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Food Service Manager salary: $69,390 median, and how to negotiate yours.

The full pay range by percentile, every state, the top-paying metro areas and similar roles, from the latest BLS survey. Place your own offer on the range.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$69,390median ($33.36/hr)

Hourly pay, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $22.09 · 25th $27.34 · median $33.36 · 75th $41.73 · 90th $51.75.

Quick answer

The median annual wage for food service managers in the United States was $69,390 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $45,960 and the top 10% earned more than $107,640. That median is 1.4 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was Washington ($95,190).

10th percentile
$45,960
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$56,870
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$86,800
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$107,640
top 10% earn more
Key facts

More on food service manager pay

  • The median hourly wage for food service managers in the United States was $33.36 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of food service managers in the United States earned between $56,870 and $86,800 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of food service managers in the United States earned less than $45,960 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $107,640 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for food service managers in the United States was $74,880 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • BLS estimated that 238,430 people were employed as food service managers in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Pay by state

Food Service Manager salary in every state

Data BLS state estimates, May 2025. 51 states and DC published a median for this occupation. Sort by pay or by number employed.

Highest median pay
  1. Washington$95,190
  2. Massachusetts$92,240
  3. Hawaii$87,800
  4. New York$84,200
  5. Rhode Island$82,850
Most people employed
  1. California33,180
  2. Texas25,990
  3. Florida18,500
  4. Illinois11,270
  5. Pennsylvania10,530
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
Washington$95,190$68,240–$138,2101,180
Massachusetts$92,240$58,290–$129,9904,310
Hawaii$87,800$47,390–$127,7401,230
New York$84,200$62,420–$143,1808,000
Rhode Island$82,850$61,690–$118,150760
Alaska$82,030$58,180–$119,440380
District of Columbia$81,680$74,000–$134,6301,000
Colorado$79,870$66,140–$123,0602,440
Minnesota$79,820$58,000–$105,340730
California$78,260$47,690–$127,34033,180
New Jersey$78,020$55,240–$122,5106,360
Connecticut$77,990$52,020–$108,4601,520
Vermont$77,910$43,100–$134,010500
New Hampshire$77,360$60,850–$107,660590
Delaware$74,430$57,820–$107,200770
North Carolina$74,080$51,780–$104,0609,420
Maryland$72,850$52,240–$113,560n/a
Florida$72,790$45,800–$113,94018,500
North Dakota$72,210$37,050–$101,660950
Montana$72,140$50,730–$105,000950
Indiana$71,430$43,580–$100,4804,990
Virginia$71,230$50,970–$103,4703,820
Maine$70,510$46,290–$89,4701,210
Kentucky$70,410$41,070–$102,7801,680
Kansas$70,320$46,190–$103,3401,540
Arizona$70,180$52,060–$105,5203,400
Idaho$70,140$43,110–$105,160670
Utah$69,480$46,800–$99,8602,400
Iowa$66,700$45,610–$100,1701,760
South Carolina$66,190$47,130–$103,6805,080
Missouri$65,520$51,680–$98,4001,600
Nevada$65,320$47,750–$127,3204,310
Georgia$65,280$39,990–$97,8609,230
New Mexico$65,210$48,730–$108,3001,410
Pennsylvania$64,750$43,900–$94,66010,530
Tennessee$64,410$43,080–$101,1504,550
Illinois$63,930$36,390–$101,96011,270
Oklahoma$63,840$43,680–$112,7202,020
Alabama$63,010$45,770–$97,4504,330
Ohio$62,980$43,680–$95,6708,570
Wyoming$62,610$42,090–$95,990590
Oregon$62,110$48,050–$101,1804,420
Wisconsin$61,810$40,900–$99,8506,000
Louisiana$61,400$40,140–$103,6601,950
Michigan$60,790$41,600–$93,1809,240
Texas$60,770$43,310–$98,57025,990
South Dakota$60,640$50,880–$79,0101,270
Nebraska$60,450$46,690–$92,4502,050
Mississippi$59,540$36,400–$89,7001,920
Arkansas$55,120$37,690–$79,3002,720
West Virginia$54,800$36,770–$75,0901,230
Top-paying metro areas

Where the median is highest

Data Metropolitan areas with at least 100 people employed in the occupation, BLS May 2025.

  1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,800
  2. Kahului-Wailuku, HI$93,550
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$92,650
  4. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$92,420
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$89,900
  6. Napa, CA$89,870
  7. Barnstable Town, MA$89,090
  8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$88,290
  9. Springfield, MA$85,410
  10. Urban Honolulu, HI$85,390
Similar roles

How the pay compares

Data National medians for related occupations (O*NET related roles, BLS pay).

  1. Food Service Manager$69,390
  2. Chef$62,470
  3. Store Manager$48,520
  4. Dietetic Technician$37,640
  5. Line Cook$37,390
  6. Food Server$35,360
  7. Host$31,200
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Wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates for May 2025 (national, state and metropolitan area), for the occupation shown. OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay: they include base pay, commissions, production bonuses and tips, and exclude overtime, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and benefits. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation, not entry or senior levels.

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  • Equity, bonuses outside OEWS's definition, and benefits.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  2. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.

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