The highest-paying states for lodging managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of lodging managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,450, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for lodging managers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $89,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of lodging managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,450 |
$62,840 | 120 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $89,090 |
$52,540 | 350 |
| 3 | Colorado | $87,280 |
$49,250 | 1,030 |
| 4 | North Carolina | $80,480 |
$57,790 | 410 |
| 5 | Nevada | $78,710 |
$48,060 | 600 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $74,010 |
$53,720 | 340 |
| 7 | New York | $73,250 |
$44,580 | 1,070 |
| 8 | Delaware | $72,070 |
$60,310 | 80 |
| 9 | Virgin Islands | $64,940 |
$36,310 | 50 |
| 10 | California | $64,050 |
$35,440 | 4,290 |
| 11 | Alaska | $62,170 |
$29,680 | 240 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $61,130 |
$34,440 | 730 |
| 13 | Maryland | $60,890 |
$43,630 | 390 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $60,020 |
$43,300 | 290 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $59,520 |
$40,770 | 210 |
| 16 | Washington | $59,180 |
$37,640 | 860 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $58,750 |
$37,580 | 120 |
| 18 | Louisiana | $58,560 |
$31,550 | 340 |
| 19 | Vermont | $58,340 |
$35,690 | 160 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $57,550 |
$40,820 | 70 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $56,520 |
$28,560 | 240 |
| 22 | Utah | $56,490 |
$33,620 | 330 |
| 23 | Montana | $56,120 |
$33,280 | 320 |
| 24 | Arizona | $55,900 |
$30,370 | 980 |
| 25 | South Carolina | $55,280 |
$36,760 | 690 |
| 26 | Virginia | $55,130 |
$42,980 | 830 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $53,740 |
$21,210 | 400 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $53,570 |
$29,380 | 230 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $53,510 |
$38,480 | 260 |
| 30 | Maine | $53,450 |
$32,680 | 490 |
| 31 | Alabama | $53,230 |
$29,520 | 490 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $52,890 |
$32,000 | 400 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $52,110 |
$35,300 | 540 |
| 34 | Iowa | $52,030 |
$31,420 | 530 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $51,780 |
$34,170 | 1,150 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | $51,450 |
$24,220 | 150 |
| 37 | Georgia | $50,160 |
$37,420 | 1,200 |
| 38 | Missouri | $50,010 |
$19,890 | 560 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $49,860 |
$41,630 | 400 |
| 40 | Florida | $49,730 |
$32,340 | 3,990 |
| 41 | Michigan | $49,610 |
$29,510 | 910 |
| 42 | Idaho | $49,260 |
$32,900 | 190 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $48,490 |
$30,340 | 450 |
| 44 | Oregon | $47,800 |
$25,700 | 1,120 |
| 45 | Indiana | $46,200 |
$28,250 | 500 |
| 46 | Kansas | $45,300 |
$27,160 | 190 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $45,170 |
$34,170 | 180 |
| 48 | Illinois | $44,970 |
$29,060 | 1,120 |
| 49 | Texas | $44,680 |
$29,140 | 3,560 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $43,820 |
$27,980 | 1,330 |
| 51 | Guam | $42,650 |
$27,390 | 40 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $41,380 |
$21,450 | 610 |
| 53 | Ohio | $39,420 |
$19,190 | 1,380 |
| 54 | Arkansas | $33,070 |
$18,870 | 700 |