What are the main factors that influence a Franchise Executive's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Franchise Executive's salary?

A Franchise Executive's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,239 for beginners, reaching about $60,654 at mid-level, and approach $61,244 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Franchise Executive?

Franchise Executive salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Franchise Executive roles are District of Columbia $63,576, California $63,335, Massachusetts $62,491. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Franchise Executive roles make?

Salaries for Franchise Executive level roles vary by specialization: Franchise Manager: $138,059; Franchise Development: $97,686; Franchise Paralegal: $79,601; Franchise Owner: $77,529; Franchise Recruiter: $54,516.

How do different companies affect a Franchise Executive's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Franchise Executive roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Franchise Executive Salary in the United States

How much does a Franchise Executive make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Franchise Executive in the United States is $57,421 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Franchise Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,810
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,529 to $64,429
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,164

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Franchise Executive Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,429	$5,369	$1,239	$31
Average	$57,421	$4,785	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$51,529	$4,294	$991	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Franchise Executive Salaries

A Franchise Executive's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Franchise Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Franchise Executive's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,239
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,884
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,654
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,008
Expert (over 8 years): $61,244

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Franchise Executive	$58,239
Intermediate Level Franchise Executive	$58,884
Senior Level Franchise Executive	$60,654
Specialist Level Franchise Executive	$61,008
Expert Level Franchise Executive	$61,244

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How Do Franchise Executive Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Franchise Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,576.
California: $63,335.
Massachusetts: $62,491.

District of Columbia $63,576

California $63,335

Massachusetts $62,491

Washington $62,261

New Jersey $62,238

Alaska $62,158

Connecticut $61,366

New York $61,044

Hawaii $60,016

Rhode Island $59,534

Maryland $59,206

Minnesota $58,759

Colorado $58,586

Illinois $58,529

Oregon $58,311

Delaware $58,150

New Hampshire $58,049

Virginia $57,823

Pennsylvania $57,162

Nevada $56,829

North Dakota $56,720

Michigan $56,548

Wisconsin $56,485

Vermont $56,358

Texas $56,008

Maine $55,985

Arizona $55,951

Ohio $55,911

Georgia $55,382

Indiana $55,118

Wyoming $55,066

Utah $54,986

Iowa $54,952

Kansas $54,676

Louisiana $54,596

North Carolina $54,567

Missouri $54,555

Florida $54,331

Montana $54,211

Nebraska $54,096

Kentucky $54,033

South Carolina $53,803

Tennessee $53,660

Idaho $53,602

New Mexico $53,183

Oklahoma $53,091

Alabama $52,752

South Dakota $52,184

Arkansas $51,874

West Virginia $51,707

Mississippi $51,208

Top Paying Cities for Franchise Executives

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $72,425
San Francisco: $71,713
Oakland: $70,122

San Jose, CA $72,425

San Francisco, CA $71,713

Oakland, CA $70,122

New York, NY $66,545

Queens Village, NY $66,114

Paramus, NJ $65,655

Passaic, NJ $65,597

Bergenfield, NJ $65,540

Stamford, CT $65,454

Huntington, NY $65,396

Newark, NJ $65,023

Bridgeport, CT $64,908

New Brunswick, NJ $64,719

Vallejo, CA $64,598

Middlesex, NJ $64,564

Somerset, NJ $64,512

Petaluma, CA $64,380

Santa Cruz, CA $64,156

Boston, MA $64,041

Monterey, CA $63,754

Fairbanks, AK $63,714

Los Angeles, CA $63,605

Washington, DC $63,576

Seattle, WA $63,473

Santa Rosa, CA $63,461

Juneau, AK $63,295

Orange, CA $63,105

Anchorage, AK $63,002

Anaheim, CA $62,962

Santa Ana, CA $62,876

Nassau, NY $62,841

Long Beach, CA $62,818

Danbury, CT $62,801

Santa Maria, CA $62,606

Everett, WA $62,594

Bremerton, WA $62,313

Trenton, NJ $62,204

Sacramento, CA $62,181

San Diego, CA $62,152

Brockton, MA $62,129

Tacoma, WA $62,106

Santa Barbara, CA $62,026

Lowell, MA $61,796

New Suffolk, NY $61,773

Nashua, NH $61,704

Lompoc, CA $61,612

Ventura, CA $61,555

Stockton, CA $61,538

New Haven, CT $61,423

Atlantic City, NJ $61,274

Hartford, CT $61,147

Modesto, CA $61,119

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,992

New Britain, CT $60,964

Olympia, WA $60,883

Kennewick, WA $60,883

New London, CT $60,872

Norwich, CT $60,854

Lawrence, MA $60,826

Bakersfield, CA $60,665

Riverside, CA $60,585

New Bedford, MA $60,585

Richland, WA $60,527

Portsmouth, NH $60,481

Vineland, NJ $60,470

San Bernardino, CA $60,424

Boulder, CO $60,263

Worcester, MA $60,217

Portland, OR $60,165

Saint Paul, MN $60,097

Minneapolis, MN $60,097

Philadelphia, PA $60,016

Honolulu, HI $59,712

Springfield, MA $59,511

Providence, RI $59,505

Chicago, IL $59,339

Bellingham, WA $59,270

Baltimore, MD $59,206

Chico, CA $59,063

Wilmington, DE $58,965

Pittsfield, MA $58,908

Manchester, NH $58,799

Spokane, WA $58,546

Denver, CO $58,540

Albany, NY $58,271

Troy, NY $58,248

Schenectady, NY $58,127

Burlington, VT $58,001

Portland, ME $57,800

Salem, OR $57,754

Yakima, WA $57,742

Ann Arbor, MI $57,725

Rochester, MN $57,564

Fresno, CA $57,536

Reno, NV $57,536

Milwaukee, WI $57,484

Detroit, MI $57,426

Allentown, PA $57,409

Carson City, NV $57,403

Houston, TX $57,317

Colorado Springs, CO $57,312

Syracuse, NY $57,283

Eugene, OR $57,174

Bismarck, ND $57,105

Gary, IN $57,105

Galveston, TX $57,105

Springfield, OR $57,059

Medford, OR $56,921

Fort Collins, CO $56,898

Austin, TX $56,852

Mesa, AZ $56,732

Phoenix, AZ $56,720

Dallas, TX $56,703

Reading, PA $56,668

Saint Cloud, MN $56,646

Concord, NH $56,594

Madison, WI $56,571

Utica, NY $56,416

Raleigh, NC $56,370

Las Vegas, NV $56,364

Rochester, NY $56,324

Des Moines, IA $56,318

Atlanta, GA $56,226

Battle Creek, MI $56,209

Salt Lake City, UT $56,192

Lancaster, PA $56,106

Champaign, IL $56,094

Harrisburg, PA $56,025

Durham, NC $55,974

Kansas City, MO $55,968

Kansas City, KS $55,956

Fort Worth, TX $55,951

Boca Raton, FL $55,928

Cleveland, OH $55,922

Columbus, OH $55,911

Pittsburgh, PA $55,905

Richmond, VA $55,882

Indianapolis, IN $55,870

Cincinnati, OH $55,796

Petersburg, VA $55,710

Billings, MT $55,583

Lansing, MI $55,583

Huntsville, AL $55,583

Lebanon, PA $55,577

Dayton, OH $55,572

Pueblo, CO $55,572

Appleton, WI $55,555

Buffalo, NY $55,532

Racine, WI $55,503

Charlotte, NC $55,497

Saint Louis, MO $55,480

Springfield, IL $55,457

Elkhart, IN $55,445

York, PA $55,445

Gastonia, NC $55,440

Benton Harbor, MI $55,440

Beaumont, TX $55,405

Lorain, OH $55,394

Toledo, OH $55,371

Binghamton, NY $55,342

Rock Hill, SC $55,336

Rockford, IL $55,308

Fargo, ND $55,279

Elyria, OH $55,279

Flagstaff, AZ $55,239

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,204

Miami, FL $55,170

Duluth, MN $55,078

Bangor, ME $55,003

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,940

Louisville, KY $54,911

Grand Rapids, MI $54,900

Hialeah, FL $54,894

Casper, WY $54,814

Scranton, PA $54,745

New Orleans, LA $54,728

Virginia Beach, VA $54,722

Akron, OH $54,693

Peoria, IL $54,619

Sarasota, FL $54,607

Green Bay, WI $54,567

Baton Rouge, LA $54,538

Charleston, SC $54,527

Nashville, TN $54,509

Jamestown, NY $54,498

Davenport, IA $54,498

Tucson, AZ $54,469

Cheyenne, WY $54,452

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,435

Tampa, FL $54,423

Omaha, NE $54,412

Port Arthur, TX $54,389

Evansville, IN $54,389

Bradenton, FL $54,366

Santa Fe, NM $54,263

Orlando, FL $54,205

Clearwater, FL $54,142

Canton, OH $54,021

La Crosse, WI $54,021

Grand Forks, ND $54,004

Albuquerque, NM $53,987

Tulsa, OK $53,987

Newport News, VA $53,981

High Point, NC $53,964

Ogden, UT $53,941

Corpus Christi, TX $53,895

Laramie, WY $53,861

Norfolk, VA $53,861

Rock Island, IL $53,826

Saginaw, MI $53,815

Jacksonville, FL $53,809

Salisbury, NC $53,797

Memphis, TN $53,786

Moline, IL $53,757

Fort Myers, FL $53,740

Waterloo, IA $53,665

Spartanburg, SC $53,608

Lincoln, NE $53,579

Fort Wayne, IN $53,568

Birmingham, AL $53,505

Cedar Falls, IA $53,493

Provo, UT $53,487

Springfield, OH $53,482

San Antonio, TX $53,470

Greensboro, NC $53,447

South Bend, IN $53,441

Winston Salem, NC $53,436

Boise, ID $53,418

Savannah, GA $53,378

Muskegon, MI $53,275

Lima, OH $53,206

Lake Charles, LA $53,183

Anderson, IN $53,172

Lexington, KY $53,154

Augusta, GA $53,137

Greenville, SC $53,137

Wichita, KS $53,085

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,085

Columbia, SC $53,034

Bloomington, IN $52,890

Roanoke, VA $52,856

Asheville, NC $52,781

Knoxville, TN $52,683

Shreveport, LA $52,678

Wilmington, NC $52,603

Frankfort, KY $52,494

Oklahoma City, OK $52,454

Chillicothe, OH $52,431

Longview, TX $52,425

Topeka, KS $52,408

Mobile, AL $52,322

Terre Haute, IN $52,299

Erie, PA $52,293

Altoona, PA $52,264

Melbourne, FL $52,247

Amarillo, TX $52,224

Killeen, TX $52,207

Fayetteville, AR $52,161

Sioux Falls, SD $52,121

Chattanooga, TN $52,086

Idaho Falls, ID $52,081

Gainesville, FL $51,960

Portsmouth, OH $51,931

Little Rock, AR $51,920

Lynchburg, VA $51,920

Lafayette, LA $51,897

Youngstown, OH $51,897

Temple, TX $51,874

Daytona Beach, FL $51,862

Clarksville, TN $51,857

Pensacola, FL $51,851

Hopkinsville, KY $51,679

Charleston, WV $51,673

Florence, SC $51,644

Sioux City, IA $51,610

Macon, GA $51,443

Tallahassee, FL $51,437

Fayetteville, NC $51,426

Waco, TX $51,414

Wichita Falls, TX $51,414

Pine Bluff, AR $51,392

Vincennes, IN $51,282

Lubbock, TX $51,259

Great Falls, MT $51,225

Alamogordo, NM $51,219

Abilene, TX $51,173

Rapid City, SD $51,099

Monroe, LA $51,099

Albany, GA $51,064

Huntington, WV $51,058

Jackson, MS $51,053

Greenville, MS $51,047

Parkersburg, WV $50,990

Montgomery, AL $50,978

Johnstown, PA $50,967

Springfield, MO $50,921

Biloxi, MS $50,892

Sumter, SC $50,771

Columbus, GA $50,766

Twin Falls, ID $50,731

Pascagoula, MS $50,657

Kingsport, TN $50,507

Gulfport, MS $50,490

Alexandria, LA $50,301

Fort Smith, AR $50,157

El Paso, TX $50,002

Helena, MT $49,927

Las Cruces, NM $49,744

Harlingen, TX $49,583

Pocatello, ID $49,531

Florence, AL $49,514

Brownsville, TX $49,502

Dothan, AL $49,411

Mcallen, TX $49,382

Columbus, MS $48,957

Altus, OK $48,693

Lawton, OK $48,584

Pierre, SD $48,377

What Skills Can Increase a Franchise Executive's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 10.47% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.
Sustainability (Mentioned in 0.87% Job Postings): Sustainability is a societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and therefore vary in the literature and over time.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	10.47%
Work Ethic	1.74%
Sustainability	0.87%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Franchise Executive's salary.

Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Marketing Systems: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Microsoft Office: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scheduling	$61,440	7%
Marketing Systems	$61,440	7%
Microsoft Office	$61,440	7%
Innovation	$59,718	4%
Business Model	$59,718	4%
Time Management	$59,143	3%

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How Education impacts a Franchise Executive's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Franchise Executives enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Franchise Executive with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $59,305 and $62,453).

Franchise Executive Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Franchise Executive

No Diploma 42.9%

High School 42.9%

Associates 21.4%

Bachelors 35.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	42.9%
High School	42.9%
Associates	21.4%
Bachelors	35.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Franchise Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Franchise Executive's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$51,529

Average $57,421/year

$64,429

$4,294

Average $4,785/month

$5,369

$991

Average $1,104/week

$1,239

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,429	$5,369	$1,239	$31
Average	$57,421	$4,785	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$51,529	$4,294	$991	$25

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Salary Trends for Franchise Executive

Salaries for a Franchise Executive can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,636 in 2023 to around $67,741 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Franchise Executive salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Franchise Executive Over Time

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2023

$68,636

2024

$68,333

2025

$67,741

2026

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2023	$68,636
2024	$68,333
2025	$67,741
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