General Manager salary

Average general manager salary

$71,581

$34.41 hourly rate

Entry-level general manager salary
$40,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a general manager make?

The average general manager salary in the United States is $71,581. General manager salaries typically range between $40,000 and $126,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for general managers is $34.41 per hour.

General manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. General managers earn the highest average salary in Hawaii.

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Columbus, OH$98,643
Albuquerque, NM$56,429
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NVIDIA$209,406
CITGO Petroleum$155,812

General Manager Salaries By Experience Level

Experience Level
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Hourly Rate
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Entry-level general manager$29,500$14.18
Mid-level general manager$45,500$21.89
Senior-level general manager$82,600$39.69

General Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a general manager typically falls between $60,760 and $331,301.
zippia
$71,581yearly
indeed[1]
$61,259yearly
comparably[2]
$253,450yearly
Salary.com[3]
$165,242yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$65,026yearly
payscale[5]
$60,760yearly
SalaryExpert[6]
$331,301yearly

Average general manager salary by state

The average general manager salary in Hawaii, California, and New Jersey are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average general manager salary states are Wyoming, Missouri, and Kansas.

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Highest paying states for general managers

Rank
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State
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Hourly Rate
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1Hawaii$95,591$45.96
2New York$90,157$43.34
3California$92,259$44.36
4New Jersey$92,019$44.24
5Connecticut$90,471$43.50
6Washington$91,758$44.11
7Nevada$79,007$37.98
8North Carolina$63,122$30.35
9Alaska$87,142$41.90
10Delaware$74,659$35.89
11District of Columbia$90,433$43.48
12Pennsylvania$67,353$32.38
13Massachusetts$81,767$39.31
14Virginia$69,783$33.55
15Maryland$69,927$33.62
16Texas$59,105$28.42
17Wisconsin$60,591$29.13
18Michigan$59,071$28.40
19Rhode Island$73,099$35.14
20Alabama$57,627$27.71
21Ohio$56,892$27.35
22New Hampshire$63,577$30.57
23Tennessee$54,522$26.21
24Oregon$67,572$32.49
25Louisiana$54,753$26.32
26Illinois$59,334$28.53
27Maine$58,393$28.07
28Indiana$52,897$25.43
29Colorado$61,035$29.34
30Florida$56,483$27.16
31South Dakota$58,600$28.17
32South Carolina$51,063$24.55
33Georgia$53,419$25.68
34Kentucky$48,777$23.45
35West Virginia$51,089$24.56
36Minnesota$56,162$27.00
37New Mexico$56,980$27.39
38Arizona$55,772$26.81
39Utah$50,614$24.33
40Oklahoma$46,895$22.55
41Idaho$54,168$26.04
42Missouri$44,623$21.45
43Wyoming$44,767$21.52
44Kansas$44,521$21.40
45Montana$46,694$22.45
46Mississippi$40,819$19.62
47Iowa$45,231$21.75
48Arkansas$40,623$19.53
49Vermont$50,305$24.19
50North Dakota$44,255$21.28
51Nebraska$45,451$21.85

Highest paying cities for general managers

The highest-paying cities for general managers are San Francisco, CA, Des Moines, WA, and New York, NY.

Rank
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City
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Hourly Rate
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1San Francisco, CA$98,643$47.42
2Des Moines, WA$93,660$45.03
3New York, NY$90,656$43.58
4Washington, DC$90,607$43.56
5Boston, MA$81,775$39.31
6Las Vegas, NV$78,488$37.73
7Virginia Beach, VA$70,308$33.80
8Baltimore, MD$70,146$33.72
9Philadelphia, PA$67,980$32.68
10Portland, OR$67,193$32.30
11Jacksonville, NC$65,097$31.30
12San Antonio, TX$62,095$29.85
13Colorado Springs, CO$61,412$29.52
14Milwaukee, WI$61,061$29.36
15Chicago, IL$59,793$28.75
16Detroit, MI$59,551$28.63
17Portland, ME$59,128$28.43
18Miami, FL$58,994$28.36
19Cleveland, OH$58,539$28.14
20Albuquerque, NM$56,429$27.13

General Managers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Des Moines, WA
  3. New York, NY
  4. Washington, DC
  5. Boston, MA

General Manager salary details

A general manager's salary ranges from $40,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $126,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average General Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a general manager's salary?

Percentile
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Annual Salary
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$126,000$10,500$61
75th Percentile$96,000$8,000$46
Average$71,581$5,965$34
25th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25
10th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19

Highest paying general manager jobs

The highest paying types of general managers are vice president & general manager, general sales manager, and district manager.

Job Title
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Monthly Salary
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Job Openings
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Manager On Duty$37,423$3,119$17.99318,375
Multi-Unit Manager$64,703$5,392$31.11369,227
District Manager$96,909$8,076$46.59373,525
Branch Operations Manager$55,450$4,621$26.66354,841
Retail Operation Manager$76,518$6,377$36.79408,776
Area Operations Manager$49,256$4,105$23.68340,513

Which companies pay general managers the most?

General manager salaries at NVIDIA and Google are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average general manager salary at companies like Meta and Bristol-Myers Squibb are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Hourly Rate
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1NVIDIA$209,406$100.68
2Google$194,200$93.37
3Meta$193,727$93.14
4Bristol-Myers Squibb$178,290$85.72
5VMware$177,416$85.30
6Exxon Mobil$175,656$84.45
7Microsoft$174,650$83.97
8Zoetis$172,301$82.84
9Abbott$169,824$81.65
10AEA Investors$168,631$81.07
11Apple$167,846$80.70
12Golden State Water$165,811$79.72
13Amphenol$165,595$79.61
14Bridgewater Associates$163,672$78.69
15UST Global$163,428$78.57
16General Electric$162,696$78.22
17Fluke$162,058$77.91
18Mapbox$161,163$77.48
19Clean Harbors$159,864$76.86
20CITGO Petroleum$155,812$74.91

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$76,000$73,800$71,600$69,400$67,200$65,000
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General Manager salary trends

The average general manager salary has risen by $5,870 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average general manager earned $65,711 annually, but today, they earn $71,581 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for general managers over the last decade.

Compare general manager salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average general manager salary over time

Compare general manager salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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General Manager salary by year

Year
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$71,600$34.41+2.8%
2024$69,600$33.46-0.1%
2023$69,700$33.51+0.5%
2022$69,300$33.34+1.1%
2021$68,600$32.97+1.6%

Recently added general manager salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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Compass Group USA Inc.General ManagerKansas City, MO12/18/2024$85,000
Aramark CorpGeneral Manager IIIone, WA12/17/2024$90,000
Marriott InternationalGeneral ManagerPhoenix, AZ12/17/2024$85,000
Ulta Beauty, Inc.General ManagerNorwalk, CT12/17/2024$83,200
Massage EnvyGeneral ManagerPhoenix, AZ12/17/2024$50,000
Massage EnvyGeneral ManagerFort Walton Beach, FL12/17/2024$50,000
VacasaGeneral Manager at Pine RidgeBreckenridge, CO12/17/2024$70,000
QuarterraGeneral ManagerOakland, CA12/17/2024$110,000
CCFI Companies, LLCGeneral ManagerNoble, LA12/17/2024$120,000
Aramark InternationalMillwright Journeyman-GM Factory ZeroDetroit, MI12/16/2024$73,045

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