Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9051 Food Service Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Excludes “Chefs and Head Cooks” (35-1011).
National estimates for Food Service Managers
Industry profile for Food Service Managers
Geographic profile for Food Service Managers
National estimates for Food Service Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Service Managers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 210,680 |
1.9 % |
$ 30.75 |
$ 63,970 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Food Service Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.61 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 36.60 |
$ 47.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,630 |
$ 46,590 |
$ 59,440 |
$ 76,130 |
$ 98,070 |
Industry profile for Food Service Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Food Service Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Food Service Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Service Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
157,560 |
1.67 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,220 |
| Special Food Services |
12,130 |
2.56 |
$ 35.46 |
$ 73,760 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,710 |
0.26 |
$ 35.23 |
$ 73,280 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
5,910 |
0.43 |
$ 37.54 |
$ 78,090 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
4,480 |
0.06 |
$ 35.31 |
$ 73,440 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Service Managers:
Top paying industries for Food Service Managers:
Geographic profile for Food Service Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Food Service Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Food Service Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Food Service Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
34,310 |
2.08 |
1.39 |
$ 30.45 |
$ 63,340 |
| Florida |
17,760 |
2.06 |
1.38 |
$ 35.82 |
$ 74,510 |
| Texas |
13,710 |
1.12 |
0.75 |
$ 30.32 |
$ 63,070 |
| New York |
11,630 |
1.34 |
0.90 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,150 |
| Ohio |
9,040 |
1.74 |
1.16 |
$ 31.37 |
$ 65,240 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Service Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
4,710 |
3.65 |
2.44 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Tennessee |
8,870 |
2.97 |
1.99 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,320 |
| West Virginia |
1,750 |
2.66 |
1.78 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,060 |
| Maine |
1,480 |
2.50 |
1.67 |
$ 25.53 |
$ 53,100 |
| South Dakota |
990 |
2.36 |
1.58 |
$ 27.45 |
$ 57,090 |
Top paying states for Food Service Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,450 |
0.77 |
0.51 |
$ 41.40 |
$ 86,100 |
| New Jersey |
5,640 |
1.47 |
0.98 |
$ 37.91 |
$ 78,840 |
| District of Columbia |
1,130 |
1.70 |
1.14 |
$ 37.81 |
$ 78,630 |
| Delaware |
610 |
1.39 |
0.93 |
$ 37.76 |
$ 78,540 |
| Colorado |
1,180 |
0.45 |
0.30 |
$ 37.40 |
$ 77,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Service Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,960 |
2.09 |
1.40 |
$ 29.00 |
$ 60,320 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,490 |
1.32 |
0.89 |
$ 37.52 |
$ 78,030 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,590 |
2.69 |
1.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,400 |
1.51 |
1.01 |
$ 28.97 |
$ 60,260 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,510 |
2.01 |
1.35 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,730 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,940 |
1.52 |
1.02 |
$ 32.81 |
$ 68,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,780 |
1.46 |
0.98 |
$ 33.75 |
$ 70,210 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
3,650 |
3.98 |
2.66 |
$ 26.26 |
$ 54,620 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,600 |
1.00 |
0.67 |
$ 32.48 |
$ 67,560 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,400 |
1.28 |
0.86 |
$ 34.93 |
$ 72,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Service Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ocean City, NJ |
190 |
4.91 |
3.28 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,960 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
3,650 |
3.98 |
2.66 |
$ 26.26 |
$ 54,620 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY |
330 |
3.66 |
2.45 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,470 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
400 |
3.63 |
2.43 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,370 |
| Johnson City, TN |
280 |
3.63 |
2.42 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Hot Springs, AR |
130 |
3.55 |
2.37 |
$ 23.06 |
$ 47,970 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
3,310 |
3.39 |
2.27 |
$ 25.75 |
$ 53,550 |
| Beckley, WV |
130 |
3.35 |
2.24 |
$ 21.51 |
$ 44,730 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
110 |
3.29 |
2.20 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
| Morgantown, WV |
190 |
3.10 |
2.07 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,360 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Food Service Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Trenton, NJ |
230 |
1.01 |
0.67 |
$ 43.90 |
$ 91,320 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,460 |
0.76 |
0.51 |
$ 43.20 |
$ 89,860 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
120 |
1.81 |
1.21 |
$ 42.19 |
$ 87,750 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
100 |
0.85 |
0.57 |
$ 41.80 |
$ 86,940 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
90 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
$ 41.24 |
$ 85,780 |
| Bellingham, WA |
50 |
0.64 |
0.43 |
$ 40.94 |
$ 85,160 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
190 |
4.91 |
3.28 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,960 |
| Boulder, CO |
70 |
0.41 |
0.27 |
$ 39.93 |
$ 83,050 |
| Yakima, WA |
70 |
0.81 |
0.54 |
$ 39.31 |
$ 81,760 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
610 |
0.42 |
0.28 |
$ 39.15 |
$ 81,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Food Service Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Service Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Food Service Managers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
