Food Service Manager Salary by State (2026)

Name: Food Service Manager annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Food Service Managers earn the most in Washington at $95,190 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $42,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $69,390. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $95,190
National median: $69,390
Lowest median: $42,230
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Food Service Managers

1. Washington$95,190 median · $88,952 adjusted · 1,180 employed
2. Massachusetts$92,240 median · $87,219 adjusted · 4,310 employed
3. Hawaii$87,800 median · $79,854 adjusted · 1,230 employed
4. New York$84,200 median · $78,020 adjusted · 8,000 employed
5. Rhode Island$82,850 median · $81,003 adjusted · 760 employed

Lowest-paying states for Food Service Managers

54. Puerto Rico$42,230 median · no price parity · 830 employed
53. Guam$44,770 median · no price parity · 100 employed
52. West Virginia$54,800 median · $61,231 adjusted · 1,230 employed
51. Arkansas$55,120 median · $63,402 adjusted · 2,720 employed
50. Mississippi$59,540 median · $68,474 adjusted · 1,920 employed

Food Service Manager salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of food service managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Washington	$95,190	$79,410	$111,050	1,180	$88,952
2	Massachusetts	$92,240	$73,430	$102,920	4,310	$87,219
3	Hawaii	$87,800	$61,660	$104,570	1,230	$79,854
4	New York	$84,200	$72,420	$104,800	8,000	$78,020
5	Rhode Island	$82,850	$63,470	$95,260	760	$81,003
6	Alaska	$82,030	$63,390	$105,530	380	$80,140
7	District of Columbia	$81,680	$74,250	$105,760	1,000	$74,321
8	U.S. Virgin Islands	$80,570	$76,930	$80,690	140	N/A
9	Colorado	$79,870	$68,750	$99,480	2,440	$77,505
10	Minnesota	$79,820	$64,320	$95,190	730	$80,936
11	California	$78,260	$60,040	$100,190	33,180	$70,683
12	New Jersey	$78,020	$62,810	$101,070	6,360	$71,706
13	Connecticut	$77,990	$62,400	$92,100	1,520	$75,273
14	Vermont	$77,910	$64,850	$98,940	500	$79,534
15	New Hampshire	$77,360	$67,640	$93,550	590	$74,267
16	Delaware	$74,430	$65,560	$80,990	770	$74,573
17	North Carolina	$74,080	$59,790	$91,080	9,420	$78,536
18	Maryland	$72,850	$61,430	$82,280	N/A	$69,408
19	Florida	$72,790	$59,010	$91,480	18,500	$70,387
20	North Dakota	$72,210	$50,210	$88,110	950	$81,172
21	Montana	$72,140	$59,460	$95,720	950	$76,222
22	Indiana	$71,430	$55,640	$88,020	4,990	$76,536
23	Virginia	$71,230	$60,610	$83,110	3,820	$70,452
24	Maine	$70,510	$54,010	$78,140	1,210	$72,653
25	Kentucky	$70,410	$58,890	$81,440	1,680	$78,095
26	Kansas	$70,320	$56,260	$86,190	1,540	$78,074
27	Arizona	$70,180	$60,500	$85,770	3,400	$69,708
28	Idaho	$70,140	$55,000	$92,630	670	$73,450
29	Utah	$69,480	$56,700	$93,000	2,400	$70,278
30	Iowa	$66,700	$52,850	$77,860	1,760	$76,001
31	South Carolina	$66,190	$54,910	$83,830	5,080	$70,603
32	Missouri	$65,520	$60,010	$79,020	1,600	$72,145
33	Nevada	$65,320	$60,640	$81,720	4,310	$65,334
34	Georgia	$65,280	$55,240	$79,730	9,230	$67,793
35	New Mexico	$65,210	$58,240	$93,620	1,410	$70,717
36	Pennsylvania	$64,750	$55,690	$78,220	10,530	$66,361
37	Tennessee	$64,410	$57,200	$80,060	4,550	$70,110
38	Illinois	$63,930	$52,250	$79,850	11,270	$63,957
39	Oklahoma	$63,840	$55,120	$90,230	2,020	$72,675
40	Alabama	$63,010	$57,080	$79,000	4,330	$70,939
41	Ohio	$62,980	$54,990	$76,400	8,570	$67,885
42	Wyoming	$62,610	$48,690	$76,150	590	$67,547
43	Oregon	$62,110	$54,990	$77,210	4,420	$60,090
44	Wisconsin	$61,810	$48,260	$79,270	6,000	$65,689
45	Louisiana	$61,400	$46,960	$77,990	1,950	$69,609
46	Michigan	$60,790	$51,450	$75,740	9,240	$63,180
47	Texas	$60,770	$48,750	$75,800	25,990	$62,613
48	South Dakota	$60,640	$56,920	$73,210	1,270	$68,453
49	Nebraska	$60,450	$57,050	$70,300	2,050	$67,090
50	Mississippi	$59,540	$47,110	$71,650	1,920	$68,474
51	Arkansas	$55,120	$45,590	$63,160	2,720	$63,402
52	West Virginia	$54,800	$46,140	$64,320	1,230	$61,231
53	Guam	$44,770	$39,950	$56,820	100	N/A
54	Puerto Rico	$42,230	$37,690	$59,740	830	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Food Service Managers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $95,190, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $88,952.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Food Service Manager pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Food Service Managers the most?

Washington reports the highest median wage for Food Service Managers at $95,190 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($92,240) and Hawaii ($87,800).

Which state pays Food Service Managers the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Food Service Managers at $42,230 a year, $52,960 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Food Service Managers earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $88,952 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $95,190. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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