Scrum Master salary
What a scrum master actually earns, from 277 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see scrum master pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A scrum master earns a blended US median near 103,740 dollars, with the typical middle running from 86,682 dollars to 123,666 dollars. The official OEWS median is 100,750 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 7 percent since 2021. Demand is rated high, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is product analyst, at 18 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
By country
- United States$86,682 – $123,666 · median $103,740
- United Kingdom$64,937 – $140,538 · median $88,582
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $117,030
- Marylandmedian $103,570
- Arizonamedian $98,400
- Pennsylvaniamedian $97,280
- Floridamedian $96,980
- Missourimedian $88,770
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Quick answers
How much does a scrum master make?
The blended US median is about 103,740 dollars, with a typical range from 86,682 dollars to 123,666 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 100,750 dollars.
Is scrum master a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a scrum master move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is product analyst, at 18 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 13-1082. Live corpus 277 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.