SOC 11-9071 · Management Occupations

Gambling Managers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$93,220
U.S. median hourly wage$44.82
U.S. employment5,030

Nationally, gambling managers earned a median of $93,220 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 5,030 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Gambling Managers: pay and employment by state
State
Texas$106,670$51.29600.0
Washington$106,450$51.181300.0
Kentucky$105,340$50.64300.0
New York$102,350$49.211800.0
Michigan$101,860$48.971900.0
New Jersey$101,470$48.791300.0
New Mexico$101,260$48.68700.1
Massachusetts$100,460$48.30400.0
Ohio$99,650$47.911100.0
California$99,230$47.716200.0
Indiana$98,920$47.561100.0
Mississippi$97,170$46.721600.1
Florida$96,180$46.242300.0
Pennsylvania$94,800$45.581700.0
Nevada$91,250$43.877900.5
Missouri$85,630$41.17700.0
Arizona$82,840$39.832200.1
Louisiana$82,140$39.492400.1
Illinois$79,610$38.273100.1
North Dakota$79,300$38.13300.1
Arkansas$77,860$37.44500.0
Oklahoma$77,380$37.202200.1
Minnesota$77,360$37.19Not publishedNot published
Maryland$77,320$37.171800.1
Iowa$76,350$36.711000.1
West Virginia$74,270$35.71500.1
Nebraska$61,360$29.50400.0
Puerto Rico$54,640$26.271000.1

Pay by metro area

All 29 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$56,760$79,770$102,780$125,790San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $56,760Reno, NV — $60,890Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $65,720Tulsa, OK — $66,120Lake Charles, LA — $73,390Omaha, NE-IA — $75,440Tucson, AZ — $76,570Oklahoma City, OK — $76,710Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $78,040Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $78,790Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $80,170Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $82,080New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $82,380Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $83,620Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $92,780Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $94,580Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $96,180Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $98,420Baton Rouge, LA — $99,380Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $100,460Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $101,470San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $101,760Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $101,930Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $105,500Cleveland, OH — $106,820Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $115,790Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $121,420San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $124,840Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $125,790

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Gambling Managers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$125,790$60.48500.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$124,840$60.02400.0
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$121,420$58.37600.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$115,790$55.67700.0
Cleveland, OH$106,820$51.36400.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$105,500$50.72900.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$101,930$49.001000.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,760$48.92800.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$101,470$48.791200.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$100,460$48.30400.0
Baton Rouge, LA$99,380$47.78400.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$98,420$47.32600.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$96,180$46.241400.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$94,580$45.475600.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$92,780$44.611300.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$83,620$40.201200.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$82,380$39.60500.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$82,080$39.46500.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,170$38.542600.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,790$37.88500.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$78,040$37.52400.0
Oklahoma City, OK$76,710$36.88300.0
Tucson, AZ$76,570$36.81400.1
Omaha, NE-IA$75,440$36.27400.1
Lake Charles, LA$73,390$35.29400.4
Tulsa, OK$66,120$31.79600.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$65,720$31.60700.1
Reno, NV$60,890$29.281200.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$56,760$27.29800.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.