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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 West Virginia at $54,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $69,390. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $95,190Washington
National median: $69,390BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $54,800West Virginia
Areas reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for food service managers

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1Washington$95,190
2Massachusetts$92,240
3Hawaii$87,800
4New York$84,200
5Rhode Island$82,850

Lowest median pay

1West Virginia$54,800
2Arkansas$55,120
3Mississippi$59,540
4Nebraska$60,450
5South Dakota$60,640

All states

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	WAWashington	$95,190	$79,410	$111,050	1,180	$88,952
2	MAMassachusetts	$92,240	$73,430	$102,920	4,310	$87,219
3	HIHawaii	$87,800	$61,660	$104,570	1,230	$79,854
4	NYNew York	$84,200	$72,420	$104,800	8,000	$78,020
5	RIRhode Island	$82,850	$63,470	$95,260	760	$81,003
6	AKAlaska	$82,030	$63,390	$105,530	380	$80,140
7	DCDistrict of Columbia	$81,680	$74,250	$105,760	1,000	$74,321
8	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$80,570	$76,930	$80,690	140	N/A
9	COColorado	$79,870	$68,750	$99,480	2,440	$77,505
10	MNMinnesota	$79,820	$64,320	$95,190	730	$80,936
11	CACalifornia	$78,260	$60,040	$100,190	33,180	$70,683
12	NJNew Jersey	$78,020	$62,810	$101,070	6,360	$71,706
13	CTConnecticut	$77,990	$62,400	$92,100	1,520	$75,273
14	VTVermont	$77,910	$64,850	$98,940	500	$79,534
15	NHNew Hampshire	$77,360	$67,640	$93,550	590	$74,267
16	DEDelaware	$74,430	$65,560	$80,990	770	$74,573
17	NCNorth Carolina	$74,080	$59,790	$91,080	9,420	$78,536
18	MDMaryland	$72,850	$61,430	$82,280	N/A	$69,408
19	FLFlorida	$72,790	$59,010	$91,480	18,500	$70,387
20	NDNorth Dakota	$72,210	$50,210	$88,110	950	$81,172
21	MTMontana	$72,140	$59,460	$95,720	950	$76,222
22	INIndiana	$71,430	$55,640	$88,020	4,990	$76,536
23	VAVirginia	$71,230	$60,610	$83,110	3,820	$70,452
24	MEMaine	$70,510	$54,010	$78,140	1,210	$72,653
25	KYKentucky	$70,410	$58,890	$81,440	1,680	$78,095
26	KSKansas	$70,320	$56,260	$86,190	1,540	$78,074
27	AZArizona	$70,180	$60,500	$85,770	3,400	$69,708
28	IDIdaho	$70,140	$55,000	$92,630	670	$73,450
29	UTUtah	$69,480	$56,700	$93,000	2,400	$70,278
30	IAIowa	$66,700	$52,850	$77,860	1,760	$76,001
31	SCSouth Carolina	$66,190	$54,910	$83,830	5,080	$70,603
32	MOMissouri	$65,520	$60,010	$79,020	1,600	$72,145
33	NVNevada	$65,320	$60,640	$81,720	4,310	$65,334
34	GAGeorgia	$65,280	$55,240	$79,730	9,230	$67,793
35	NMNew Mexico	$65,210	$58,240	$93,620	1,410	$70,717
36	PAPennsylvania	$64,750	$55,690	$78,220	10,530	$66,361
37	TNTennessee	$64,410	$57,200	$80,060	4,550	$70,110
38	ILIllinois	$63,930	$52,250	$79,850	11,270	$63,957
39	OKOklahoma	$63,840	$55,120	$90,230	2,020	$72,675
40	ALAlabama	$63,010	$57,080	$79,000	4,330	$70,939
41	OHOhio	$62,980	$54,990	$76,400	8,570	$67,885
42	WYWyoming	$62,610	$48,690	$76,150	590	$67,547
43	OROregon	$62,110	$54,990	$77,210	4,420	$60,090
44	WIWisconsin	$61,810	$48,260	$79,270	6,000	$65,689
45	LALouisiana	$61,400	$46,960	$77,990	1,950	$69,609
46	MIMichigan	$60,790	$51,450	$75,740	9,240	$63,180
47	TXTexas	$60,770	$48,750	$75,800	25,990	$62,613
48	SDSouth Dakota	$60,640	$56,920	$73,210	1,270	$68,453
49	NENebraska	$60,450	$57,050	$70,300	2,050	$67,090
50	MSMississippi	$59,540	$47,110	$71,650	1,920	$68,474
51	ARArkansas	$55,120	$45,590	$63,160	2,720	$63,402
52	WVWest Virginia	$54,800	$46,140	$64,320	1,230	$61,231
53	GUGuam	$44,770	$39,950	$56,820	100	N/A
54	PRPuerto Rico	$42,230	$37,690	$59,740	830	N/A

Method

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, the adjustment does not change the leader: Washington is first on raw pay and still first 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.

Questions

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?

Among the 50 states and DC, West Virginia reports the lowest median for food service managers at $54,800 a year, $40,390 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $80,570, Guam reports $44,770 and Puerto Rico reports $42,230.

Is the highest-paying state the best for food service managers after cost of living?

Yes. Washington stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $88,952 in national-average dollars from a raw $95,190. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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