
| PNC Financial Services Group | $ 89,982 | 18 |
| USAA | $ 92,788 | 18 |
| Atos-Syntel | $ 84,811 | 15 |
| TransUnion | $ 100,444 | 15 |
| AT&T | $ 90,310 | 13 |
| Cyber | $ 99,003 | 13 |
| State Farm | $ 83,585 | 12 |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance | $ 117,212 | 12 |
| Sudhi Infomatics | $ 86,646 | 11 |
Employees of Liberty Mutual Insurance, Ciber, TransUnion, USAA, UnitedHealth Group, and Nationwide seem to be the most satisfied at the moment.
The average annual salary in New York City, NY Area is $ 101,533
More than ten thousand employees shared details. Their professional experience is on average 3 years.
Raleigh-Durham, NC Area
Annual: $ 100,000
Type of employment: Full time
Survey participants: over 10 thousand.
Charleston, SC Area
Annual: $ 105,926
Type of employment: Full time
Survey participants: 500
Washington, DC Area
Hourly rate: $ 75 per hour
Houston, TX Area
Annual: $ 110,000
Type of employment: Full time
Canada
Salaries for Scrum Master in Canada are listed in Canadian dollars.
Organization: Absolute
Annual: CA $ 79,460
Organization: Desjardins
Annual: CA $ 72,657
Organization: Scotiabank
Annual: CA $ 90,314
Organization: Manulife
Annual: CA $ 82,177
Organization: ATB Financial
Annual: CA $ 91,370
Organization: Rangle.io
Annual: CA $ 100.67
Organization: Yellow Pages
Annual: CA $ 90,857
Organization: LoyaltyOne
Annual: CA $ 105,691
Organization: Flipp
Annual: CA $ 91,594
Organization: Logibec
Annual: CA $ 91,857
Organization: BMO Financial Group
Annual: CA $ 88K – CA $ 101K
Organization: Bell Canada
Annual: CA $ 63K – CA $ 83K
Expect a follow-up report soon. We will include more countries.
During this time, you can share your Scrum Master salary. You can use your real name or nickname. We will use your data to update the data in the report regularly.
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The Scrum Time Magazine team
Position: SM
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Аnnual remuneration: USD 77.000
Regards,
Ronan
Dear Ronan,
Thank you for sharing the information. We accept all shared data. This enriches our statistics. Also, users get more accurate and up-to-date information.
Kind regards,
The ScrumTime.org team
I do not know if you will accept my position.
I am Agile Coach.
Location: Moscow.
Monthly: 2200 USD
Kind regards,
Katya