How much do lodging managers make?

What the national Lodging Managers median says

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the U.S. median for Lodging Managers at $69,250 per year. Median means the middle. Half of the wage values used for this estimate fall below that point. Half fall above it. The median is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. It is one clear mark for the middle of a broad national pay range.

BLS also lists 42,620 wage and salary jobs for Lodging Managers. That count covers jobs in the survey's scope. It does not count open job ads. It also leaves out people who work for themselves. The wage and job counts share the same May 2025 reference point, so they can be read together without mixing time periods.

The Lodging Managers mean of $78,740 per year is 13.7% above the $69,250 median on the same published median. Mean means BLS adds the wage values and divides the total by the number of jobs behind the estimate. A gap between mean and median shows that the shape is not even. It does not explain the cause of the gap.

The fields that make SOC 11-9081 its own page

BLS names this record Lodging Managers and gives it SOC 11-9081. The two-part code is the stable key for this page. A role with a close name keeps a different code, wage row, job count, and area pattern. WageScope never joins two SOC records because their words sound alike.

For SOC 11-9081, the U.S. row reports 42,620 wage and salary jobs. Its annual median is $69,250 per year. Its matching mean is $78,740 per year. These facts come from one national row and one May 2025 release.

SOC 11-9081 appears in 52 state or territory rows. It also has 184 metro rows and 78 nonmetro rows. A missing local row stays missing. We do not fill it with U.S. data or data for a similar job code.

• SOC 11-9081 10th percentile: $40,070 per year.
• SOC 11-9081 25th percentile: $49,530 per year.
• SOC 11-9081 median: $69,250 per year.
• SOC 11-9081 75th percentile: $94,030 per year.
• SOC 11-9081 90th percentile: $128,880 per year.
• SOC 11-9081 employment RSE: 2%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.1%.
• SOC 11-9081 has no national suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

Read the Lodging Managers wage ladder from low to high

The 10th percentile is $40,070 per year. The 25th percentile is $49,530 per year. The median is $69,250 per year. The 75th percentile is $94,030 per year. The 90th percentile is $128,880 per year. Each point marks a place in the same national wage spread.

A percentile is a rank point. It is not a career step. For example, the 10th percentile means 10% of wage values are at or below that mark. It does not mean a new worker starts there. The 90th percentile means 90% are at or below that mark. It does not mean a worker can reach it after a set number of years.

The middle half runs from $49,530 to $94,030 per year. That span is $44,500. The full 10th-to-90th span is $88,810. These spans show why one median cannot stand in for every Lodging Managers job.

What the gaps around the Lodging Managers median show

The median is 72.8% above the 10th percentile. The 90th percentile is 86.1% above the median. The two sides do not have to match. A wider upper side can pull the mean up. A wider lower side can pull it down. The data shows the shape, but not the reason for that shape.

The 25th-to-median step is $19,720 per year. The median-to-75th step is $24,780 per year. These two steps give a closer look at the middle half. They are often more useful than a single top-to-bottom gap because they keep the center in view.

Use this ladder as a fact check when you read a job post. A posted range can sit below, near, or above these BLS marks. That does not make the post wrong. A job may differ by place, hours, level, field, employer, or work rules. Keep the posted range tied to that listing. Keep the BLS range tied to the whole occupation.

Metro areas with the highest published Lodging Managers medians

WageScope found 183 metro rows with the same published annual median for Lodging Managers. It sorts only those rows. It does not fill a blank row. It does not turn a blank into zero. The first six rows below have the highest published medians in this release. The list is a wage rank, not a rank of places to live or work.

The first row is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, at $129,230 per year. The middle metro row by published pay is Bakersfield-Delano, CA, at $67,130 per year. That middle metro mark gives one more check on how far the top rows sit from a common place in the set.

These are nominal wages. Nominal means the dollar amount shown in the source. This list does not adjust for local price levels. It also does not tell us how many openings an area has now. Use a local page to see price-level context when an exact BEA row exists. Use the separate job block to inspect current employer-title matches.

• 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Lodging Managers median of $129,230 per year, or $59,980 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 220 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 0.39.
• 2. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Lodging Managers median of $115,190 per year, or $45,940 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 70 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 0.6.
• 3. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Lodging Managers median of $106,940 per year, or $37,690 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 70 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 3.25.
• 4. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ has a Lodging Managers median of $106,040 per year, or $36,790 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 110 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 2.32.
• 5. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Lodging Managers median of $102,180 per year, or $32,930 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 40 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 1.34.
• 6. Napa, CA has a Lodging Managers median of $100,350 per year, or $31,100 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. BLS lists 80 jobs there, against 42,620 across the U.S. The local location quotient is 3.74.

Metro areas with the largest Lodging Managers job estimates

A large wage can appear in a small job market. A large job market can have a lower wage. That is why WageScope keeps pay and job count in separate views. The six rows below have the largest published employment estimates for Lodging Managers among metro rows in this release. Employment means the number of wage and salary jobs in scope. It does not mean open roles.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest listed metro estimate in this set, at 1,910 jobs. Its median is $94,030 per year. Compare that with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, which leads the published median list. The leaders may match, or they may not. Each list answers a different question.

Job count can help you see the scale of a local labor market. It cannot show churn, new hiring, job quality, remote work, or the chance that one person will get hired. Current listings add a second view, but they are a dated sample of posts. WageScope never turns the listing count into a demand score.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1,910 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 4.5% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $94,030 per year, or $24,780 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 1,480 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 3.5% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $75,930 per year, or $6,680 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,160 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 2.7% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $76,860 per year, or $7,610 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 1.5.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,140 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 2.7% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $66,280 per year, or $2,970 below the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 920 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 2.2% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $64,060 per year, or $5,190 below the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 6. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has 900 estimated Lodging Managers jobs. That is 2.1% of the U.S. estimate of 42,620 jobs. Its median is $71,620 per year, or $2,370 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. Its location quotient is 2.33.

Where Lodging Managers has a larger share of local jobs

Location quotient is a share check. A value of 1 means the role has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. A value above 1 means the local share is larger. A value below 1 means the local share is smaller. It is not a count. It is not a wage. It does not say that a place is growing.

Bozeman, MT has the highest published location quotient in this bounded metro set, at 8.11. The same row lists 160 jobs and a median of $73,870 per year. Reading all three values keeps a high share from being mistaken for a large market or high pay.

A small area can have a high location quotient because the role makes up a large part of a small local job base. A large area can have many workers and a lower quotient. Use the quotient to ask where the role is common in the mix. Use employment to ask how many jobs BLS estimated. Use the wage fields to ask what the published pay range looks like.

• 1. Bozeman, MT has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 8.11. BLS lists 160 jobs and a median of $73,870 per year, or $4,620 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.
• 2. Sandusky, OH has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 5.47. BLS lists 80 jobs and a median of $49,720 per year, or $19,530 below the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.
• 3. Portland-South Portland, ME has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 5.14. BLS lists 410 jobs and a median of $62,400 per year, or $6,850 below the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.
• 4. Glens Falls, NY has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 4.91. BLS lists 70 jobs and a median of $76,220 per year, or $6,970 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.
• 5. Flagstaff, AZ has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 4.89. BLS lists 90 jobs and a median of $82,840 per year, or $13,590 above the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.
• 6. Great Falls, MT has a Lodging Managers location quotient of 4.65. BLS lists 50 jobs and a median of $61,760 per year, or $7,490 below the U.S. Lodging Managers median. The U.S. job estimate is 42,620.

How Lodging Managers sits in Management

Lodging Managers is SOC 11-9081. BLS places it in the Management major group. Among 37 detailed roles in that group with a published annual median, Lodging Managers ranks 36 of 37 by median. This is a pay rank inside one source family. It is not a rank of skill, value, status, or career fit.

The closest same-family medians help set a fair peer frame. They do not claim that the work is the same. Official SOC titles can cover different tasks and settings. WageScope uses the family only because BLS publishes that link. It does not infer a career move, a skill match, or a hiring path from the wage gap.

Use these peer rows to spot whether the $69,250 median sits near many family roles or far from them. Then open a role's own page before using its number. Each role has a different code, job count, wage spread, and place pattern. One family label does not erase those facts.

• 1. Food Service Managers, SOC 11-9051, has a U.S. median of $69,390 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $140 per year.
• 2. Personal Service Managers, All Other, SOC 11-9179, has a U.S. median of $69,770 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $520 per year.
• 3. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, SOC 11-9141, has a U.S. median of $69,990 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $740 per year.
• 4. Funeral Home Managers, SOC 11-9171, has a U.S. median of $78,790 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $9,540 per year.
• 5. Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, SOC 11-9031, has a U.S. median of $59,300 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $9,950 per year.
• 6. Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, SOC 11-9072, has a U.S. median of $79,520 per year. Its gap from Lodging Managers is $10,270 per year.

How much care to use with the Lodging Managers estimate

The relative standard error for the job count is 2%. For the mean wage it is 1.1%. This measure, called RSE, shows survey precision. A smaller RSE often means less uncertainty from the sample. It does not tell you whether one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE applies to the 42,620 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE applies to the published mean of $78,740 per year. These fields do not give a matching RSE for the median or each percentile. WageScope shows the fields BLS published and does not move one RSE to another measure.

Survey values can change when BLS changes its methods, sample, models, or source year. That is why we show May 2025 on this page. Before we use a new release, we check its files, rows, and pages. A changed number is only a correction if the source calls it one.

A simple way to compare Lodging Managers across places

First, compare the same wage metric. Use annual with annual or hourly with hourly. Next, check the source date. Keep May 2025 BLS rows together. Then read employment and location quotient beside pay. This stops a high median from standing in for market size or local share. Last, add BEA price-level context only when the exact place has an approved row.

A state, metro, and nonmetro area are not the same kind of map. Do not rank them in one list without saying so. WageScope groups like with like. It also keeps a national row as a broad bench mark. A local page can show the local row, its state row when that link is exact, and the U.S. row without blending them.

If a value is blank, keep it blank. If BLS marks a top code, read it as a lower bound. Do not fill a blank from a nearby place. Do not turn a wage gap into a claim about taxes, hours, benefits, work rules, or a household budget. Those facts are not in the OEWS row.

Move from Lodging Managers wage data to one real listing

The job block on this page uses a strict employer-title match for Lodging Managers. It may show fewer rows than the full MeritLog job search. That is on purpose. A false negative is safer here than a job card for a different role. Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. The cards do not change the BLS wage data.

Open one listing and read its own pay, work place, level, and needs. Compare its posted range with the BLS spread only as context. A posted range is set by an employer for one role. The BLS range is a survey view across many jobs. Neither source proves that a person is fit for the work.

When you tailor a résumé, use work facts you can back up. Do not turn $69,250 into a skill or result. Do not copy a BLS job count into your work history. MeritLog can help shape confirmed experience for a chosen listing. The wage page stays public and read only. It does not save a job or create a résumé on page load.

What this Lodging Managers page does not claim

This page does not say what one Lodging Managers worker earns. It does not promise that a job pays the median. It does not state a starting wage. It does not explain why the mean and median differ. It does not add benefits, tips, stock, bonus pay, taxes, or work hours unless BLS includes them in the published wage measure.

The page does not count people who work for themselves. It does not turn 42,620 into current openings. It does not read private MeritLog jobs or Career Memory. MeritLog does not use the page to build a private career profile. While public analytics are on, GA4, Ahrefs, and Meta may get this page's URL. Use Your Privacy Choices or Global Privacy Control to turn that off. The page does not send its text to a model.

The best use is narrow and clear. Read the May 2025 BLS wage range. Check how the role changes by place. Add the separate 2024 BEA price level when an exact row exists. Inspect a dated employer-title match. Then make a résumé choice from facts you have confirmed. Keep each source tied to the question it can answer.