Store managers make $46,950 per year on average, or $22.57 per hour, in the United States. Store managers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $30,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $73,000.
Location impacts how much a store manager can expect to make. Store managers make the most in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Alabama | $50,721 | $24.39 | 2,300 |
2 | Delaware | $62,363 | $29.98 | 544 |
3 | Texas | $50,204 | $24.14 | 10,258 |
4 | Connecticut | $55,514 | $26.69 | 1,515 |
5 | New York | $59,890 | $28.79 | 5,400 |
6 | New Jersey | $58,529 | $28.14 | 2,983 |
7 | Maryland | $52,110 | $25.05 | 3,068 |
8 | Colorado | $51,806 | $24.91 | 2,704 |
9 | Virginia | $52,104 | $25.05 | 4,261 |
10 | California | $52,606 | $25.29 | 14,033 |
11 | Rhode Island | $55,167 | $26.52 | 416 |
12 | District of Columbia | $64,345 | $30.94 | 461 |
13 | Tennessee | $44,690 | $21.49 | 3,072 |
14 | Louisiana | $45,604 | $21.93 | 1,612 |
15 | North Carolina | $45,919 | $22.08 | 4,393 |
16 | Massachusetts | $51,661 | $24.84 | 3,542 |
17 | Washington | $49,349 | $23.73 | 3,143 |
18 | New Hampshire | $48,006 | $23.08 | 722 |
19 | Illinois | $45,659 | $21.95 | 5,719 |
20 | Ohio | $44,635 | $21.46 | 4,226 |
21 | Arizona | $44,198 | $21.25 | 2,790 |
22 | South Carolina | $43,523 | $20.92 | 2,098 |
23 | Pennsylvania | $45,327 | $21.79 | 4,687 |
24 | Florida | $44,518 | $21.40 | 7,888 |
25 | Hawaii | $53,842 | $25.89 | 310 |
26 | Wisconsin | $42,945 | $20.65 | 2,533 |
27 | Georgia | $43,527 | $20.93 | 5,366 |
28 | Arkansas | $40,220 | $19.34 | 1,470 |
29 | Oklahoma | $43,088 | $20.72 | 1,343 |
30 | Nevada | $45,805 | $22.02 | 769 |
31 | South Dakota | $45,234 | $21.75 | 282 |
32 | Indiana | $42,117 | $20.25 | 2,939 |
33 | New Mexico | $44,932 | $21.60 | 606 |
34 | Kentucky | $39,366 | $18.93 | 1,969 |
35 | Michigan | $41,625 | $20.01 | 3,200 |
36 | Montana | $43,570 | $20.95 | 402 |
37 | West Virginia | $37,272 | $17.92 | 815 |
38 | Minnesota | $42,515 | $20.44 | 2,638 |
39 | Kansas | $39,523 | $19.00 | 1,382 |
40 | Mississippi | $39,106 | $18.80 | 971 |
41 | Oregon | $43,061 | $20.70 | 1,560 |
42 | Iowa | $38,001 | $18.27 | 1,675 |
43 | Missouri | $38,881 | $18.69 | 2,671 |
44 | Wyoming | $37,798 | $18.17 | 255 |
45 | Maine | $36,811 | $17.70 | 557 |
46 | Alaska | $36,847 | $17.71 | 334 |
47 | North Dakota | $35,241 | $16.94 | 384 |
48 | Nebraska | $38,448 | $18.48 | 655 |
49 | Utah | $34,580 | $16.63 | 1,381 |
50 | Idaho | $35,935 | $17.28 | 528 |
51 | Vermont | $34,541 | $16.61 | 227 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Washington, DC | $64,385 | $30.95 |
2 | New York, NY | $60,187 | $28.94 |
3 | San Francisco, CA | $54,089 | $26.00 |
4 | Colorado Springs, CO | $52,439 | $25.21 |
5 | Baltimore, MD | $52,310 | $25.15 |
6 | Richmond, VA | $51,948 | $24.98 |
7 | Boston, MA | $51,461 | $24.74 |
8 | San Antonio, TX | $50,680 | $24.37 |
9 | Seattle, WA | $49,565 | $23.83 |
10 | Jacksonville, NC | $46,314 | $22.27 |
11 | Reno, NV | $46,300 | $22.26 |
12 | Philadelphia, PA | $45,813 | $22.03 |
13 | Chicago, IL | $45,724 | $21.98 |
14 | Albuquerque, NM | $44,917 | $21.59 |
15 | Miami, FL | $44,916 | $21.59 |
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Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $19,300 | $9.30 |
Mid Level | $29,900 | $14.36 |
Senior Level | $54,200 | $26.04 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $73,000 | $6,083 | $35 |
75th Percentile | $59,000 | $4,917 | $28 |
Average | $46,950 | $3,913 | $23 |
25th Percentile | $37,000 | $3,083 | $18 |
10th Percentile | $30,000 | $2,500 | $14 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Operation Manager | $78,588 | $6,549 | $37.78 | 346,480 |
Retail Operation Manager | $76,518 | $6,377 | $36.79 | 408,776 |
Area Operations Manager | $49,256 | $4,105 | $23.68 | 340,513 |
Restaurant General Manager | $56,521 | $4,710 | $27.17 | 339,757 |
District Manager & Store Manager | $37,438 | $3,120 | $18.00 | 355,092 |
Multi-Unit Manager | $64,703 | $5,392 | $31.11 | 369,227 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meta | $109,619 | $52.70 | 260 |
2 | $106,531 | $51.22 | 43 | |
3 | Apple | $86,581 | $41.63 | 799 |
4 | Pandora | $85,480 | $41.10 | 58 |
5 | Talbots | $80,575 | $38.74 | 35 |
6 | Forever 21 | $78,635 | $37.81 | 104 |
7 | Ernst & Young | $77,266 | $37.15 | 739 |
8 | RSM US | $76,954 | $37.00 | 12 |
9 | Deloitte | $76,478 | $36.77 | 3,636 |
10 | Kao Brands | $76,199 | $36.63 | |
11 | Murphy Oil | $75,714 | $36.40 | |
12 | Salesforce | $73,763 | $35.46 | 8 |
13 | Huron Consulting Group | $70,534 | $33.91 | 9 |
14 | Global Partners | $70,217 | $33.76 | 33 |
15 | Exxon Mobil | $70,127 | $33.71 | |
16 | Accenture | $69,779 | $33.55 | 233 |
17 | MoneyGram International | $69,256 | $33.30 | 1 |
18 | Johnson Controls | $68,797 | $33.08 | 38 |
19 | GPAC | $65,954 | $31.71 | 21 |
20 | Bayer | $65,190 | $31.34 | 11 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | $46,900 | $22.57 | +2.8% |
2022 | $45,600 | $21.95 | -0.1% |
2021 | $45,700 | $21.98 | +0.5% |
2020 | $45,500 | $21.87 | +1.1% |
2019 | $45,000 | $21.63 | +1.6% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Express | Store Manager | Clinton, CT | 11/30/2022 | $53,000 |
H&M | Store Manager | Paramus, NJ | 11/30/2022 | $77,054 |
Hudson Group | Retail Manager-Bookstore-Located In Boston Logan International Airport | Boston, MA | 11/30/2022 | $60,000 |
Crawford Thomas Recruiting | Store Manager | Iola, KS | 11/30/2022 | $45,000 |
Good Feet NW | Se | Dakotas | Store Manager | Tualatin, OR | 11/30/2022 | $96,000 |
Bruce's Tire | Automotive Shop Store Manager | Gilroy, CA | 11/29/2022 | $85,000 |
Safavieh Home | Retail Store Manager | Bridgewater, NJ | 11/29/2022 | $75,000 |
Playa Bowls Northern Liberties | Playa Bowls Northern Liberties IS A Store Manager | Philadelphia, PA | 11/29/2022 | $45,000 |
Romantix | Romantix Retail Store Manager Quebec | Denver, CO | 11/29/2022 | $54,262 |
Aha! Recruiting Experts | Cold Stone Creamery Store Manager-Pompano | Coral Springs, FL | 11/29/2022 | $37,566 |
Delaware pays Store Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $64,345 per year, or $30.94 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Store Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Delaware you should be paid close to $62,363 per year.
District Manager gets paid the most. District Manager made a median salary of $96,909. The best-paid 10 percent make $120,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $77,000.
A good starting salary for a store manager is $29,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a store manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for store managers is $46,063, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a store manager can vary by state.
Large corporations, like Walmart, pay store managers the most. The average salary for a store manager at Walmart is over $100,000 annually.
Other large corporations that pay store managers the most include Target, Lowes, and ALDI, all with salaries around $70,000 to $100,000. These retail stores pay the store manager high salaries due to the more complicated store operations that the store manager must run.
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