Hotel General Manager salary

Average hotel general manager salary

$62,696

$30.14 hourly rate

Entry-level hotel general manager salary
$41,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a hotel general manager make?

The average hotel general manager salary in the United States is $62,696. Hotel general manager salaries typically range between $41,000 and $93,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for hotel general managers is $30.14 per hour.

Hotel general manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Hotel general managers earn the highest average salary in California.

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Columbus, OH$82,228
Morrisville, NC$57,097
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Earth Fare$122,165
The Marcus Corporation$79,111

Hotel General Manager Salaries By Experience Level

Experience Level
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Entry-level hotel general manager$25,800$12.42
Mid-level hotel general manager$39,900$19.18
Senior-level hotel general manager$72,300$34.77

Hotel General Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert and Comparably, the average salary for a hotel general manager typically falls between $62,696 and $164,697.
zippia
$62,696yearly
glassdoor[1]
$93,814yearly
comparably[2]
$74,712yearly
Salary.com[3]
$117,400yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$164,697yearly

Average hotel general manager salary by state

Highest paying states for hotel general managers

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Hourly Rate
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1California$84,953$40.84
2New York$81,524$39.19
3Colorado$81,429$39.15
4Pennsylvania$71,115$34.19
5Tennessee$60,053$28.87
6New Jersey$71,081$34.17
7Washington$73,223$35.20
8Connecticut$69,389$33.36
9Rhode Island$71,003$34.14
10Wisconsin$64,885$31.19
11Nevada$64,998$31.25
12Oregon$67,528$32.47
13New Hampshire$64,337$30.93
14District of Columbia$75,290$36.20
15Michigan$58,191$27.98
16Delaware$64,215$30.87
17Indiana$57,612$27.70
18Texas$57,724$27.75
19Georgia$59,259$28.49
20Nebraska$62,290$29.95
21Virginia$64,024$30.78
22Massachusetts$65,727$31.60
23South Dakota$61,891$29.76
24Arizona$58,871$28.30
25Illinois$58,648$28.20
26Hawaii$63,715$30.63
27Alaska$65,454$31.47
28Minnesota$60,928$29.29
29North Carolina$55,970$26.91
30Alabama$52,756$25.36
31Florida$56,705$27.26
32Maryland$60,745$29.20
33Missouri$54,802$26.35
34North Dakota$58,298$28.03
35Iowa$56,421$27.13
36Ohio$50,048$24.06
37Kansas$50,942$24.49
38South Carolina$48,532$23.33
39Utah$53,233$25.59
40Maine$56,908$27.36
41Louisiana$49,689$23.89
42Kentucky$46,073$22.15
43West Virginia$47,149$22.67
44Idaho$55,313$26.59
45Wyoming$47,016$22.60
46Montana$48,411$23.27
47Mississippi$44,984$21.63
48New Mexico$48,892$23.51
49Oklahoma$42,874$20.61
50Arkansas$44,265$21.28
51Vermont$49,993$24.04

Highest paying cities for hotel general managers

The highest-paying cities for hotel general managers are Ontario, CA, New York, NY, and Boulder, CO.

Rank
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City
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Hourly Rate
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1Ontario, CA$82,228$39.53
2New York, NY$81,698$39.28
3Boulder, CO$81,625$39.24
4Washington, DC$75,306$36.20
5Philadelphia, PA$71,656$34.45
6North Bergen, NJ$71,241$34.25
7Portland, OR$67,106$32.26
8Brockton, MA$66,121$31.79
9Milwaukee, WI$64,958$31.23
10Lincoln, NE$62,164$29.89
11Knoxville, TN$61,033$29.34
12Saint Paul, MN$60,975$29.31
13Silver Spring, MD$60,615$29.14
14Columbus, GA$59,225$28.47
15Phoenix, AZ$59,188$28.46
16Miami Beach, FL$58,706$28.22
17Houston, TX$58,694$28.22
18Detroit, MI$58,431$28.09
19Indianapolis, IN$57,324$27.56
20Morrisville, NC$57,097$27.45

Hotel General Manager salary details

A hotel general manager's salary ranges from $41,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $93,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Hotel General Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a hotel general manager's salary?

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90th Percentile$93,000$7,750$45
75th Percentile$77,000$6,417$37
Average$62,696$5,225$30
25th Percentile$50,000$4,167$24
10th Percentile$41,000$3,417$20

Highest paying hotel general manager jobs

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

Job Title
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Manager$58,651$4,888$28.201,236,194
District Manager$96,909$8,076$46.59373,525
Unit Manager$60,561$5,047$29.12366,932
Day Manager$44,969$3,747$21.62280,978
Store Manager$46,950$3,912$22.57446,127
General Manager Of Operations$89,522$7,460$43.04382,581

Which companies pay hotel general managers the most?

Hotel general manager salaries at Earth Fare and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average hotel general manager salary at companies like HEI Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Hotels are highly competitive.

Rank
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1Earth Fare$122,165$58.73
2Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants$96,603$46.44
3HEI Hotels & Resorts$96,582$46.43
4Hyatt Hotels$96,578$46.43
5Hotel Services$95,880$46.10
6Cambria$89,430$43.00
7Marriott International$88,955$42.77
8Best Western$88,001$42.31
9Comfort Inn$87,887$42.25
10Quality Inn Gettysburg Battlefield$87,794$42.21
11Heritage Hotel Group$87,717$42.17
12Sage Hospitality$86,902$41.78
13Concord Hospitality$86,785$41.72
14Sage Hospitality Group$86,755$41.71
15White Lodging$86,055$41.37
16Waterford Hotel Group, Inc.$84,358$40.56
17Meadowood Napa Valley$82,392$39.61
18BBL Hospitality$82,218$39.53
19InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc.$81,389$39.13
20The Marcus Corporation$79,111$38.03

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$65,000$63,600$62,200$60,800$59,400$58,000
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Hotel General Manager salary trends

The average hotel general manager salary has risen by $5,141 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average hotel general manager earned $57,555 annually, but today, they earn $62,696 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for hotel general managers over the last decade.

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

Average hotel general manager salary over time

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

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Hotel General Manager salary by year

Year
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2025$62,700$30.14+2.8%
2024$61,000$29.31-0.1%
2023$61,100$29.35+0.5%
2022$60,700$29.20+1.1%
2021$60,100$28.88+1.6%

Recently added hotel 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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Kasa Living Inc.Hotel General Manager, OnsitePortland, OR12/15/2024$85,000
RRI West ManagementGeneral Hotel MaintenanceOxon Hill, MD12/14/2024$39,653
GIRI HotelsHotel General ManagerRoxbury, NY12/14/2024$60,000
Gecko HospitalityHotel General ManagerMaryland12/13/2024$90,000
Kasa LivingHotel General Manager, OnsitePortland, OR12/12/2024$85,000
Coho ServicesHotel General ManagerPortland, OR12/12/2024$83,000
HHM HotelsFuture Opportunities-Hotel General ManagerNew York, NY12/11/2024$130,000
Holiday Inn Kansas City DowntownAssistant Hotel General ManagerKansas City, MO12/11/2024$45,000
Sree Hotels, L.L.CHotel General ManagerCharlotte, NC12/10/2024$65,000
Hotel ServicesHotel General ManagerKane, PA12/04/2024$38,000

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