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Highest Paying Industries for Food Service Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for food service managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $78,830, specialty hospitals - privately owned is the highest paying industry for food service managers. It is followed by specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry (average annual salary $78,720). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of food service managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Food Service Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$78,830	$47,920	80
2	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$78,720	$46,800	90
3	Scheduled Air Transportation	$76,150	$48,730	70
4	Air Transportation	$76,150	$48,730	70
5	Insurance Carriers	$73,800	$43,830	30
6	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$73,800	$43,830	30
7	Offices of Physicians	$73,380	$38,480	40
8	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$72,670	$44,470	40
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$72,620	$51,810	60
10	Hospitals - Privately owned	$72,050	$42,850	1,440
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,820	$42,780	1,320
12	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$71,450	$42,350	1,700
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$71,420	$42,300	1,540
14	Hospitals - State government owned	$69,380	$46,210	90
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,650	$35,860	160
16	Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,470	$35,930	160
17	Other General Merchandise Stores	$65,930	$35,050	40
18	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$65,840	$34,610	40
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$65,770	$42,170	570
20	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$65,400	$34,320	80
21	General Merchandise Stores	$64,540	$39,760	80
22	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$63,620	$39,250	70
23	Outpatient Care Centers	$63,610	$43,860	30
24	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$63,470	$40,100	90
25	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$61,920	$36,580	470
26	Department Stores	$61,750	$42,890	30
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$61,540	$41,010	1,410
28	Educational Services - Privately owned	$61,390	$33,450	1,160
29	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$61,160	$31,860	430
30	Employment Services	$61,160	$32,050	190
31	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$61,120	$31,820	420
32	Transportation and Warehousing	$60,750	$34,990	180
33	Casino Hotels	$60,710	$39,530	1,290
34	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$60,470	$36,280	60
35	Facilities Support Services	$60,260	$42,390	70
36	Civic and Social Organizations	$60,180	$30,090	310
37	Other Support Services	$60,050	$34,000	30
38	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$60,040	$37,810	30
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$59,230	$40,540	840
40	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$58,860	$31,200	220
41	Educational Services - State government owned	$58,810	$40,220	900
42	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$58,190	$33,350	100
43	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$58,170	$34,400	580
44	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$57,980	$33,000	7,840
45	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$57,900	$40,920	360
46	Manufacturing	$57,340	$34,650	220
47	Wholesale Trade	$57,330	$40,160	40
48	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$56,860	$32,320	90
49	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$56,690	$27,940	560
50	Food Manufacturing	$56,660	$34,730	160
51	Traveler Accommodation	$56,530	$34,780	8,950
52	Accommodation	$56,440	$34,690	9,000
53	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$56,100	$33,670	2,190
54	Health Care and Social Assistance	$56,070	$33,850	7,810
55	Real Estate	$55,860	$29,050	150
56	State government, including schools and hospitals	$55,760	$34,120	1,780
57	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$55,550	$34,600	4,570
58	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$55,380	$33,000	200
59	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$55,210	$34,130	3,490
60	Gambling Industries	$55,210	$35,160	730
61	Special Food Services	$55,010	$34,230	12,380
62	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$55,010	$34,490	5,100
63	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$54,920	$31,840	130
64	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$54,860	$35,650	140
65	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$54,000	$33,330	1,260
66	Federal, State, and Local Government	$54,000	$33,330	1,260
67	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$53,770	$29,690	40
68	Other Residential Care Facilities	$53,500	$32,360	80
69	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$53,230	$33,490	5,290
70	Administrative and Support Services	$52,840	$32,740	2,290
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$52,840	$32,740	2,290
72	Other Food Manufacturing	$52,740	$34,230	30
73	Educational Services	$52,560	$28,540	6,990
74	Spectator Sports	$52,210	$34,140	160
75	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,010	$29,980	7,970
76	Junior colleges - State government owned	$51,880	$29,950	40
77	Office Administrative Services	$51,840	$32,620	1,990
78	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$51,100	$33,510	2,820
79	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$50,840	$27,940	6,180
80	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$50,680	$34,280	410
81	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$50,350	$30,740	120
82	Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	$50,190	$28,130	2,020
83	Individual and Family Services	$50,050	$28,760	320
84	Full-Service Restaurants	$49,830	$31,160	76,430
85	Nonstore Retailers	$49,710	$30,760	100
86	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$49,690	$31,670	120
87	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$49,260	$26,710	5,420
88	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$49,160	$32,690	210
89	Vending Machine Operators	$48,980	$30,530	100
90	Social Assistance	$48,950	$27,370	730
91	Educational Services - Local government owned	$48,740	$26,630	4,920
92	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$48,570	$26,550	4,830
93	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$47,730	$34,070	90
94	Accommodation and Food Services	$47,720	$29,440	162,700
95	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$47,710	$32,620	80
96	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$47,620	$30,460	140
97	Performing Arts Companies	$47,420	$32,740	90
98	Food Services and Drinking Places	$47,360	$29,180	153,690
99	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$46,880	$29,320	100
100	Lessors of Real Estate	$46,830	$28,920	80