Fast Food Restaurant Manager salary

Average fast food restaurant manager salary

$43,445

$20.89 hourly rate

Entry-level fast food restaurant manager salary
$32,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a fast food restaurant manager make?

The average fast food restaurant manager salary in the United States is $43,445. Fast food restaurant manager salaries typically range between $32,000 and $57,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for fast food restaurant managers is $20.89 per hour.

Fast food restaurant manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Fast food restaurant managers earn the highest average salary in New York.

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Where can a Fast Food Restaurant Manager earn more?

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Spartanburg, SC$36,898
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CKE Restaurants Holdings$43,550
McDonald's$31,159

Fast Food Restaurant Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com and Comparably, the average salary for a fast food restaurant manager typically falls between $43,445 and $89,760.
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$43,445yearly
comparably[1]
$89,760yearly
Salary.com[2]
$60,261yearly

Average fast food restaurant manager salary by state

The highest-paying states for fast food restaurant managers are New York, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. The lowest average fast food restaurant manager salary states are South Carolina, South Dakota, and Florida.

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Highest paying states for fast food restaurant managers

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1New York$59,147$28.44
2New Jersey$58,638$28.19
3Maine$57,184$27.49
4Rhode Island$58,889$28.31
5Texas$47,100$22.64
6New Hampshire$58,510$28.13
7Alaska$53,461$25.70
8Pennsylvania$47,553$22.86
9Virginia$51,789$24.90
10Utah$49,256$23.68
11West Virginia$44,173$21.24
12Wisconsin$49,395$23.75
13Washington$52,514$25.25
14Ohio$44,437$21.36
15Delaware$50,545$24.30
16Connecticut$53,773$25.85
17Tennessee$44,481$21.39
18Michigan$44,480$21.38
19Vermont$52,223$25.11
20Nevada$48,562$23.35
21Massachusetts$51,741$24.88
22Illinois$45,801$22.02
23District of Columbia$55,860$26.86
24Alabama$43,971$21.14
25Indiana$41,709$20.05
26Wyoming$40,723$19.58
27Idaho$43,757$21.04
28Louisiana$42,117$20.25
29Iowa$40,732$19.58
30Missouri$40,346$19.40
31Minnesota$42,215$20.30
32North Carolina$37,535$18.05
33New Mexico$41,465$19.94
34Montana$39,449$18.97
35Kentucky$36,800$17.69
36Hawaii$46,663$22.43
37Colorado$41,154$19.79
38South Carolina$36,704$17.65
39Maryland$41,615$20.01
40North Dakota$40,746$19.59
41Georgia$37,143$17.86
42Nebraska$39,092$18.79
43Mississippi$36,984$17.78
44California$42,009$20.20
45Arizona$37,500$18.03
46South Dakota$36,604$17.60
47Florida$34,924$16.79
48Oklahoma$33,260$15.99
49Arkansas$34,302$16.49
50Oregon$39,402$18.94
51Kansas$33,049$15.89
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Highest paying cities for fast food restaurant managers

The highest-paying cities for fast food restaurant managers are Edison, NJ, Arlington, VA, and Boston, MA.

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1Edison, NJ$58,653$28.20
2Arlington, VA$53,455$25.70
3Boston, MA$51,700$24.86
4Oshkosh, WI$49,859$23.97
5Philadelphia, PA$48,013$23.08
6Austin, TX$47,386$22.78
7Des Plaines, IL$46,286$22.25
8Knoxville, TN$45,734$21.99
9Canton, OH$45,679$21.96
10Charleston, WV$43,121$20.73
11Crown Point, IN$42,540$20.45
12Edgewood, MD$42,134$20.26
13Atlanta, GA$36,997$17.79
14Spartanburg, SC$36,898$17.74

Fast Food Restaurant Manager salary details

A fast food restaurant manager's salary ranges from $32,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $57,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Fast Food Restaurant Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a fast food restaurant manager's salary?

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90th Percentile$57,000$4,750$27
75th Percentile$50,000$4,167$24
Average$43,445$3,620$21
25th Percentile$37,000$3,083$18
10th Percentile$32,000$2,667$15

Highest paying fast food restaurant manager jobs

The highest paying types of fast food restaurant managers are director of food and beverage, food service director, and banquet manager.

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Food Service Director$53,939$4,495$25.93136,337
Director Of Food And Beverage$88,654$7,388$42.62130,685
Swing Manager$38,427$3,202$18.47203,761
Shift Manager$32,110$2,676$15.44335,517
Shift Lead Manager$34,547$2,879$16.61274,021
Dairy Manager$32,417$2,701$15.5989,317

Top companies hiring fast food restaurant managers now:

  1. Buchanan & Edwards Jobs (1)
  2. DIGS.com Jobs (2)
  3. Goodwin Recruiting Jobs (127)
  4. Jack in the Box Jobs (2)
  5. White Castle Jobs (1)

Which companies pay fast food restaurant managers the most?

Fast food restaurant manager salaries at CKE Restaurants Holdings and DIGS.com are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average fast food restaurant manager salary at companies like Patrice and Associates Franchising and Dickey's Barbecue Pit are highly competitive.

Rank
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Hourly Rate
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1CKE Restaurants Holdings$43,550$20.94
2DIGS.com$42,060$20.22
3Patrice and Associates Franchising$41,178$19.80
4Dickey's Barbecue Pit$41,013$19.72
5Wayback Burgers$40,825$19.63
6Goodwin Recruiting$40,629$19.53
7Firehouse Subs$39,960$19.21
8Panda Express$39,882$19.17
9Doherty Enterprises$39,814$19.14
10Speedway$39,768$19.12
11Raising Cane's$38,868$18.69
12The Restaurant Business Inc$38,347$18.44
137-Eleven$34,930$16.79
14Little Caesars$32,764$15.75
15McDonald's$31,159$14.98

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$46,000$45,400$44,800$44,200$43,600$43,000
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Fast Food Restaurant Manager salary trends

The average fast food restaurant manager salary has risen by $6,511 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average fast food restaurant manager earned $36,934 annually, but today, they earn $43,445 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for fast food restaurant managers over the last decade.

Compare fast food restaurant manager salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average fast food restaurant manager salary over time

Compare fast food restaurant manager salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Fast Food Restaurant Manager salary by year

Year
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2025$43,400$20.89+2.2%
2024$42,500$20.42+2.0%
2023$41,600$20.02+4.1%
2022$39,900$19.20+2.3%
2021$39,000$18.76+4.2%

Recently added fast food restaurant manager salaries

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Short Staffed Inc.Fast Food Restaurant ManagerSioux City, IA12/12/2024$39,653
EHS Recruiting CompanyFast Food Restaurant General ManagerLouisville, KY12/09/2024$70,000
McDonald'sMcdonald's Restaurant Maintenance PositionLake, MS11/30/2024$39,653
BDV Solutions, LLCFast Food RestaurantJefferson City, MO10/24/2024$25,670
BDV Solutions, LLCFast Food RestaurantCharleston, SC10/23/2024$25,044
Ieo Work TravelBracco RestaurantBode, IA10/23/2024$22,957
BDV Solutions, LLCFast Food RestaurantDover, NH10/21/2024$28,696
BDV Solutions, LLCFast Food RestaurantSouth Bend, IN10/21/2024$25,044
Strategic Security Services TxFast Food Restaurant LeadAustin, TX10/18/2024$41,740
Patrice & AssociatesFast Food Restaurant Assistant ManagerNewburgh, IN10/18/2024$45,000

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