Motel and Hotel Managers

Median Salary: $46,300

Many motel and hotel managers across the nation share a few key professional characteristics. For example, concern for others, attention to detail, and independence can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 31,660 individuals were working as motel and hotel managers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for motel and hotel managers in the U.S. was $46,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about motel and hotel managers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

Motel and hotel managers should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Recognition
Written Expression
Category Flexibility

Different individuals go into different careers; motel and hotel managers are typically:

Enterprising
Conventional
Realistic

Working as a motel or hotel manager requires knowledge in subjects like:

Administration and Management
Sales and Marketing
Clerical
Economics and Accounting
Computers and Electronics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as motel and hotel managers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of motel and hotel managers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	110	$37,600	$18.10	$45,000	$21.60	-5.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	60	$48,000	$23.10	$64,400	$31.00	54.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	110	$40,900	$19.70	$58,100	$27.90	731.4%
Lake Havasu City	30	$31,000	$14.90	$36,500	$17.50	205%
Phoenix	450	$44,400	$21.40	$65,200	$31.40	5%
Prescott	40	$45,100	$21.70	$67,700	$32.60	159.9%
Tucson	140	$46,500	$22.40	$73,400	$35.30	56.2%
Yuma	70	$30,200	$14.50	$41,000	$19.70	381.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	70	$34,500	$16.60	$41,800	$20.10	43%
Fort Smith	NA	$30,300	$14.60	$32,200	$15.50	NA
Hot Springs	NA	$31,100	$14.90	$37,800	$18.20	NA
Little Rock	90	$32,000	$15.40	$36,300	$17.50	7.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	70	$40,800	$19.60	$60,200	$28.90	9.9%
Fresno	50	$41,700	$20.10	$47,300	$22.70	-31%
Los Angeles (Area)	1,080	$53,800	$25.90	$70,600	$33.90	-0.8%
Napa	50	$59,900	$28.80	$74,400	$35.80	264.5%
Oakland	200	$47,000	$22.60	$63,600	$30.60	-17.4%
Oxnard	90	$41,200	$19.80	$49,300	$23.70	28.9%
Riverside	340	$40,200	$19.30	$71,500	$34.40	15.7%
Sacramento	190	$47,000	$22.60	$58,800	$28.30	-8.3%
Salinas	180	$44,400	$21.40	$54,400	$26.10	376.4%
San Diego	430	$54,500	$26.20	$73,300	$35.20	37.6%
San Francisco (Area)	820	$44,100	$21.20	$62,500	$30.10	70.7%
San Francisco (City)	620	$41,300	$19.80	$61,400	$29.50	159.1%
San Jose	230	$53,200	$25.60	$66,500	$32.00	8.7%
San Luis Obispo	90	$42,400	$20.40	$53,800	$25.90	288%
Santa Barbara	80	$56,100	$27.00	$71,700	$34.50	94.2%
Santa Rosa	90	$57,500	$27.70	$83,600	$40.20	109.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	40	$54,500	$26.20	$62,500	$30.10	7.9%
Denver	240	$51,500	$24.80	$63,500	$30.50	-19.8%
Fort Collins	NA	$60,100	$28.90	$87,900	$42.30	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	50	$44,000	$21.10	$63,900	$30.70	-49.2%
Hartford	NA	$49,600	$23.90	$62,300	$29.90	NA
New Haven	40	$33,200	$15.90	$41,500	$20.00	-32.6%
Norwich	60	$48,500	$23.30	$62,900	$30.20	83.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	600	$69,000	$33.20	$100,800	$48.50	-15.7%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	60	$71,500	$34.40	$103,000	$49.50	-5.4%
Cape Coral	80	$46,600	$22.40	$54,300	$26.10	57.4%
Deltona	40	$53,300	$25.60	$80,100	$38.50	0.4%
Jacksonville	130	$56,100	$27.00	$68,700	$33.00	-5%
Miami (Area)	390	$56,800	$27.30	$80,700	$38.80	-29.3%
Naples	70	$48,800	$23.50	$54,200	$26.10	135.1%
Orlando	340	$57,000	$27.40	$83,000	$39.90	40.1%
Tallahassee	30	$45,100	$21.70	$60,300	$29.00	-16.1%
Tampa	180	$65,400	$31.40	$87,200	$41.90	-33.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	590	$44,200	$21.30	$55,200	$26.50	6.2%
Augusta	NA	$49,200	$23.60	$54,900	$26.40	NA
Brunswick	70	$32,800	$15.80	$53,900	$25.90	563.2%
Savannah	140	$36,400	$17.50	$42,700	$20.50	296.3%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	170	$52,300	$25.10	$69,700	$33.50	64.9%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	30	$38,200	$18.30	$48,300	$23.20	36.4%
Chicago (Area)	670	$41,700	$20.00	$50,200	$24.10	-31%
Peoria	NA	$72,700	$35.00	$83,400	$40.10	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	40	$36,400	$17.50	$44,700	$21.50	-1.2%
Fort Wayne	30	$32,600	$15.70	$41,800	$20.10	-34.3%
Indianapolis	130	$52,500	$25.20	$78,900	$37.90	-36.8%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	40	$44,700	$21.50	$51,900	$24.90	-2.9%
Des Moines	90	$35,500	$17.10	$42,400	$20.40	21.1%
Iowa City	40	$37,800	$18.20	$48,100	$23.10	85.5%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-27.7%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	100	$32,000	$15.40	$64,800	$31.20	66.5%
Louisville	100	$44,800	$21.50	$70,400	$33.80	-31.4%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	40	$60,000	$28.80	$72,400	$34.80	-49.2%
Lake Charles	30	$53,000	$25.50	$61,500	$29.60	58.7%
New Orleans	190	$49,600	$23.90	$63,800	$30.70	55.4%
Shreveport	70	$44,100	$21.20	$50,500	$24.30	54.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	30	$49,800	$23.90	$55,100	$26.50	107.9%
Portland	100	$47,300	$22.70	$67,700	$32.60	109.5%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	200	$60,400	$29.00	$78,400	$37.70	-34.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	40	$50,200	$24.10	$77,600	$37.30	64.5%
Boston (Area)	270	$63,400	$30.50	$86,500	$41.60	-34.7%
Springfield	50	$45,600	$21.90	$55,100	$26.50	-30.2%
Worcester	30	$70,000	$33.70	$86,900	$41.80	-40.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	150	$54,000	$26.00	$69,900	$33.60	-60.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	40	$37,500	$18.00	$57,200	$27.50	17.4%
Minneapolis	260	$45,200	$21.70	$60,400	$29.00	-38.4%
Rochester	40	$40,900	$19.70	$63,200	$30.40	44.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	80	$35,800	$17.20	$59,100	$28.40	242.1%
Jackson	100	$39,600	$19.00	$63,400	$30.50	64%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	180	$40,800	$19.60	$58,000	$27.90	-25.2%
St. Louis	250	$48,700	$23.40	$63,900	$30.70	-20.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$40,800	$19.60	NA
Omaha	50	$46,800	$22.50	$60,400	$29.00	-51.2%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	290	$72,900	$35.10	$91,400	$44.00	40.1%
Reno	60	$87,900	$42.30	$110,100	$52.90	26%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	70	$69,200	$33.20	$89,400	$43.00	114.9%
Ocean City	110	$46,700	$22.40	$56,900	$27.30	1078.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	90	$47,400	$22.80	$54,500	$26.20	-5%
Santa Fe	40	$49,000	$23.50	$60,100	$28.90	170.7%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	60	$53,600	$25.80	$64,200	$30.90	-45.9%
Buffalo	70	$57,700	$27.70	$66,200	$31.80	-46.7%
New York (Area)	1,230	$60,300	$29.00	$79,000	$38.00	-37.2%
Poughkeepsie	50	$41,400	$19.90	$57,900	$27.80	-20.7%
Rochester	50	$47,200	$22.70	$66,800	$32.10	-60.3%
Syracuse	40	$46,900	$22.60	$58,300	$28.00	-46.3%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	130	$44,300	$21.30	$51,500	$24.70	214.5%
Charlotte	300	$43,800	$21.00	$52,300	$25.10	48.8%
Durham	160	$34,500	$16.60	$51,200	$24.60	135.1%
Fayetteville	70	$33,800	$16.30	$40,400	$19.40	116.1%
Greensboro	100	$38,300	$18.40	$42,600	$20.50	18.6%
Raleigh	210	$51,400	$24.70	$66,200	$31.80	77.3%
Wilmington	60	$43,200	$20.80	$54,800	$26.30	82.6%
Winston-Salem	80	$30,400	$14.60	$37,700	$18.10	55.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	60	$31,200	$15.00	$35,900	$17.30	114%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	50	$36,200	$17.40	$41,000	$19.70	-31%
Canton	30	$38,200	$18.30	$41,600	$20.00	-15.7%
Cincinnati	180	$54,700	$26.30	$76,800	$36.90	-24.4%
Cleveland	160	$53,800	$25.90	$67,900	$32.60	-33.1%
Columbus	160	$41,200	$19.80	$60,700	$29.20	-27.7%
Dayton	60	$46,100	$22.20	$74,600	$35.80	-28.1%
Sandusky	40	$27,200	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	425.2%
Toledo	70	$37,500	$18.10	$62,500	$30.10	-1.2%
Youngstown	40	$32,300	$15.50	$49,100	$23.60	-26%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	140	$36,100	$17.40	$43,800	$21.10	4.5%
Tulsa	130	$34,400	$16.60	$40,000	$19.30	26%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	60	$42,700	$20.50	$53,400	$25.70	266.9%
Eugene	60	$47,100	$22.60	$55,600	$26.70	85.5%
Medford	40	$32,000	$15.40	$37,500	$18.10	138.8%
Portland	240	$51,700	$24.90	$64,000	$30.80	-1.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	70	$41,000	$19.70	$52,100	$25.00	-17.8%
Harrisburg	110	$56,800	$27.30	$67,000	$32.20	46.7%
Lancaster	50	$42,200	$20.30	$61,700	$29.70	-18.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	320	$48,000	$23.10	$64,900	$31.20	-47.5%
Pittsburgh	130	$48,100	$23.10	$80,200	$38.60	-50.4%
Scranton	40	$42,800	$20.60	$48,800	$23.50	-31.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	90	$43,900	$21.10	$59,000	$28.40	-33.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	100	$59,100	$28.40	$74,800	$36.00	50%
Columbia	70	$41,700	$20.10	$61,200	$29.40	-9.5%
Florence	NA	$51,800	$24.90	$59,700	$28.70	NA
Greenville	50	$59,200	$28.50	$68,600	$33.00	-35.1%
Myrtle Beach	90	$44,800	$21.50	$94,500	$45.50	248.8%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	50	$41,200	$19.80	$49,600	$23.90	226%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	80	$35,500	$17.10	$40,800	$19.60	54.1%
Kingsport	NA	$42,000	$20.20	$50,100	$24.10	NA
Knoxville	110	$43,400	$20.90	$53,000	$25.50	37.2%
Memphis	170	$43,700	$21.00	$53,000	$25.50	16.1%
Nashville	280	$35,100	$16.90	$40,800	$19.60	63.2%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	40	$44,700	$21.50	$57,600	$27.70	56.2%
Austin	160	$58,700	$28.20	$68,100	$32.70	-12.4%
Beaumont	NA	$70,400	$33.80	$78,800	$37.90	NA
College Station	30	$38,900	$18.70	$59,500	$28.60	50%
Corpus Christi	50	$37,800	$18.20	$54,600	$26.30	21.5%
Dallas (Area)	590	$59,700	$28.70	$88,200	$42.40	-5.4%
Houston	370	$52,000	$25.00	$59,900	$28.80	-39.7%
McAllen	40	$51,700	$24.90	$63,300	$30.40	-17.8%
San Antonio	250	$44,600	$21.50	$58,000	$27.90	21.1%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	NA	$41,600	$20.00	$64,600	$31.10	NA
Salt Lake City	140	$66,000	$31.70	$76,200	$36.60	-2.5%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	30	$38,900	$18.70	$42,800	$20.60	116.9%
Charlottesville	30	$38,900	$18.70	$51,000	$24.50	46.7%
Richmond	NA	$49,700	$23.90	$68,400	$32.90	NA
Roanoke	40	$51,900	$24.90	$75,000	$36.10	-3.7%
Virginia Beach	270	$58,400	$28.10	$70,200	$33.80	54.1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	330	$68,800	$33.10	$79,700	$38.30	-31.4%
Spokane	40	$65,300	$31.40	$96,600	$46.40	-16.5%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	NA	$69,200	$33.30	$78,000	$37.50	NA
Huntington	40	$32,100	$15.50	$46,200	$22.20	45.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	40	$40,200	$19.30	$47,200	$22.70	13.2%
Milwaukee	70	$56,400	$27.10	$62,800	$30.20	-66.9%