11 Series · SOC 11-9051
Food Service Managers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $69,390
- Median / year
- $107,640
- Top 10% earn
- +6.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 238,430
- US workers
Food Service Managers professionals earn a median $69,390/year ($33.36/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $45,960 (10th percentile) to $107,640 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to grow6.4% from 2023 to 2033, faster than average. The highest-paying state is Washington at $95,190. Approximately 238,430 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent. Workplace safety grade: A (Very Safe).
Food Service Managers (SOC 11-9051) pays a national median of $69,390 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $45,960 at the 10th percentile to $107,640 at the 90th, with a mean of $74,880 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 238,430 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 502 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.4% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 42,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $95,190, which is +37% above the national figure. The top metro is Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area at $104,010 — metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand.
BLS OEWS May 2025 238,430 jobs Median $69,390/yr
Median Salary
$69,390
per year
Median Hourly
$33.36/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$74,880
average
Employment
238,430
jobs nationwide
This occupation vs. all-occupations US median ($63,000) 34.7%
All-occ US median
Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.
Job Outlook (2023–2033)
Projected Growth
+6.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
42,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Food Service Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Coordination 3.9
Management of Personnel Resources 3.9
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Service Orientation 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Time Management 3.5
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.5
Administration and Management 4.1
Food Production 4.0
English Language 3.5
Personnel and Human Resources 3.5
Sales and Marketing 3.4
Mathematics 3.4
Administrative 3.3
Production and Processing 3.2
Education and Training 3.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.
- ▸ Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
- ▸ Count money and make bank deposits.
- ▸ Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
- ▸ Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
- ▸ Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
- ▸ Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
- ▸ Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
- ▸ Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.
- ▸ Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$45,960
25th Percentile
$56,870
Median
$69,390
75th Percentile
$86,800
90th Percentile
$107,640
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $95,190 | +37% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $92,240 | +33% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $87,800 | +27% above national |
| 4 | New York | $84,200 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $82,850 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $82,030 | +18% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $81,680 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Virgin Islands | $80,570 | +16% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $79,870 | +15% above national |
| 10 | Minnesota | $79,820 | +15% above national |
| 11 | California | $78,260 | +13% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $78,020 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $77,990 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Vermont | $77,910 | +12% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $77,360 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Delaware | $74,430 | +7% above national |
| 17 | North Carolina | $74,080 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Maryland | $72,850 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Florida | $72,790 | +5% above national |
| 20 | North Dakota | $72,210 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Montana | $72,140 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Indiana | $71,430 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Virginia | $71,230 | +3% above national |
| 24 | Maine | $70,510 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Kentucky | $70,410 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Kansas | $70,320 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Arizona | $70,180 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Idaho | $70,140 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Utah | $69,480 | same as national |
| 30 | Iowa | $66,700 | 4% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $66,190 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Missouri | $65,520 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $65,320 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Georgia | $65,280 | 6% below national |
| 35 | New Mexico | $65,210 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $64,750 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Tennessee | $64,410 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Illinois | $63,930 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $63,840 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $63,010 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Ohio | $62,980 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Wyoming | $62,610 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Oregon | $62,110 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $61,810 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $61,400 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Michigan | $60,790 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $60,770 | 12% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $60,640 | 13% below national |
| 49 | Nebraska | $60,450 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $59,540 | 14% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $55,120 | 21% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $54,800 | 21% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $44,770 | 35% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $42,230 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $104,010 | +50% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $98,800 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $97,210 | +40% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $97,090 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $94,890 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Bellingham, WA | $93,610 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $93,550 | +35% above national |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $92,650 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $92,420 | +33% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $91,630 | +32% above national |
| 11 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,900 | +30% above national |
| 12 | Napa, CA | $89,870 | +30% above national |
| 13 | Barnstable Town, MA | $89,090 | +28% above national |
| 14 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $88,290 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $86,630 | +25% above national |
| 16 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $85,770 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Springfield, MA | $85,410 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $85,390 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Boulder, CO | $84,820 | +22% above national |
| 20 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $84,610 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Worcester, MA | $83,570 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $83,480 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $83,120 | +20% above national |
| 24 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $82,970 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $82,760 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,470 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $81,300 | +17% above national |
| 28 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $81,170 | +17% above national |
| 29 | Pittsfield, MA | $80,590 | +16% above national |
| 30 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,420 | +16% above national |
| 31 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $80,180 | +16% above national |
| 32 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $80,080 | +15% above national |
| 33 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $80,010 | +15% above national |
| 34 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,820 | +15% above national |
| 35 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,750 | +15% above national |
| 36 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,490 | +15% above national |
| 37 | Kingston, NY | $79,470 | +15% above national |
| 38 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $79,340 | +14% above national |
| 39 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,290 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Salinas, CA | $79,170 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,120 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Pueblo, CO | $79,100 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,070 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $79,060 | +14% above national |
| 45 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $79,020 | +14% above national |
| 46 | Bozeman, MT | $78,950 | +14% above national |
| 47 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $78,950 | +14% above national |
| 48 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $78,930 | +14% above national |
| 49 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $78,780 | +14% above national |
| 50 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $78,710 | +13% above national |
| 51 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $78,690 | +13% above national |
| 52 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $78,590 | +13% above national |
| 53 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $78,570 | +13% above national |
| 54 | Anchorage, AK | $78,560 | +13% above national |
| 55 | New Haven, CT | $78,480 | +13% above national |
| 56 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $78,390 | +13% above national |
| 57 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $78,280 | +13% above national |
| 58 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $78,180 | +13% above national |
| 59 | Greeley, CO | $78,080 | +13% above national |
| 60 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $77,850 | +12% above national |
| 61 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,470 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $77,370 | +12% above national |
| 63 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $77,320 | +11% above national |
| 64 | El Centro, CA | $77,290 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Yakima, WA | $77,250 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Dubuque, IA | $76,910 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $76,840 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $76,810 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $76,160 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $76,160 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $76,140 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Rochester, NY | $76,100 | +10% above national |
| 73 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $76,000 | +10% above national |
| 74 | Utica-Rome, NY | $75,910 | +9% above national |
| 75 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $75,800 | +9% above national |
| 76 | Glens Falls, NY | $75,780 | +9% above national |
| 77 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $75,730 | +9% above national |
| 78 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $75,700 | +9% above national |
| 79 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,610 | +9% above national |
| 80 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $75,460 | +9% above national |
| 81 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $75,440 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Topeka, KS | $75,410 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $75,350 | +9% above national |
| 84 | Bismarck, ND | $75,260 | +8% above national |
| 85 | Iowa City, IA | $75,150 | +8% above national |
| 86 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,070 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Flagstaff, AZ | $75,050 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $75,040 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $75,040 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Charlottesville, VA | $74,990 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $74,870 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Vallejo, CA | $74,820 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $74,770 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Grand Junction, CO | $74,740 | +8% above national |
| 95 | Punta Gorda, FL | $74,670 | +8% above national |
| 96 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $74,570 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $74,390 | +7% above national |
| 98 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $74,260 | +7% above national |
| 99 | Syracuse, NY | $74,140 | +7% above national |
| 100 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $73,980 | +7% above national |
| 101 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $73,950 | +7% above national |
| 102 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $73,900 | +6% above national |
| 103 | Fargo, ND-MN | $73,890 | +6% above national |
| 104 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $73,780 | +6% above national |
| 105 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $73,770 | +6% above national |
| 106 | Richmond, VA | $73,570 | +6% above national |
| 107 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $73,560 | +6% above national |
| 108 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $73,560 | +6% above national |
| 109 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $73,260 | +6% above national |
| 110 | Evansville, IN | $73,240 | +6% above national |
| 111 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $73,130 | +5% above national |
| 112 | Asheville, NC | $73,090 | +5% above national |
| 113 | Greenville, NC | $72,830 | +5% above national |
| 114 | Fayetteville, NC | $72,770 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $72,630 | +5% above national |
| 116 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $72,500 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $72,440 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Modesto, CA | $72,360 | +4% above national |
| 119 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $72,340 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Jacksonville, FL | $72,340 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Kokomo, IN | $72,250 | +4% above national |
| 122 | Minot, ND | $72,210 | +4% above national |
| 123 | Colorado Springs, CO | $72,140 | +4% above national |
| 124 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $72,140 | +4% above national |
| 125 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $72,140 | +4% above national |
| 126 | Chico, CA | $71,850 | +4% above national |
| 127 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $71,810 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Wilmington, NC | $71,710 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Winston-Salem, NC | $71,500 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Elizabethtown, KY | $71,490 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Rocky Mount, NC | $71,430 | +3% above national |
| 132 | Boise City, ID | $71,410 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $71,360 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Goldsboro, NC | $71,030 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $71,030 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Yuba City, CA | $71,030 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $70,980 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Fresno, CA | $70,860 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Manhattan, KS | $70,860 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Duluth, MN-WI | $70,840 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $70,610 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $70,540 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $70,510 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $70,510 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $70,440 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Lawrence, KS | $70,290 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Owensboro, KY | $70,200 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $70,180 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $69,860 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Bloomington, IN | $69,810 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Columbus, IN | $69,800 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Muncie, IN | $69,520 | same as national |
| 153 | Harrisonburg, VA | $69,300 | same as national |
| 154 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $69,150 | same as national |
| 155 | Great Falls, MT | $69,130 | same as national |
| 156 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $69,130 | same as national |
| 157 | Tulsa, OK | $68,670 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $68,300 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Ann Arbor, MI | $68,150 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $68,140 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Dover, DE | $68,140 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Gainesville, GA | $67,910 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $67,910 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Salisbury, MD | $67,860 | 2% below national |
| 165 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $67,860 | 2% below national |
| 166 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $67,680 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Savannah, GA | $67,650 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Albuquerque, NM | $67,600 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $67,580 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $67,490 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $67,470 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $67,320 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $67,180 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Paducah, KY-IL | $67,140 | 3% below national |
| 175 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $66,990 | 3% below national |
| 176 | Billings, MT | $66,980 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Bangor, ME | $66,960 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $66,860 | 4% below national |
| 179 | Tallahassee, FL | $66,830 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Oklahoma City, OK | $66,810 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $66,570 | 4% below national |
| 182 | Bowling Green, KY | $66,380 | 4% below national |
| 183 | Gainesville, FL | $66,320 | 4% below national |
| 184 | Missoula, MT | $66,300 | 4% below national |
| 185 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,300 | 4% below national |
| 186 | Reno, NV | $66,270 | 4% below national |
| 187 | Huntsville, AL | $66,240 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Columbia, MO | $66,020 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,990 | 5% below national |
| 190 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $65,900 | 5% below national |
| 191 | Baton Rouge, LA | $65,780 | 5% below national |
| 192 | Santa Fe, NM | $65,730 | 5% below national |
| 193 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $65,630 | 5% below national |
| 194 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $65,620 | 5% below national |
| 195 | Pittsburgh, PA | $65,530 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Carson City, NV | $65,420 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $65,420 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $65,400 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Winchester, VA-WV | $65,330 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Birmingham, AL | $65,230 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $65,200 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,190 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Burlington, NC | $65,160 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $65,090 | 6% below national |
| 205 | Salem, OR | $65,040 | 6% below national |
| 206 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $65,000 | 6% below national |
| 207 | Vineland, NJ | $65,000 | 6% below national |
| 208 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $65,000 | 6% below national |
| 209 | Idaho Falls, ID | $64,990 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $64,990 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $64,990 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Sebring, FL | $64,990 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $64,990 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Terre Haute, IN | $64,950 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Visalia, CA | $64,920 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $64,910 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $64,900 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Binghamton, NY | $64,870 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,850 | 7% below national |
| 220 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $64,610 | 7% below national |
| 221 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,510 | 7% below national |
| 222 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $64,470 | 7% below national |
| 223 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $64,460 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Lexington Park, MD | $64,430 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $64,400 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $64,390 | 7% below national |
| 227 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,320 | 7% below national |
| 228 | Wichita, KS | $64,320 | 7% below national |
| 229 | Mobile, AL | $64,290 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $64,280 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $64,230 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $64,220 | 7% below national |
| 233 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $64,220 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $64,170 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $64,080 | 8% below national |
| 236 | Twin Falls, ID | $64,080 | 8% below national |
| 237 | York-Hanover, PA | $64,050 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $64,000 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $63,990 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Lancaster, PA | $63,990 | 8% below national |
| 241 | Knoxville, TN | $63,940 | 8% below national |
| 242 | Ocala, FL | $63,860 | 8% below national |
| 243 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $63,840 | 8% below national |
| 244 | Midland, MI | $63,820 | 8% below national |
| 245 | Cheyenne, WY | $63,810 | 8% below national |
| 246 | Reading, PA | $63,750 | 8% below national |
| 247 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,720 | 8% below national |
| 248 | Jacksonville, NC | $63,710 | 8% below national |
| 249 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $63,710 | 8% below national |
| 250 | Cleveland, OH | $63,690 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Kenosha, WI | $63,680 | 8% below national |
| 252 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $63,650 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $63,640 | 8% below national |
| 254 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $63,640 | 8% below national |
| 255 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $63,560 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Bend, OR | $63,550 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $63,500 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Decatur, IL | $63,480 | 9% below national |
| 259 | Springfield, MO | $63,460 | 9% below national |
| 260 | Columbus, OH | $63,420 | 9% below national |
| 261 | Tucson, AZ | $63,350 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $63,330 | 9% below national |
| 263 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $63,300 | 9% below national |
| 264 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $63,250 | 9% below national |
| 265 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $63,240 | 9% below national |
| 266 | Appleton, WI | $63,190 | 9% below national |
| 267 | Madison, WI | $63,180 | 9% below national |
| 268 | Lawton, OK | $63,060 | 9% below national |
| 269 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $63,020 | 9% below national |
| 270 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $63,010 | 9% below national |
| 271 | Alexandria, LA | $62,990 | 9% below national |
| 272 | Akron, OH | $62,970 | 9% below national |
| 273 | Johnson City, TN | $62,960 | 9% below national |
| 274 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,940 | 9% below national |
| 275 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $62,930 | 9% below national |
| 276 | Yuma, AZ | $62,920 | 9% below national |
| 277 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,910 | 9% below national |
| 278 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,910 | 9% below national |
| 279 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $62,860 | 9% below national |
| 280 | Sumter, SC | $62,750 | 10% below national |
| 281 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $62,740 | 10% below national |
| 282 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,660 | 10% below national |
| 283 | Lima, OH | $62,650 | 10% below national |
| 284 | Fort Wayne, IN | $62,620 | 10% below national |
| 285 | Ames, IA | $62,590 | 10% below national |
| 286 | Sandusky, OH | $62,580 | 10% below national |
| 287 | Roanoke, VA | $62,520 | 10% below national |
| 288 | Traverse City, MI | $62,520 | 10% below national |
| 289 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,380 | 10% below national |
| 290 | Ogden, UT | $62,360 | 10% below national |
| 291 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $62,360 | 10% below national |
| 292 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,280 | 10% below national |
| 293 | Corvallis, OR | $62,260 | 10% below national |
| 294 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,230 | 10% below national |
| 295 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $62,210 | 10% below national |
| 296 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $62,200 | 10% below national |
| 297 | Jackson, MI | $62,200 | 10% below national |
| 298 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,170 | 10% below national |
| 299 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $62,130 | 10% below national |
| 300 | Redding, CA | $62,070 | 11% below national |
| 301 | Montgomery, AL | $62,060 | 11% below national |
| 302 | Joplin, MO-KS | $62,040 | 11% below national |
| 303 | Mansfield, OH | $62,040 | 11% below national |
| 304 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,950 | 11% below national |
| 305 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $61,940 | 11% below national |
| 306 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,930 | 11% below national |
| 307 | Lebanon, PA | $61,930 | 11% below national |
| 308 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,890 | 11% below national |
| 309 | Decatur, AL | $61,830 | 11% below national |
| 310 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $61,830 | 11% below national |
| 311 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $61,760 | 11% below national |
| 312 | Grants Pass, OR | $61,700 | 11% below national |
| 313 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $61,690 | 11% below national |
| 314 | Dothan, AL | $61,640 | 11% below national |
| 315 | Albany, OR | $61,630 | 11% below national |
| 316 | Gettysburg, PA | $61,600 | 11% below national |
| 317 | Rockford, IL | $61,600 | 11% below national |
| 318 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $61,590 | 11% below national |
| 319 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $61,550 | 11% below national |
| 320 | Albany, GA | $61,490 | 11% below national |
| 321 | Las Cruces, NM | $61,470 | 11% below national |
| 322 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $61,470 | 11% below national |
| 323 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,460 | 11% below national |
| 324 | Morristown, TN | $61,450 | 11% below national |
| 325 | Jackson, TN | $61,380 | 12% below national |
| 326 | State College, PA | $61,380 | 12% below national |
| 327 | Niles, MI | $61,360 | 12% below national |
| 328 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,290 | 12% below national |
| 329 | Lincoln, NE | $61,240 | 12% below national |
| 330 | Warner Robins, GA | $61,220 | 12% below national |
| 331 | Dalton, GA | $61,180 | 12% below national |
| 332 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | 12% below national |
| 333 | Logan, UT-ID | $61,140 | 12% below national |
| 334 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $61,140 | 12% below national |
| 335 | Spartanburg, SC | $61,120 | 12% below national |
| 336 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,110 | 12% below national |
| 337 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,080 | 12% below national |
| 338 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $61,060 | 12% below national |
| 339 | Green Bay, WI | $61,060 | 12% below national |
| 340 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $61,020 | 12% below national |
| 341 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,960 | 12% below national |
| 342 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,960 | 12% below national |
| 343 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $60,950 | 12% below national |
| 344 | Eau Claire, WI | $60,910 | 12% below national |
| 345 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $60,880 | 12% below national |
| 346 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $60,880 | 12% below national |
| 347 | Columbia, SC | $60,860 | 12% below national |
| 348 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $60,860 | 12% below national |
| 349 | Springfield, IL | $60,830 | 12% below national |
| 350 | Columbus, GA-AL | $60,820 | 12% below national |
| 351 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,800 | 12% below national |
| 352 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,790 | 12% below national |
| 353 | Rome, GA | $60,760 | 12% below national |
| 354 | Jackson, MS | $60,710 | 13% below national |
| 355 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $60,680 | 13% below national |
| 356 | Midland, TX | $60,670 | 13% below national |
| 357 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,670 | 13% below national |
| 358 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $60,630 | 13% below national |
| 359 | Cleveland, TN | $60,630 | 13% below national |
| 360 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $60,590 | 13% below national |
| 361 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,590 | 13% below national |
| 362 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,560 | 13% below national |
| 363 | Casper, WY | $60,510 | 13% below national |
| 364 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,470 | 13% below national |
| 365 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,460 | 13% below national |
| 366 | St. George, UT | $60,440 | 13% below national |
| 367 | Kankakee, IL | $60,420 | 13% below national |
| 368 | Erie, PA | $60,330 | 13% below national |
| 369 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,320 | 13% below national |
| 370 | Peoria, IL | $60,240 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $60,190 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $60,100 | 13% below national |
| 373 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $59,960 | 14% below national |
| 374 | Medford, OR | $59,910 | 14% below national |
| 375 | Toledo, OH | $59,910 | 14% below national |
| 376 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,890 | 14% below national |
| 377 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $59,820 | 14% below national |
| 378 | Fond du Lac, WI | $59,810 | 14% below national |
| 379 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,750 | 14% below national |
| 380 | Altoona, PA | $59,720 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Farmington, NM | $59,720 | 14% below national |
| 382 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $59,590 | 14% below national |
| 383 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,590 | 14% below national |
| 384 | Rapid City, SD | $59,580 | 14% below national |
| 385 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,550 | 14% below national |
| 386 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,440 | 14% below national |
| 387 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,350 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $59,280 | 15% below national |
| 389 | Gadsden, AL | $59,270 | 15% below national |
| 390 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $59,270 | 15% below national |
| 391 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,270 | 15% below national |
| 392 | Valdosta, GA | $59,260 | 15% below national |
| 393 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,250 | 15% below national |
| 394 | Saginaw, MI | $59,250 | 15% below national |
| 395 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,240 | 15% below national |
| 396 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,230 | 15% below national |
| 397 | Merced, CA | $59,170 | 15% below national |
| 398 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $59,100 | 15% below national |
| 399 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $59,090 | 15% below national |
| 400 | Hinesville, GA | $58,960 | 15% below national |
| 401 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,960 | 15% below national |
| 402 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $58,950 | 15% below national |
| 403 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $58,910 | 15% below national |
| 404 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,900 | 15% below national |
| 405 | Springfield, OH | $58,890 | 15% below national |
| 406 | Williamsport, PA | $58,750 | 15% below national |
| 407 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $58,620 | 16% below national |
| 408 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $58,520 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Chambersburg, PA | $58,510 | 16% below national |
| 410 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 16% below national |
| 411 | Battle Creek, MI | $58,500 | 16% below national |
| 412 | Monroe, MI | $58,450 | 16% below national |
| 413 | Flint, MI | $58,440 | 16% below national |
| 414 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $58,410 | 16% below national |
| 415 | Sheboygan, WI | $58,400 | 16% below national |
| 416 | Odessa, TX | $58,270 | 16% below national |
| 417 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | 16% below national |
| 418 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,170 | 16% below national |
| 419 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $58,170 | 16% below national |
| 420 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,100 | 16% below national |
| 421 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,000 | 16% below national |
| 422 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $57,970 | 16% below national |
| 423 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,820 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,770 | 17% below national |
| 425 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,740 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,720 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Bloomington, IL | $57,690 | 17% below national |
| 428 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,660 | 17% below national |
| 429 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $57,270 | 17% below national |
| 430 | Grand Island, NE | $57,240 | 18% below national |
| 431 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | 18% below national |
| 432 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,110 | 18% below national |
| 433 | Johnstown, PA | $57,100 | 18% below national |
| 434 | Morgantown, WV | $57,100 | 18% below national |
| 435 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,020 | 18% below national |
| 436 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $56,630 | 18% below national |
| 437 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $56,560 | 18% below national |
| 438 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $56,450 | 19% below national |
| 439 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,430 | 19% below national |
| 440 | Hattiesburg, MS | $56,270 | 19% below national |
| 441 | Charleston, WV | $56,200 | 19% below national |
| 442 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $56,190 | 19% below national |
| 443 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $56,060 | 19% below national |
| 444 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $56,040 | 19% below national |
| 445 | Florence, SC | $56,010 | 19% below national |
| 446 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $55,960 | 19% below national |
| 447 | Jonesboro, AR | $55,940 | 19% below national |
| 448 | Bay City, MI | $55,870 | 19% below national |
| 449 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $55,810 | 20% below national |
| 450 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $55,680 | 20% below national |
| 451 | Waco, TX | $55,390 | 20% below national |
| 452 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $55,330 | 20% below national |
| 453 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $55,280 | 20% below national |
| 454 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $55,160 | 21% below national |
| 455 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,640 | 21% below national |
| 456 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,610 | 21% below national |
| 457 | Abilene, TX | $54,510 | 21% below national |
| 458 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $54,430 | 22% below national |
| 459 | Lubbock, TX | $54,290 | 22% below national |
| 460 | Tyler, TX | $54,210 | 22% below national |
| 461 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $53,820 | 22% below national |
| 462 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $53,520 | 23% below national |
| 463 | Victoria, TX | $53,380 | 23% below national |
| 464 | Wausau, WI | $53,190 | 23% below national |
| 465 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,820 | 24% below national |
| 466 | San Angelo, TX | $52,430 | 24% below national |
| 467 | Hot Springs, AR | $52,380 | 25% below national |
| 468 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,210 | 25% below national |
| 469 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,140 | 25% below national |
| 470 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 25% below national |
| 471 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $51,690 | 26% below national |
| 472 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,550 | 26% below national |
| 473 | Corpus Christi, TX | $51,120 | 26% below national |
| 474 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,520 | 27% below national |
| 475 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,430 | 27% below national |
| 476 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,390 | 27% below national |
| 477 | Lafayette, LA | $50,180 | 28% below national |
| 478 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,180 | 28% below national |
| 479 | Amarillo, TX | $50,140 | 28% below national |
| 480 | Laredo, TX | $49,860 | 28% below national |
| 481 | El Paso, TX | $49,840 | 28% below national |
| 482 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,580 | 29% below national |
| 483 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $49,240 | 29% below national |
| 484 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,210 | 29% below national |
| 485 | Longview, TX | $49,070 | 29% below national |
| 486 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,890 | 30% below national |
| 487 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $48,850 | 30% below national |
| 488 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,610 | 30% below national |
| 489 | Beckley, WV | $48,600 | 30% below national |
| 490 | Lake Charles, LA | $48,480 | 30% below national |
| 491 | Wichita Falls, TX | $48,430 | 30% below national |
| 492 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,250 | 30% below national |
| 493 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,160 | 31% below national |
| 494 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $47,840 | 31% below national |
| 495 | Hammond, LA | $47,540 | 31% below national |
| 496 | Monroe, LA | $45,800 | 34% below national |
| 497 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 34% below national |
| 498 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 34% below national |
| 499 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $43,200 | 38% below national |
| 500 | Ponce, PR | $40,570 | 42% below national |
| 501 | Mayaguez, PR | $37,860 | 45% below national |
| 502 | Aguadilla, PR | $37,770 | 46% below national |
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How much does a Food Service Managers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Food Service Managers is $69,390 ($33.36/hour). The salary range spans from $45,960 at the 10th percentile to $107,640 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Food Service Managers the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Food Service Managers at $95,190/year, which is +37% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Food Service Managers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Food Service Managers is High school diploma or equivalent. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Food Service Managers? ▼
Food Service Managers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Food Service Managers a good career? ▼
Employment for Food Service Managers is projected to grow 6.4% from 2023 to 2033, which is faster than average. About 42,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Food Service Managers pay vary by state? ▼
Food Service Managers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $95,190/year, while Mississippi pays the least at $59,540/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Food Service Managers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Food Service Managers is Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area at $104,010/year. BLS reports wage data for 502 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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