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What restaurant managers make
Median
$69,390
Bottom tenth
$45,960
Top tenth
$107,640
The national median is $69,390 a year. The bottom tenth earn $45,960 or less and the top tenth $107,640 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The survey files this under Food Service Managers, which also counts cafeteria, school kitchen and hospital catering managers, so the line is a little wider than restaurants alone.