What are the main factors that influence a General Manager yr's salary?

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

How does experience change A General Manager yr's salary?

A General Manager yr's salary grows with experience: an Operations Supervisor (0-3 years)earns $66,682, an Operations Senior Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $95,530, an General Manager yr (5+ years)earns $108,429, a Senior Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $146,993, an Operations Director (5+ years)earns $203,950,

What are the highest paying states for a General Manager yr?

General Manager yr salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for General Manager yr roles are District of Columbia $131,141, California $130,644, Massachusetts $128,903. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of General Manager yr roles make?

Salaries for General Manager yr level roles vary by specialization: Multi Plant General Manager: $257,434; Plant General Manager: $219,634; Casino General Manager: $186,989; General Engineering Manager: $156,300; General Manager General Administrative: $131,957.

How do different companies affect a General Manager yr's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for General Manager yr roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

General Manager yr Salary in the United States

How much does a General Manager yr make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Manager yr in the United States is $118,444 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $57.

However, a General Manager yr's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $146,495
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,065 to $133,127
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,795

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General Manager yr Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,127	$11,094	$2,560	$64
Average	$118,444	$9,870	$2,278	$57
25th Percentile	$106,065	$8,839	$2,040	$51

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Key Factors That Influence General Manager yr Salaries

A General Manager yr'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 General Manager yr Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a General Manager yr'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): $66,682
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,530
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,429
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $146,993
Expert (over 8 years): $203,950

Levels	Salary
Operation... Level General Manager yr	$66,682
Operation... Level General Manager yr	$95,530
General M... Level General Manager yr	$108,429
Senior Op... Level General Manager yr	$146,993
Operation... Level General Manager yr	$203,950

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How Do General Manager yr 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 General Manager yrs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $131,141.
California: $130,644.
Massachusetts: $128,903.

District of Columbia $131,141 California $130,644 Massachusetts $128,903 Washington $128,429 New Jersey $128,381 Alaska $128,216 Connecticut $126,581 New York $125,918

Hawaii $123,798 Rhode Island $122,803 Maryland $122,128 Minnesota $121,204 Colorado $120,848 Illinois $120,730 Oregon $120,280 Delaware $119,948

New Hampshire $119,740 Virginia $119,273 Pennsylvania $117,911 Nevada $117,224 North Dakota $116,999 Michigan $116,644 Wisconsin $116,513 Vermont $116,253

Texas $115,530 Maine $115,483 Arizona $115,412 Ohio $115,329 Georgia $114,239 Indiana $113,694 Wyoming $113,588 Utah $113,422

Iowa $113,351 Kansas $112,782 Louisiana $112,617 North Carolina $112,557 Missouri $112,534 Florida $112,072 Montana $111,823 Nebraska $111,586

Kentucky $111,456 South Carolina $110,982 Tennessee $110,686 Idaho $110,567 New Mexico $109,703 Oklahoma $109,513 Alabama $108,815 South Dakota $107,642

Arkansas $107,002 West Virginia $106,659 Mississippi $105,628

Top Paying Cities for General Manager yrs

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: $149,393
San Francisco: $147,758
Oakland: $144,644

San Jose, CA $149,393

San Francisco, CA $147,758

Oakland, CA $144,644

New York, NY $136,375

Paramus, NJ $134,717

Queens Village, NY $134,711

Passaic, NJ $134,599

Bergenfield, NJ $134,588

Stamford, CT $134,327

Huntington, NY $134,279

Newark, NJ $133,403

Bridgeport, CT $133,154

Vallejo, CA $132,918

New Brunswick, NJ $132,870

Petaluma, CA $132,799

Middlesex, NJ $132,574

Somerset, NJ $132,491

Santa Cruz, CA $132,337

Boston, MA $131,615

Monterey, CA $131,199

Seattle, WA $130,928

Santa Rosa, CA $130,904

Los Angeles, CA $130,869

Juneau, AK $130,561

Washington, DC $130,431

Orange, CA $130,009

Santa Ana, CA $129,696

Long Beach, CA $129,578

Anaheim, CA $129,554

Anchorage, AK $129,495

Santa Maria, CA $129,139

Everett, WA $129,116

Danbury, CT $128,699

Bremerton, WA $128,535

Tacoma, WA $128,109

New Suffolk, NY $128,107

Sacramento, CA $128,073

Santa Barbara, CA $127,943

Trenton, NJ $127,813

San Diego, CA $127,813

Brockton, MA $127,683

Fairbanks, AK $127,392

Lompoc, CA $127,090

Lowell, MA $126,994

Ventura, CA $126,972

Nashua, NH $126,948

Stockton, CA $126,936

Modesto, CA $126,072

Poughkeepsie, NY $125,811

Olympia, WA $125,586

Kennewick, WA $125,586

New Haven, CT $125,539

Lawrence, MA $125,112

Hartford, CT $124,994

Riverside, CA $124,970

New Bedford, MA $124,852

Richland, WA $124,852

Bakersfield, CA $124,686

San Bernardino, CA $124,639

New Britain, CT $124,627

Atlantic City, NJ $124,627

New London, CT $124,579

Norwich, CT $124,544

Portsmouth, NH $124,520

Boulder, CO $124,269

Portland, OR $124,106

Worcester, MA $124,094

Minneapolis, MN $123,727

Philadelphia, PA $123,561

Honolulu, HI $123,170

Saint Paul, MN $123,113

Vineland, NJ $123,087

Providence, RI $122,744

Chicago, IL $122,400

Bellingham, WA $122,258

Springfield, MA $122,163

Baltimore, MD $122,128

Chico, CA $121,831

Pittsfield, MA $121,512

Manchester, NH $121,287

Spokane, WA $120,766

Denver, CO $120,754

Albany, NY $120,197

Troy, NY $120,150

Nassau, NY $120,023

Schenectady, NY $119,901

Wilmington, DE $119,806

Burlington, VT $119,640

Salem, OR $119,593

Portland, ME $119,226

Yakima, WA $119,107

Rochester, MN $118,740

Reno, NV $118,681

Fresno, CA $118,681

Milwaukee, WI $118,574

Detroit, MI $118,456

Ann Arbor, MI $118,436

Allentown, PA $118,420

Colorado Springs, CO $118,219

Syracuse, NY $118,160

Carson City, NV $118,160

Houston, TX $117,994

Eugene, OR $117,935

Gary, IN $117,793

Springfield, OR $117,698

Bismarck, ND $117,674

Galveston, TX $117,591

Medford, OR $117,414

Fort Collins, CO $117,366

Concord, NH $117,307

Austin, TX $117,271

Mesa, AZ $117,023

Reading, PA $117,011

Phoenix, AZ $116,999

Dallas, TX $116,963

Saint Cloud, MN $116,850

Madison, WI $116,691

Utica, NY $116,371

Rochester, NY $116,182

Des Moines, IA $116,170

Raleigh, NC $116,158

Atlanta, GA $115,980

Battle Creek, MI $115,945

Salt Lake City, UT $115,909

Lancaster, PA $115,732

Harrisburg, PA $115,566

Kansas City, MO $115,447

Champaign, IL $115,424

Kansas City, KS $115,424

Fort Worth, TX $115,412

Columbus, OH $115,392

Boca Raton, FL $115,364

Pittsburgh, PA $115,317

Richmond, VA $115,270

Indianapolis, IN $115,246

Cleveland, OH $115,234

Las Vegas, NV $115,092

Cincinnati, OH $115,092

Petersburg, VA $114,914

Huntsville, AL $114,737

Lansing, MI $114,657

Lebanon, PA $114,642

Pueblo, CO $114,630

Appleton, WI $114,595

Buffalo, NY $114,547

Dayton, OH $114,512

Racine, WI $114,488

Charlotte, NC $114,476

Saint Louis, MO $114,441

York, PA $114,370

Elkhart, IN $114,370

Gastonia, NC $114,347

Billings, MT $114,319

Beaumont, TX $114,287

Lorain, OH $114,263

Benton Harbor, MI $114,239

Toledo, OH $114,216

Binghamton, NY $114,156

Rock Hill, SC $114,144

Rockford, IL $114,085

Springfield, IL $114,038

Elyria, OH $114,026

Fargo, ND $114,026

Flagstaff, AZ $113,943

Fort Lauderdale, FL $113,872

Duluth, MN $113,801

Miami, FL $113,801

Cheyenne, WY $113,718

Grand Forks, ND $113,718

Bangor, ME $113,458

Cedar Rapids, IA $113,327

Durham, NC $113,277

Louisville, KY $113,268

Grand Rapids, MI $113,244

Hialeah, FL $113,232

Casper, WY $113,067

Scranton, PA $112,925

New Orleans, LA $112,889

Virginia Beach, VA $112,877

Akron, OH $112,818

Peoria, IL $112,664

Sarasota, FL $112,640

Nashville, TN $112,557

Omaha, NE $112,557

Green Bay, WI $112,557

Baton Rouge, LA $112,498

Charleston, SC $112,474

Jamestown, NY $112,415

Davenport, IA $112,415

Tucson, AZ $112,356

Saint Petersburg, FL $112,285

Tampa, FL $112,261

Evansville, IN $112,190

Port Arthur, TX $112,190

Bradenton, FL $112,143

Santa Fe, NM $111,930

Orlando, FL $111,716

Clearwater, FL $111,681

Canton, OH $111,432

La Crosse, WI $111,432

Albuquerque, NM $111,361

Newport News, VA $111,349

High Point, NC $111,314

Ogden, UT $111,266

Corpus Christi, TX $111,172

Norfolk, VA $111,100

Laramie, WY $111,100

Rock Island, IL $111,029

Saginaw, MI $111,006

Jacksonville, FL $110,994

Salisbury, NC $110,970

Boise, ID $110,946

Moline, IL $110,887

Fort Myers, FL $110,852

Memphis, TN $110,828

Tulsa, OK $110,769

Waterloo, IA $110,698

Spartanburg, SC $110,579

Lincoln, NE $110,520

Fort Wayne, IN $110,496

Provo, UT $110,485

Cedar Falls, IA $110,342

San Antonio, TX $110,295

Greensboro, NC $110,248

South Bend, IN $110,236

Savannah, GA $110,106

Muskegon, MI $110,058

Birmingham, AL $110,046

Winston Salem, NC $109,988

Lake Charles, LA $109,703

Anderson, IN $109,679

Lexington, KY $109,644

Augusta, GA $109,608

Greenville, SC $109,608

Lima, OH $109,513

Wichita, KS $109,501

Tuscaloosa, AL $109,501

Columbia, SC $109,395

Springfield, OH $109,371

Asheville, NC $109,182

Bloomington, IN $109,099

Knoxville, TN $108,672

Shreveport, LA $108,661

Wilmington, NC $108,507

Roanoke, VA $108,507

Topeka, KS $108,293

Frankfort, KY $108,280

Oklahoma City, OK $108,199

Chillicothe, OH $108,151

Longview, TX $108,139

Melbourne, FL $108,128

Sioux Falls, SD $107,938

Mobile, AL $107,926

Terre Haute, IN $107,879

Altoona, PA $107,808

Amarillo, TX $107,725

Killeen, TX $107,689

Fayetteville, AR $107,595

Chattanooga, TN $107,559

Sioux City, IA $107,452

Idaho Falls, ID $107,429

Lynchburg, VA $107,334

Gainesville, FL $107,180

Portsmouth, OH $107,121

Little Rock, AR $107,097

Lafayette, LA $107,050

Youngstown, OH $107,050

Daytona Beach, FL $106,979

Clarksville, TN $106,967

Pensacola, FL $106,955

Temple, TX $106,947

Hopkinsville, KY $106,600

Erie, PA $106,576

Florence, SC $106,529

Charleston, WV $106,339

Great Falls, MT $106,280

Macon, GA $106,114

Tallahassee, FL $106,102

Fayetteville, NC $106,078

Waco, TX $106,055

Helena, MT $105,972

Pine Bluff, AR $105,927

Vincennes, IN $105,782

Lubbock, TX $105,735

Alamogordo, NM $105,664

Twin Falls, ID $105,557

Rapid City, SD $105,522

Jackson, MS $105,309

Huntington, WV $105,300

Greenville, MS $105,297

Parkersburg, WV $105,176

Montgomery, AL $105,155

Wichita Falls, TX $105,036

Springfield, MO $105,036

Biloxi, MS $104,977

Monroe, LA $104,858

Johnstown, PA $104,776

Sumter, SC $104,728

Columbus, GA $104,716

Pascagoula, MS $104,491

Abilene, TX $104,491

Kingsport, TN $104,183

Albany, GA $104,183

Gulfport, MS $104,148

Alexandria, LA $103,757

Fort Smith, AR $103,461

El Paso, TX $103,141

Las Cruces, NM $102,608

Harlingen, TX $102,307

Pocatello, ID $102,288

Florence, AL $102,134

Brownsville, TX $102,111

Mcallen, TX $101,862

Dothan, AL $101,696

Columbus, MS $100,992

Altus, OK $100,441

Lawton, OK $100,215

Pierre, SD $99,789

What Skills Can Increase a General Manager yr's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.75% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Cost Control (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Managing and analyzing financial data in determining and reducing business expenses to increase revenue and profitability.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.75%
Product Quality	1.6%
Cost Control	1.17%

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 General Manager yr's salary.

CVS: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analytical Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Influencing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
CVS	$130,288	10%
Analytical Skills	$127,920	8%
Influencing	$126,735	7%
Customer Satisfaction	$125,551	6%
Supply Chain	$125,551	6%
Project Management	$125,551	6%

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How Education impacts a General Manager yr's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many General Manager yrs enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 General Manager yr with a Bachelor's Degree is between $114,075 and $121,293).

General Manager yr Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for General Manager yr

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 19.9%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 48.8%

Masters 18.9%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	19.9%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	48.8%
Masters	18.9%
Doctorate	0.6%

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General Manager yr Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Manager yr'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 May 01, 2026

$106,065

Average $118,444/year

$133,127

$8,839

Average $9,870/month

$11,094

$2,040

Average $2,278/week

$2,560

$51

Average $57/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,127	$11,094	$2,560	$64
Average	$118,444	$9,870	$2,278	$57
25th Percentile	$106,065	$8,839	$2,040	$51

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Salary Trends for General Manager yr

Salaries for a General Manager yr can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $99,949 in 2023 to around $100,159 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of General Manager yr salary trends, .

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2022

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2023

$99,949

2024

$100,517

2025

$100,159

2026

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2023	$99,949
2024	$100,517
2025	$100,159
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