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What restaurant managers make

Restaurant manager

$54,000

Assistant manager

$37,000

Multi-unit or hotel

$100,000

Job Bank's national median is $26 an hour, about $54,000 a year full time. The top figure of $48.08 an hour works out near $100,000 and belongs to people running large hotel operations, several locations, or their own profitable restaurant.