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

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

How does experience change A Station Manager's salary?

A Station Manager's salary grows with experience: an Assistant Restaurant Manager (0-3 years)earns $41,705, a Station Manager (3-5 years)earns $56,287, a Regional Restaurant Manager (5+ years)earns $84,805, a Restaurant Director (5+ years)earns $118,107,

What are the highest paying states for a Station Manager?

Station Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Station Manager roles are District of Columbia $62,918, California $62,680, Massachusetts $61,844. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Station Manager roles make?

Salaries for Station Manager level roles vary by specialization: Gas Station Manager: $165,632; Trainee Station Manager: $101,052; Radio Station Manager: $95,826; Deputy Station Manager: $80,720; Sort Manager Station: $76,868.

How do different companies affect a Station Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Station Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like Subway IP LLC ($57,183) and Kesem ($49,677) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $35,814.

Station Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Station Manager make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Station Manager in the United States is $56,827 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,851
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,586 to $64,168
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,905

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Station Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,168	$5,347	$1,234	$31
Average	$56,827	$4,736	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,586	$4,216	$973	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Station Manager Salaries

A Station Manager'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 Do Station Manager 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 Station Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,918.
California: $62,680.
Massachusetts: $61,844.

District of Columbia $62,918 California $62,680 Massachusetts $61,844 Washington $61,617 New Jersey $61,594 Alaska $61,515 Connecticut $60,731 New York $60,412

Hawaii $59,395 Rhode Island $58,918 Maryland $58,594 Minnesota $58,151 Colorado $57,980 Illinois $57,923 Oregon $57,707 Delaware $57,548

New Hampshire $57,448 Virginia $57,224 Pennsylvania $56,571 Nevada $56,241 North Dakota $56,133 Michigan $55,963 Wisconsin $55,900 Vermont $55,775

Texas $55,429 Maine $55,406 Arizona $55,372 Ohio $55,332 Georgia $54,809 Indiana $54,548 Wyoming $54,497 Utah $54,417

Iowa $54,383 Kansas $54,110 Louisiana $54,031 North Carolina $54,002 Missouri $53,991 Florida $53,769 Montana $53,650 Nebraska $53,536

Kentucky $53,474 South Carolina $53,247 Tennessee $53,104 Idaho $53,048 New Mexico $52,633 Oklahoma $52,542 Alabama $52,207 South Dakota $51,644

Arkansas $51,337 West Virginia $51,172 Mississippi $50,678

Top Paying Cities for Station Managers

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: $71,675
San Francisco: $70,891
Oakland: $69,397

San Jose, CA $71,675

San Francisco, CA $70,891

Oakland, CA $69,397

New York, NY $65,430

Paramus, NJ $64,634

Queens Village, NY $64,631

Passaic, NJ $64,577

Bergenfield, NJ $64,572

Stamford, CT $64,447

Huntington, NY $64,424

Newark, NJ $64,004

Bridgeport, CT $63,884

Vallejo, CA $63,771

New Brunswick, NJ $63,748

Petaluma, CA $63,714

Middlesex, NJ $63,606

Somerset, NJ $63,566

Santa Cruz, CA $63,492

Boston, MA $63,146

Monterey, CA $62,946

Seattle, WA $62,816

Santa Rosa, CA $62,805

Los Angeles, CA $62,788

Juneau, AK $62,640

Washington, DC $62,577

Orange, CA $62,375

Santa Ana, CA $62,225

Long Beach, CA $62,168

Anaheim, CA $62,157

Anchorage, AK $62,129

Santa Maria, CA $61,958

Everett, WA $61,947

Danbury, CT $61,747

Bremerton, WA $61,668

Tacoma, WA $61,464

New Suffolk, NY $61,463

Sacramento, CA $61,447

Santa Barbara, CA $61,384

Trenton, NJ $61,322

San Diego, CA $61,322

Brockton, MA $61,259

Fairbanks, AK $61,120

Lompoc, CA $60,975

Lowell, MA $60,929

Ventura, CA $60,918

Nashua, NH $60,907

Stockton, CA $60,901

Modesto, CA $60,486

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,361

Olympia, WA $60,253

Kennewick, WA $60,253

New Haven, CT $60,231

Lawrence, MA $60,026

Hartford, CT $59,969

Riverside, CA $59,958

New Bedford, MA $59,901

Richland, WA $59,901

Bakersfield, CA $59,821

San Bernardino, CA $59,799

New Britain, CT $59,793

Atlantic City, NJ $59,793

New London, CT $59,770

Norwich, CT $59,753

Portsmouth, NH $59,742

Boulder, CO $59,621

Portland, OR $59,543

Worcester, MA $59,537

Minneapolis, MN $59,361

Philadelphia, PA $59,282

Honolulu, HI $59,094

Saint Paul, MN $59,067

Vineland, NJ $59,054

Providence, RI $58,889

Chicago, IL $58,725

Bellingham, WA $58,656

Springfield, MA $58,611

Baltimore, MD $58,594

Chico, CA $58,452

Pittsfield, MA $58,298

Manchester, NH $58,190

Spokane, WA $57,940

Denver, CO $57,935

Albany, NY $57,668

Troy, NY $57,645

Nassau, NY $57,584

Schenectady, NY $57,526

Wilmington, DE $57,480

Burlington, VT $57,401

Salem, OR $57,378

Portland, ME $57,202

Yakima, WA $57,145

Rochester, MN $56,969

Reno, NV $56,940

Fresno, CA $56,940

Milwaukee, WI $56,889

Detroit, MI $56,832

Ann Arbor, MI $56,823

Allentown, PA $56,815

Colorado Springs, CO $56,719

Syracuse, NY $56,690

Carson City, NV $56,690

Houston, TX $56,611

Eugene, OR $56,582

Gary, IN $56,514

Springfield, OR $56,469

Bismarck, ND $56,457

Galveston, TX $56,417

Medford, OR $56,332

Fort Collins, CO $56,309

Concord, NH $56,281

Austin, TX $56,264

Mesa, AZ $56,145

Reading, PA $56,139

Phoenix, AZ $56,133

Dallas, TX $56,116

Saint Cloud, MN $56,062

Madison, WI $55,986

Utica, NY $55,832

Rochester, NY $55,741

Des Moines, IA $55,736

Raleigh, NC $55,730

Atlanta, GA $55,645

Battle Creek, MI $55,628

Salt Lake City, UT $55,611

Lancaster, PA $55,525

Harrisburg, PA $55,446

Kansas City, MO $55,389

Champaign, IL $55,378

Kansas City, KS $55,378

Fort Worth, TX $55,372

Columbus, OH $55,362

Boca Raton, FL $55,349

Pittsburgh, PA $55,326

Richmond, VA $55,304

Indianapolis, IN $55,292

Cleveland, OH $55,287

Las Vegas, NV $55,218

Cincinnati, OH $55,218

Petersburg, VA $55,133

Huntsville, AL $55,048

Lansing, MI $55,010

Lebanon, PA $55,002

Pueblo, CO $54,997

Appleton, WI $54,980

Buffalo, NY $54,957

Dayton, OH $54,940

Racine, WI $54,929

Charlotte, NC $54,923

Saint Louis, MO $54,906

York, PA $54,872

Elkhart, IN $54,872

Gastonia, NC $54,861

Billings, MT $54,847

Beaumont, TX $54,832

Lorain, OH $54,821

Benton Harbor, MI $54,809

Toledo, OH $54,798

Binghamton, NY $54,769

Rock Hill, SC $54,764

Rockford, IL $54,735

Springfield, IL $54,713

Elyria, OH $54,707

Fargo, ND $54,707

Flagstaff, AZ $54,667

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,633

Duluth, MN $54,599

Miami, FL $54,599

Cheyenne, WY $54,559

Grand Forks, ND $54,559

Bangor, ME $54,434

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,372

Durham, NC $54,348

Louisville, KY $54,343

Grand Rapids, MI $54,332

Hialeah, FL $54,326

Casper, WY $54,247

Scranton, PA $54,178

New Orleans, LA $54,161

Virginia Beach, VA $54,156

Akron, OH $54,127

Peoria, IL $54,053

Sarasota, FL $54,042

Nashville, TN $54,002

Omaha, NE $54,002

Green Bay, WI $54,002

Baton Rouge, LA $53,974

Charleston, SC $53,963

Jamestown, NY $53,934

Davenport, IA $53,934

Tucson, AZ $53,906

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,872

Tampa, FL $53,860

Evansville, IN $53,826

Port Arthur, TX $53,826

Bradenton, FL $53,803

Santa Fe, NM $53,701

Orlando, FL $53,599

Clearwater, FL $53,582

Canton, OH $53,462

La Crosse, WI $53,462

Albuquerque, NM $53,428

Newport News, VA $53,423

High Point, NC $53,406

Ogden, UT $53,383

Corpus Christi, TX $53,337

Norfolk, VA $53,303

Laramie, WY $53,303

Rock Island, IL $53,269

Saginaw, MI $53,258

Jacksonville, FL $53,252

Salisbury, NC $53,241

Boise, ID $53,229

Moline, IL $53,201

Fort Myers, FL $53,184

Memphis, TN $53,173

Tulsa, OK $53,144

Waterloo, IA $53,110

Spartanburg, SC $53,053

Lincoln, NE $53,025

Fort Wayne, IN $53,014

Provo, UT $53,008

Cedar Falls, IA $52,940

San Antonio, TX $52,917

Greensboro, NC $52,894

South Bend, IN $52,889

Savannah, GA $52,826

Muskegon, MI $52,803

Birmingham, AL $52,798

Winston Salem, NC $52,770

Lake Charles, LA $52,633

Anderson, IN $52,621

Lexington, KY $52,604

Augusta, GA $52,587

Greenville, SC $52,587

Lima, OH $52,542

Wichita, KS $52,536

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,536

Columbia, SC $52,485

Springfield, OH $52,474

Asheville, NC $52,383

Bloomington, IN $52,343

Knoxville, TN $52,138

Shreveport, LA $52,133

Wilmington, NC $52,059

Roanoke, VA $52,059

Topeka, KS $51,957

Frankfort, KY $51,950

Oklahoma City, OK $51,911

Chillicothe, OH $51,888

Longview, TX $51,883

Melbourne, FL $51,877

Sioux Falls, SD $51,786

Mobile, AL $51,780

Terre Haute, IN $51,758

Altoona, PA $51,724

Amarillo, TX $51,684

Killeen, TX $51,667

Fayetteville, AR $51,621

Chattanooga, TN $51,604

Sioux City, IA $51,553

Idaho Falls, ID $51,542

Lynchburg, VA $51,496

Gainesville, FL $51,422

Portsmouth, OH $51,394

Little Rock, AR $51,383

Lafayette, LA $51,360

Youngstown, OH $51,360

Daytona Beach, FL $51,326

Clarksville, TN $51,320

Pensacola, FL $51,314

Temple, TX $51,310

Hopkinsville, KY $51,144

Erie, PA $51,133

Florence, SC $51,110

Charleston, WV $51,019

Great Falls, MT $50,991

Macon, GA $50,911

Tallahassee, FL $50,905

Fayetteville, NC $50,894

Waco, TX $50,883

Helena, MT $50,843

Pine Bluff, AR $50,821

Vincennes, IN $50,752

Lubbock, TX $50,729

Alamogordo, NM $50,695

Twin Falls, ID $50,644

Rapid City, SD $50,627

Jackson, MS $50,525

Huntington, WV $50,521

Greenville, MS $50,519

Parkersburg, WV $50,461

Montgomery, AL $50,451

Wichita Falls, TX $50,394

Springfield, MO $50,394

Biloxi, MS $50,365

Monroe, LA $50,309

Johnstown, PA $50,269

Sumter, SC $50,246

Columbus, GA $50,240

Pascagoula, MS $50,132

Abilene, TX $50,132

Kingsport, TN $49,985

Albany, GA $49,985

Gulfport, MS $49,968

Alexandria, LA $49,780

Fort Smith, AR $49,638

El Paso, TX $49,485

Las Cruces, NM $49,229

Harlingen, TX $49,085

Pocatello, ID $49,075

Florence, AL $49,002

Brownsville, TX $48,990

Mcallen, TX $48,871

Dothan, AL $48,791

Columbus, MS $48,454

Altus, OK $48,189

Lawton, OK $48,081

Pierre, SD $47,876

What Skills Can Increase a Station Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.4% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Service Quality (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Service quality is a measure of how an organization delivers its services compared to the expectations of its customers.
Catering (Mentioned in 1.18% Job Postings): Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.4%
Service Quality	2.08%
Catering	1.18%

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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 Station Manager's salary.

Security Policy: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Organizing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Security Policy	$64,782	14%
Motivating	$61,373	8%
Organizing	$60,804	7%
Interviewing	$60,804	7%
Catering	$60,804	7%
Planning	$60,236	6%

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How Education impacts a Station Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Station Managers enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Station Manager with a No Diploma is between $55,093 and $58,234).

Station Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Station Manager

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 35.0%

Associates 18.1%

Bachelors 40.7%

Masters 4.7%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	35.0%
Associates	18.1%
Bachelors	40.7%
Masters	4.7%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Station Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Station Manager'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.

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$50,586

Average $56,827/year

$64,168

$4,216

Average $4,736/month

$5,347

$973

Average $1,093/week

$1,234

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,168	$5,347	$1,234	$31
Average	$56,827	$4,736	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,586	$4,216	$973	$24

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Salary Trends for Station Manager

Salaries for a Station Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $46,045 in 2023 to around $46,479 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Station Manager salary trends, .

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