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Food Service Managers: pay and where the jobs are
What food service managers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$69,390 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $74,880
- Median hourly wage
- $33.36
- Mean hourly wage
- $36.00
- Employment
- 238,430
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9051.
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How much do food service managers make?
The median annual wage for food service managers was $69,390 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $45,960 and the highest-paid 10% more than $107,640. As an hourly rate, the median is $33.36. About 238,430 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Washington ($95,190), Massachusetts ($92,240) and Hawaii ($87,800). Washington also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for food service managers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,960 | $22.09 | $3,830 | $3,259 |
| 25th percentile | $56,870 | $27.34 | $4,739 | $3,990 |
| Median | $69,390 | $33.36 | $5,783 | $4,804 |
| 75th percentile | $86,800 | $41.73 | $7,233 | $5,824 |
| 90th percentile | $107,640 | $51.75 | $8,970 | $7,046 |
Food Service Managers: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$69,595 take-home in national prices
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$66,863 take-home in national prices
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$65,154 take-home in national prices
Where a median food service manager paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1,180 | $95,190 | $68,240 | $138,210 | $74,476 | $69,595 |
| Massachusetts | 4,310 | $92,240 | $58,290 | $129,990 | $68,905 | $65,154 |
| Hawaii | 1,230 | $87,800 | $47,390 | $127,740 | $65,338 | $59,425 |
| New York | 8,000 | $84,200 | $62,420 | $143,180 | $63,720 | $59,043 |
| Rhode Island | 760 | $82,850 | $61,690 | $118,150 | $63,714 | $62,293 |
| Alaska | 380 | $82,030 | $58,180 | $119,440 | $66,267 | $64,740 |
| District of Columbia | 1,000 | $81,680 | $74,000 | $134,630 | $62,318 | $56,703 |
| Virgin Islands | 140 | $80,570 | $64,820 | $93,620 | — | — |
| Colorado | 2,440 | $79,870 | $66,140 | $123,060 | $61,861 | $60,029 |
| Minnesota | 730 | $79,820 | $58,000 | $105,340 | $60,728 | $61,577 |
| California | 33,180 | $78,260 | $47,690 | $127,340 | $59,833 | $54,040 |
| New Jersey | 6,360 | $78,020 | $55,240 | $122,510 | $60,419 | $55,530 |
| Connecticut | 1,520 | $77,990 | $52,020 | $108,460 | $59,767 | $57,684 |
| Vermont | 500 | $77,910 | $43,100 | $134,010 | $61,002 | $62,273 |
| New Hampshire | 590 | $77,360 | $60,850 | $107,660 | $63,253 | $60,724 |
| Delaware | 770 | $74,430 | $57,820 | $107,200 | $57,322 | $57,433 |
| North Carolina | 9,420 | $74,080 | $51,780 | $104,060 | $58,498 | $62,017 |
| Maryland | Not published | $72,850 | $52,240 | $113,560 | $56,986 | $54,293 |
| Florida | 18,500 | $72,790 | $45,800 | $113,940 | $60,038 | $58,056 |
| North Dakota | 950 | $72,210 | $37,050 | $101,660 | $59,481 | $66,863 |
| Montana | 950 | $72,140 | $50,730 | $105,000 | $56,865 | $60,083 |
| Indiana | 4,990 | $71,430 | $43,580 | $100,480 | $57,003 | $61,078 |
| Virginia | 3,820 | $71,230 | $50,970 | $103,470 | $55,659 | $55,051 |
| Maine | 1,210 | $70,510 | $46,290 | $89,470 | $55,000 | $56,671 |
| Kentucky | 1,680 | $70,410 | $41,070 | $102,780 | $56,017 | $62,131 |
| Kansas | 1,540 | $70,320 | $46,190 | $103,340 | $55,176 | $61,260 |
| Arizona | 3,400 | $70,180 | $52,060 | $105,520 | $56,841 | $56,459 |
| Idaho | 670 | $70,140 | $43,110 | $105,160 | $55,564 | $58,186 |
| Utah | 2,400 | $69,480 | $46,800 | $99,860 | $54,917 | $55,548 |
| Iowa | 1,760 | $66,700 | $45,610 | $100,170 | $53,871 | $61,383 |
| South Carolina | 5,080 | $66,190 | $47,130 | $103,680 | $53,291 | $56,844 |
| Missouri | 1,600 | $65,520 | $51,680 | $98,400 | $52,683 | $58,010 |
| Nevada | 4,310 | $65,320 | $47,750 | $127,320 | $54,665 | $54,676 |
| Georgia | 9,230 | $65,280 | $39,990 | $97,860 | $52,124 | $54,130 |
| New Mexico | 1,410 | $65,210 | $48,730 | $108,300 | $52,677 | $57,126 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,530 | $64,750 | $43,900 | $94,660 | $52,173 | $53,472 |
| Tennessee | 4,550 | $64,410 | $43,080 | $101,150 | $53,933 | $58,706 |
| Illinois | 11,270 | $63,930 | $36,390 | $101,960 | $50,528 | $50,549 |
| Oklahoma | 2,020 | $63,840 | $43,680 | $112,720 | $51,148 | $58,227 |
| Alabama | 4,330 | $63,010 | $45,770 | $97,450 | $50,167 | $56,480 |
| Ohio | 8,570 | $62,980 | $43,680 | $95,670 | $51,496 | $55,507 |
| Wyoming | 590 | $62,610 | $42,090 | $95,990 | $52,487 | $56,626 |
| Oregon | 4,420 | $62,110 | $48,050 | $101,180 | $47,576 | $46,029 |
| Wisconsin | 6,000 | $61,810 | $40,900 | $99,850 | $49,684 | $52,802 |
| Louisiana | 1,950 | $61,400 | $40,140 | $103,660 | $50,059 | $56,752 |
| Michigan | 9,240 | $60,790 | $41,600 | $93,180 | $48,692 | $50,606 |
| Texas | 25,990 | $60,770 | $43,310 | $98,570 | $51,009 | $52,555 |
| South Dakota | 1,270 | $60,640 | $50,880 | $79,010 | $50,904 | $57,463 |
| Nebraska | 2,050 | $60,450 | $46,690 | $92,450 | $48,881 | $54,250 |
| Mississippi | 1,920 | $59,540 | $36,400 | $89,700 | $48,371 | $55,629 |
| Arkansas | 2,720 | $55,120 | $37,690 | $79,300 | $44,917 | $51,666 |
| West Virginia | 1,230 | $54,800 | $36,770 | $75,090 | $44,565 | $49,795 |
| Guam | 100 | $44,770 | $33,990 | $78,810 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 830 | $42,230 | $36,890 | $81,100 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-9051. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.