Lodging Managers Salary in the US
A lodging managers earns a national median of $69,250 a year (mean $78,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #322 of 825.
How much does a lodging managers earn in the US?
A lodging managers in the United States earns a median of $69,250 a year (mean $78,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 36% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 42,620 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9081), ranked #322 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$69,250
per year
Mean
$78,740
per year
Employment
42,620
US workers
National rank
#322
of 825 by median
What a lodging managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a lodging managers (SOC 11-9081) earns a median annual wage of $69,250 and a mean (average) of $78,740. The median is the midpoint — half of lodging 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 lodging managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for lodging managers is $69,250, and the mean (average) is $78,740. The median is the midpoint — half of lodging managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does lodging managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $69,250, a lodging 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 lodging managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 42,620 lodging managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9081), across all industries.
- Where does this lodging 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 11-9081. 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 11-9081 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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