Gambling Managers salary

SOC 11-9071 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$93,220

per year, nationally

Middle half

$72,570–$122,990

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

5,030

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

+1.2%

600 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$55,960$164,350

10th: $55,960
25th: $72,570
Median: $93,220
75th: $122,990
90th: $164,350

Getting in

Typical education to enter: High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience: Less than 5 years
On-the-job training: None

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where gambling managers earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Texas	$106,670	97.1	60	0.13×
2	Washington	$106,450	107.0	130	1.17×
3	Kentucky	$105,340	90.2	30	0.51×
4	New York	$102,350	107.9	180	0.57×
5	Michigan	$101,860	96.2	190	1.35×
6	New Jersey	$101,470	108.8	130	0.92×
7	New Mexico	$101,260	92.2	70	2.32×
8	Massachusetts	$100,460	105.8	40	0.34×
9	Ohio	$99,650	92.8	110	0.61×
10	California	$99,230	110.7	620	1.05×
11	Indiana	$98,920	93.3	110	1.07×
12	Mississippi	$97,170	87.0	160	4.18×
13	Florida	$96,180	103.4	230	0.70×
14	Pennsylvania	$94,800	97.6	170	0.89×
15	Nevada	$91,250	100.0	790	15.74×
16	Missouri	$85,630	90.8	70	0.70×
17	Arizona	$82,840	100.7	220	2.09×
18	Louisiana	$82,140	88.2	240	3.91×
19	Illinois	$79,610	100.0	310	1.57×
20	North Dakota	$79,300	89.0	30	2.32×
21	Arkansas	$77,860	86.9	50	1.25×
22	Oklahoma	$77,380	87.8	220	3.99×
23	Minnesota	$77,360	98.6	—	—
24	Maryland	$77,320	105.0	180	2.05×
25	Iowa	$76,350	87.8	100	1.97×
26	West Virginia	$74,270	89.5	50	2.16×
27	Nebraska	$61,360	90.1	40	1.07×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where gambling managers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for gambling managers

The 29 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$125,790	111.1	50	0.81×
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$124,840	115.6	40	0.50×
3	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$121,420	90.0	60	12.55×
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$115,790	113.6	70	0.36×
5	Cleveland, OH	$106,820	93.9	40	1.10×
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$105,500	108.9	90	0.88×
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$101,930	100.3	100	1.59×
8	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$101,760	111.9	80	1.52×
9	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$101,470	98.9	120	22.35×
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$100,460	108.3	40	0.44×
11	Baton Rouge, LA	$99,380	90.8	40	2.94×
12	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$98,420	106.7	60	1.77×
13	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$96,180	114.2	140	1.55×
14	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$94,580	100.2	560	15.27×
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$92,780	106.4	130	2.42×
16	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$83,620	103.3	120	1.56×
17	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$82,380	92.6	50	3.71×
18	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,080	84.8	50	9.84×
19	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,170	103.6	260	1.75×
20	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,790	92.2	50	2.66×
21	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$78,040	95.4	40	1.14×
22	Oklahoma City, OK	$76,710	90.4	30	1.44×
23	Tucson, AZ	$76,570	96.9	40	3.26×
24	Omaha, NE-IA	$75,440	91.9	40	2.23×
25	Lake Charles, LA	$73,390	85.9	40	12.28×
26	Tulsa, OK	$66,120	89.2	60	3.90×
27	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,720	104.5	70	1.66×
28	Reno, NV	$60,890	101.0	120	13.45×
29	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$56,760	—	80	3.58×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where gambling managers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.

Managers, All Other$141,900
Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860
Construction Managers$114,990
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,870
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,990
Food Service Managers$69,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,270
Social and Community Service Managers$80,390