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Job outlook for senior store managers in the United States
Senior store manager job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected senior store manager job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.
About 189,200 new jobs for senior store managers are projected over the next decade.
Senior store manager salaries have increased 4% for senior store managers in the last 5 years.
There are over 433,659 senior store managers currently employed in the United States.
There are 369,986 active senior store manager job openings in the US.
The average senior store manager salary is $99,759.
Are senior store manager jobs in demand?
Senior store manager job and salary trends over time
Senior store manager jobs over time
Senior store manager job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 433,659 | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 341,041 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 348,721 | 0.10% |
| 2018 | 332,665 | 0.10% |
| 2017 | 321,396 | 0.10% |
Average senior store manager salary over time
Senior store manager salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $99,759 | $47.96 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $96,997 | $46.63 | --0.1% |
| 2023 | $97,142 | $46.70 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | $96,641 | $46.46 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | $95,582 | $45.95 | +1.6% |
Senior store manager jobs by state
Most common states for senior store managers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 562 | 81% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 3,704 | 54% |
| 3 | Delaware | 961,939 | 507 | 53% |
| 4 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 1,551 | 49% |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 662 | 49% |
| 6 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 2,690 | 48% |
| 7 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 1,400 | 47% |
| 8 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 352 | 47% |
| 9 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 4,845 | 46% |
| 10 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 3,789 | 45% |
| 11 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 2,734 | 45% |
| 12 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 5,619 | 44% |
| 13 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 2,692 | 44% |
| 14 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 2,488 | 44% |
| 15 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 2,858 | 43% |
| 16 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 1,243 | 43% |
| 17 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 4,189 | 41% |
| 18 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 751 | 41% |
| 19 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 434 | 41% |
| 20 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 2,944 | 40% |
Most common cities for senior store managers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annapolis | 1 | 3% | $118,515 |
| 2 | Dover | 1 | 3% | $110,525 |
| 3 | Bethesda | 1 | 2% | $117,791 |
| 4 | Brea | 1 | 2% | $119,937 |
| 5 | Dublin | 1 | 2% | $135,658 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 3 | 1% | $85,948 |
| 7 | Chico | 1 | 1% | $135,171 |
| 8 | Indianapolis | 2 | 0% | $79,532 |
| 9 | Sacramento | 2 | 0% | $135,796 |
| 10 | Washington | 2 | 0% | $125,325 |
| 11 | Baton Rouge | 1 | 0% | $80,445 |
| 12 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $119,202 |
| 13 | Chicago | 1 | 0% | $83,663 |
| 14 | Denver | 1 | 0% | $119,539 |
| 15 | Des Moines | 1 | 0% | $73,833 |
Senior Store Manager job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of senior store manager experts
Murray State University
Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College - City University of New York
Farmingdale State College
Dr. Ben Littlepage
ProfessorMurray State University
Educational Administration And Supervision
What will help Senior Store Managers increase their earning potential?
Dr. Ben Littlepage: Salary is maximized when leaders are sought after. Leaders who pursue meaningful experiences and remain 'market ready' are viewed as an asset to any organization. Leaders must carefully consider where the field is moving and respond.
Dr. Mary Kern Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorZicklin School of Business at Baruch College - City University of New York
Narendra P. Loomba Department of Management
What technical skills for a Senior Store Manager stand out to employers?
Dr. Mary Kern Ph.D.: - Clearly, the ability to use different forms of communication technology has become key, and as these forms evolve rapidly, employers are look for an ability to adapt, adopt, and teach them to their colleagues.
- Evidence-based management and decision-making are playing a much larger role in organizations, and thus the ability to work with quantitative data to understand situations and to help make decisions is crucial.
Xu Zhang Ph.D.
ChairFarmingdale State College
Department of Economics
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Senior Store Manager job market given the pandemic?
Xu Zhang Ph.D.: There are a few trends in the current job maket.
- Slow recovery. Based on the December job market reports released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market slowly recovered since April, but about 44% of the prepandemic jobs have not been gained back. Between March and April, about 22.16 million jobs were lost. The U.S. labor market started to revive in May, and since then until December the market experienced 23.32 million job gains, roughly 56% of pre-pandemic level. The unemployment rate decreased gradually from April (14.8%) to December (6.7%), but still almost twice its pre-pandemic level in February (3.5%). Additionally, although the number of unemployed persons dropped from 23.11million in April to 10.74 million in December 2020, there is still a huge gap compared to 5.72 million in February.
- Uneven impacts by industries. While overall economy was hard hit by the pandemic, the job losses disproportionally impacted industry sectors. Service industries such as educational service, elective healthcare, arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, have been hurt the most due to social distancing. Other job losses in retail service sector were related to a boom on online shopping. In addition, teenagers experienced record high unemployment rate which is associated with lack of experiences and working in hard-hit service industries.
- More employers embracing remote work. The perception of remote work has totally changed during the pandemic. After experiencing sudden changes to remote work and managing the obstacles working at home, more and more workers and employers embrace remote work, which would expand the layouts of job hunting and talent search to larger geographic areas.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Senior Store Managers to find work opportunities?
Xu Zhang Ph.D.: The Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics program at Farmingdale State College is a
comprehensive course of study that prepares students to be real-life problem solvers so that upon
graduation students are ready to be employed in entry and junior-level positions in business and
industry, the public sector, and non-profit sector. The program features hands-on training in data
analytical techniques and culminates with a capstone course sequence of Economics Research
and Reporting followed by Applied Economic Analysis/Senior Project. While employment
losses also occurred in professional and business services and public sectors, the prospect of job
opportunities related to data analysis remains strong. Therefore, major metro-areas such as New
York are still considered good places for graduates to find work opportunities. Given the
embracing of remote work, graduates can also consider secondary metro-areas where businesses
and financial activities are reviving when the Covid-19 pandemic resolves.