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Food Service Managers salary

The BLS estimates 238,430 Food Service Managers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $69,390 (May 2025, SOC 11-9051). Across 231 metros with published figures, medians range from $43,200 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $104,010 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$45,960P25$56,870MEDIAN$69,390P75$86,800P90$107,640
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$104,010 · 260 jobs
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,800 · 760 jobs
  3. Kahului-Wailuku, HI$93,550 · 280 jobs
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$92,650 · 3,280 jobs
  5. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$92,420 · 1,020 jobs
  6. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$91,630 · 270 jobs
  7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$89,900 · 1,360 jobs
  8. Napa, CA$89,870 · 230 jobs
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$88,290 · 4,880 jobs
  10. Urban Honolulu, HI$85,390 · 680 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,850 · 11,330 jobs
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,970 · 10,000 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$65,620 · 8,530 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,760 · 6,710 jobs
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$67,580 · 5,590 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$62,200 · 5,030 jobs
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$88,290 · 4,880 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,070 · 4,740 jobs
  9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$81,170 · 4,350 jobs
  10. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$61,060 · 4,180 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Birmingham, AL · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Food Service Managers salary in the U.S.?

$69,390 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $56,870–$86,800.

Where do Food Service Managers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area ($104,010), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($98,800), Kahului-Wailuku, HI ($93,550). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.