Food Service Managers Salary in the US
A food service managers earns a national median of $69,390 a year (mean $74,880) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #320 of 825.
How much does a food service managers earn in the US?
A food service managers in the United States earns a median of $69,390 a year (mean $74,880), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 36% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 238,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9051), ranked #320 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$69,390
per year
Mean
$74,880
per year
Employment
238,430
US workers
National rank
#320
of 825 by median
What a food service managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a food service managers (SOC 11-9051) earns a median annual wage of $69,390 and a mean (average) of $74,880. The median is the midpoint — half of food service managers earn more and half earn less — and is 36% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a food service managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for food service managers is $69,390, and the mean (average) is $74,880. The median is the midpoint — half of food service managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does food service managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $69,390, a food service managers earns 36% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many food service managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 238,430 food service managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9051), across all industries.
- Where does this food service managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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