Pit Manager Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

How much does a Pit Manager make in Des Moines, IA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Pit Manager in Des Moines, IA is $75,861. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $63,355 to $99,568, with most professionals earning between $51,970 and $121,152.

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What is a Pit Manager?

A pit boss (more commonly known today as the Pit Manager) is the person who directs the employees who work in a casino pit. The job of the pit boss is to manage the floormen, who are the supervisors for table games dealers in a casino. One pit boss monitors all floormen, dealers, and players in the pit; there is usually one floorman for every six tables. The floormen correct minor mistakes but if a serious gaming discrepancy arises (such as duplicate cards being found in a deck), it is the job of the pit boss to sort it out....

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Acts as the intermediary arbiter settling customer disputes over rulings arising with table games.

February 17, 2023

Works closely with Vice President/Director/Manager to implement and oversee overall strategies for the overall engagement, customer service, comp ability, games layout and mix, revenue growth, and expense management in order to maximize profitability.

March 01, 2023

Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring responsible gaming and responsible alcohol service by discreetly notifying appropriate management of concerns and observations.

April 10, 2023

Promotes positive customers relations providing a delightful gaming experience by, answering questions, resolving disputes, calling beverage servers, comping etc.

May 11, 2023

Offers the highest possible level of customer service resulting in a maximum level of guest enjoyment with anticipated return play.

May 13, 2023

Assists the Table Games Assistant Shift Manager and Table Games Shift Manager, Must utilize basic strategy and warning signs of advantage play to either identify the possibility of an advantage player, or accurately rule out a guest as an advantage player.

May 14, 2023

Provides recommendation for staffing (including interviewing and hiring) and scheduling (planning, assigning and directing work) to meet business needs.

May 15, 2023

Monitors chips and cash transactions between dealers and customers and ensures that proper payout amounts are paid to customers, in accordance with established procedures.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Pit Manager in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

63355

99568

75861

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

85350

138909

99793

What is the average salary for Pit Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Pit Manager in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Pit Manager ranges from $63,355 to $99,568 with the average base salary of $75,861. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $85,350 to $138,909 with the average total cash compensation of $99,793.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$75,861	$63,355 - $99,568
Bonus	$23,932	$21,994 - $39,341
Total Pay	$99,793	$85,350 - $138,909

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Pit Manager Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,076 - $99,129	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,076 - $99,129	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,488 - $98,205	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,886 - $92,544	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,391 - $93,337	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,493 - $98,213	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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