Average General Store Manager Salary

The top respondents for the job title General Store Manager are from the companies Dollar General Corporation, Family Dollar Stores Inc and AutoZone, Inc.. Reported salaries are highest at Starbucks Corporation where the average pay is $52,116. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include 7-Eleven, Inc. and AutoZone, Inc., earning around $48,314 and $48,214, respectively. Subway Restaurant Inc pays the lowest at around $29,600. Dollar Tree Stores Inc and Dollar General Corporation also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $40,128 and $42,254, respectively.

Skills in Leadership, Operations Management and Sales Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Inventory Management and Customer Service.

An entry-level General Store Manager with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $40,630 based on 19 salaries. An early career General Store Manager with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $43,907 based on 298 salaries. A mid-career General Store Manager with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $47,664 based on 243 salaries. An experienced General Store Manager with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $54,752 based on 304 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $59,697.

Employees with General Store Manager in their job title in Los Angeles, California earn an average of 36.2% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (29.4% more) and Houston, Texas (14.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Austin, Texas (7.6% less) and Atlanta, Georgia (1.0% less).