General Manager salary: $160K median
The median advertised General Manager salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $104K to $225K: counted from 146 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $275K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll general manager jobs
$160Kmedian advertised salary
$104K – $225Kmiddle half of roles
$171Kaverage advertised salary
146roles counted
General Manager salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $220K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $204K | 33 |
| 🇺🇸California | $182K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $162K | 140 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| iCapital | $288K | 3 |
| Justworks | $252K | 3 |
| Jerry.ai | $225K | 3 |
| Jensen Hughes | $168K | 4 |
| CannonDesign | $152K | 9 |
| Via | $139K | 6 |
| Airbnb | $117K | 3 |
| ATOMS | $108K | 5 |
| EquipmentShare | $105K | 16 |
| SMCP NORTH AMERICA (US, CANADA) | $95K | 3 |
| sweetgreen | $80K | 18 |
Highest-paying open General Manager roles
All general manager jobs- General Manager, USJoko · 🇺🇸NYC$400K - $500KHybridEnglishPerformance marketing
- VP & GM, Public SectorMongoDB · 🇺🇸Washington DC$200K - $450KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- General Manager, Fintech & EarningsSuper.com · 🇺🇸United States$307K - $425KRemote
- General Manager, Health, Beauty & Wellness Services (Chicago or New York)Groupon · 🇺🇸Chicago (35 W. Wacker Dr.)$257K - $406KProcurementCRM
- Chief Risk Officer - Managing DirectoriCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$350K - $400KLead and aboveCPACFAFRM
- Country Lead CanadaLinkup · 🇨🇦🇺🇸Canada / US$200K - $400KLead and above
- Chief of Staff to GM, AdsPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US$179K - $368KOKRsWorkforce planning
- Managing Director, Derivatives & HedgingNational Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT; New York, NY$244K - $358KLead and above
- Product GM, SpendAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$250K - $350KHybridProduct marketing
- General Manager, SandboxesBlacksmith · 🇺🇸New York City$250K - $350KGitHub Actions
- Country Manager (US)Fonio · 🇺🇸New York$300K - $350K
- GM, Head of DataTalos Trading · 🇬🇧🇺🇸London, NYC$280K - $350KHybridLead and above
- Head of Business Line Operations, Air Dominance & StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $345KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceM&A
- Managing Director, Data, AI, & CloudTelus Digital · 🇺🇸Charlottesville, VA$250K - $320KHybridLead and aboveAgileAI
- Managing Director, Data, AI, & CloudTelus Digital · 🇨🇦Toronto, ON$236K - $310KHybridLead and aboveAgileAI
- General Manager, Data Center (New Build)Nebius · 🇺🇸Independence, Missouri, United States; United States$240K - $301K
- Head of Business DataZip · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $300KHybridLead and aboveLLMdbtTableau
- Global Head of Distribution, Data Solutions - Managing DirectoriCapital · 🇺🇸Greenwich, Connecticut, United States; New York, New York…$275K - $300KLead and above
- Head of Business OperationsAxion · 🇺🇸New York, NY$225K - $300KLead and aboveSQLMedical devicesSpreadsheets
- Head of Business OperationsRange · 🇺🇸McLean, VA$200K - $300KLead and above
Questions about General Manager pay
- What is the average General Manager salary?
- $171K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 146 open General Manager postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $104K to $225K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest General Manager pay?
- iCapital ($288K), Justworks ($252K), Jerry.ai ($225K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a general manager a high-paying job?
- The median General Manager posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a general manager?
- A tenth of the postings offer $275K a year or more; the highest open General Manager role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the General Manager salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $50 to $108 an hour.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for General Manager roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $104K to $225K. Counted from 146 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/general-manager/
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