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Restaurant salary report: Are you making enough?

Apr. 15, 2016
restaurant salary survey

A new study by Gecko Hospitality, an executive placement agency that specializes in the hospitality business, shows pay for comparable positions varying by thousands. Most noticeable are the differences in salaries by gender. Here, we share Gecko's research and data.

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restaurant salary survey, average starting salaries: restaurant and kitchen manager

Average starting salaries

restaurant salary survey, average starting salaries: general manager, executive chef

Average starting salaries

restaurant salary survey, average starting salaries: district manager, director of operations

Average starting salaries

Hospitality Managers who received a salary increase

Hospitality managers who received a salary increase when accepting a management position with a new company

Hospitality Managers who received a salary increase

Hospitality managers who received a salary increase when accepting a management position with a new company

average raise per classification
average raise per classification

Top 10 reasons managers within the hospitality industry left their employer and how many received a raise with their new employer

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restaurant employees average turnover rate
restaurant employees average education level

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