What are the main factors that influence an Area Assistant General Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Area Assistant General Manager?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Area Assistant General Manager roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Area Assistant General Manager's salary?

An Area Assistant General Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $93,435 for beginners, reaching about $175,785 at mid-level, and approach $276,247 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Assistant General Manager?

Area Assistant General Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Assistant General Manager roles are District of Columbia $222,817, California $221,972, Massachusetts $219,014. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Assistant General Manager roles make?

Salaries for Area Assistant General Manager level roles vary by specialization: Area General Manager: $233,917; Assistant General Manager: $206,090; Assistant Area Sales Manager: $128,650; Assistant Community Manager Area: $109,597; General Manager/Assistant Manager: $69,688.

Area Assistant General Manager Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Area Assistant General Manager make in Mississippi? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Area Assistant General Manager in Mississippi is $179,469 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $86.

However, an Area Assistant General Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $213,251
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $165,176 to $197,152
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $152,162

10% $152,162

50% (Median) $179,469

90% $213,251

Area Assistant General Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$197,152	$16,429	$3,791	$95
Average	$179,469	$14,956	$3,451	$86
25th Percentile	$165,176	$13,765	$3,176	$79

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Key Factors That Influence Area Assistant General Manager Salaries

An Area Assistant General Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Area Assistant General Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area Assistant General Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $93,435
Early Career (1-2 years): $126,659
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $175,785
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $202,016
Expert (over 8 years): $276,247

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Operations Manager	less than 1 year	$93,435
Senior Operations Manager	1-2 years	$126,659
Area Assistant General Manager	2-4 years	$175,785
Divisional/Regional Operations Director	5-8 years	$202,016
SVP of Operations	over 8 years	$276,247

How Do Area Assistant General Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Area Assistant General Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $222,817.
California: $221,972.
Massachusetts: $219,014.

District of Columbia $222,817 California $221,972 Massachusetts $219,014 Washington $218,209 New Jersey $218,128 Alaska $217,847 Connecticut $215,069 New York $213,942

Hawaii $210,340 Rhode Island $208,650 Maryland $207,503 Minnesota $205,933 Colorado $205,329 Illinois $205,128 Oregon $204,363 Delaware $203,800

New Hampshire $203,446 Virginia $202,653 Pennsylvania $200,338 Nevada $199,171 North Dakota $198,789 Michigan $198,185 Wisconsin $197,964 Vermont $197,521

Texas $196,293 Maine $196,213 Arizona $196,092 Ohio $195,951 Georgia $194,100 Indiana $193,174 Wyoming $192,993 Utah $192,711

Iowa $192,591 Kansas $191,625 Louisiana $191,343 North Carolina $191,242 Missouri $191,202 Florida $190,417 Montana $189,994 Nebraska $189,592

Kentucky $189,371 South Carolina $188,566 Tennessee $188,063 Idaho $187,861 New Mexico $186,392 Oklahoma $186,070 Alabama $184,883 South Dakota $182,891

Arkansas $181,804 West Virginia $181,220 Mississippi $179,469

Top Paying Cities for Area Assistant General Manager

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $176,117
Holly Bluff: $174,605
Kosciusko: $174,559

Hillsboro, MS $176,117

Holly Bluff, MS $174,605

Kosciusko, MS $174,559

Lake, MS $175,533

Lena, MS $176,225

Lexington, MS $174,251

Lorman, MS $174,686

Louise, MS $176,451

Ludlow, MS $176,612

Mc Adams, MS $174,402

Mc Cool, MS $174,207

Madden, MS $175,082

Madison, MS $178,218

Magee, MS $176,334

Mayersville, MS $175,652

Mendenhall, MS $176,960

Midnight, MS $176,455

Mize, MS $175,618

Morton, MS $177,022

Mount Olive, MS $175,628

Natchez, MS $175,137

Newhebron, MS $176,121

Pattison, MS $175,523

Pelahatchie, MS $177,586

Pickens, MS $175,652

Piney Woods, MS $177,878

Pinola, MS $176,853

Port Gibson, MS $175,493

Puckett, MS $177,193

Pulaski, MS $176,179

Raleigh, MS $175,706

Raymond, MS $178,151

Redwood, MS $175,746

Ridgeland, MS $178,674

Rolling Fork, MS $175,777

Sallis, MS $174,702

Sandhill, MS $177,994

Satartia, MS $176,642

Sharon, MS $176,827

Sibley, MS $175,561

Silver City, MS $175,473

Star, MS $178,121

Taylorsville, MS $175,173

Tchula, MS $174,398

Terry, MS $178,208

Thomastown, MS $175,096

Tinsley, MS $176,487

Tougaloo, MS $178,801

Utica, MS $177,167

Vaiden, MS $173,899

Valley Park, MS $174,937

Vaughan, MS $176,004

Vicksburg, MS $176,348

Walnut Grove, MS $175,416

Washington, MS $175,062

Wesson, MS $176,260

West, MS $173,877

Whitfield, MS $178,785

Yazoo City, MS $175,754

Jackson, MS $178,926

Pearl, MS $178,912

Richland, MS $178,926

Flowood, MS $178,876

Byram, MS $178,707

Lula, MS $178,002

Lyon, MS $174,690

Marks, MS $175,871

Michigan City, MS $179,327

Mount Pleasant, MS $183,637

Myrtle, MS $176,084

Nesbit, MS $186,674

New Albany, MS $175,771

Olive Branch, MS $186,400

Oxford, MS $176,376

Pope, MS $175,269

Potts Camp, MS $178,020

Red Banks, MS $183,547

Ripley, MS $175,543

Robinsonville, MS $184,152

Sarah, MS $181,518

Sardis, MS $178,338

Senatobia, MS $181,747

Sherard, MS $174,312

Sledge, MS $177,707

Southaven, MS $187,767

Taylor, MS $176,105

Tiplersville, MS $175,849

Tula, MS $175,121

Tunica, MS $181,999

University, MS $177,622

Victoria, MS $183,319

Walls, MS $187,362

Walnut, MS $175,911

Waterford, MS $178,670

Greenville, MS $178,906

Alligator, MS $173,756

Anguilla, MS $177,042

Arcola, MS $178,906

Avon, MS $178,906

Benoit, MS $177,234

Beulah, MS $175,597

Boyle, MS $176,439

Chatham, MS $178,598

Cleveland, MS $175,799

Doddsville, MS $174,829

Drew, MS $173,895

Parchman, MS $174,082

Dublin, MS $173,446

Duncan, MS $173,661

Glen Allan, MS $178,065

Grace, MS $177,630

Gunnison, MS $174,171

Hollandale, MS $178,906

Holly Ridge, MS $177,352

Indianola, MS $177,469

Inverness, MS $177,123

Isola, MS $177,521

Leland, MS $178,906

Merigold, MS $174,851

Metcalfe, MS $178,906

Moorhead, MS $175,752

Mound Bayou, MS $174,692

Pace, MS $175,722

Panther Burn, MS $178,127

Rena Lara, MS $173,704

Rome, MS $173,738

Rosedale, MS $175,306

Ruleville, MS $174,732

Scott, MS $177,843

Shaw, MS $176,974

Shelby, MS $174,275

Stoneville, MS $178,906

Sunflower, MS $175,422

Wayside, MS $178,906

Winstonville, MS $175,173

Winterville, MS $178,906

Tupelo, MS $176,576

Algoma, MS $176,089

Amory, MS $173,595

Baldwyn, MS $175,656

Becker, MS $173,148

Belden, MS $176,270

Belmont, MS $174,966

Blue Springs, MS $175,773

Booneville, MS $175,551

Burnsville, MS $175,412

Corinth, MS $176,076

Dennis, MS $174,766

Derma, MS $175,934

Ecru, MS $175,917

Fulton, MS $175,660

Gattman, MS $172,899

Glen, MS $175,587

Abbeville, MS $177,397

Arkabutla, MS $183,460

Ashland, MS $178,069

Batesville, MS $176,895

Belen, MS $175,332

Blue Mountain, MS $175,948

Byhalia, MS $184,360

Clarksdale, MS $174,183

Coahoma, MS $175,978

Coldwater, MS $183,748

Como, MS $179,349

Courtland, MS $175,976

Crenshaw, MS $178,419

Crowder, MS $175,366

Darling, MS $176,827

Dumas, MS $175,426

Dundee, MS $178,111

Etta, MS $175,895

Falcon, MS $177,252

Falkner, MS $176,732

Farrell, MS $174,694

Friars Point, MS $176,078

Hernando, MS $185,116

Hickory Flat, MS $177,234

Holly Springs, MS $180,097

Horn Lake, MS $187,563

Independence, MS $183,029

Jonestown, MS $176,137

Lake Cormorant, MS $186,575

Lamar, MS $180,192

Stennis Space Center, MS $178,783

Diamondhead, MS $177,278

Biloxi, MS $178,363

Diberville, MS $178,264

Escatawpa, MS $177,395

Gautier, MS $177,362

Hurley, MS $177,867

Kiln, MS $177,457

Lakeshore, MS $178,918

Long Beach, MS $177,058

Mc Henry, MS $176,565

Moss Point, MS $177,539

Ocean Springs, MS $177,628

Vancleave, MS $177,189

Pascagoula, MS $177,537

Pass Christian, MS $177,065

Pearlington, MS $181,234

Perkinston, MS $176,531

Saucier, MS $177,095

Waveland, MS $177,556

Wiggins, MS $175,930

Brookhaven, MS $176,229

Bogue Chitto, MS $175,332

Bude, MS $175,352

Centreville, MS $180,512

Chatawa, MS $176,938

Crosby, MS $176,386

Fernwood, MS $176,107

Gloster, MS $177,588

Jayess, MS $174,748

Kokomo, MS $174,831

Liberty, MS $178,077

Mc Call Creek, MS $175,189

Mccomb, MS $175,398

Magnolia, MS $176,310

Meadville, MS $174,666

Monticello, MS $175,791

Oak Vale, MS $174,903

Osyka, MS $177,533

Roxie, MS $174,565

Ruth, MS $175,016

Silver Creek, MS $175,634

Smithdale, MS $175,076

Sontag, MS $175,851

Summit, MS $175,008

Tylertown, MS $174,972

Union Church, MS $175,358

Woodville, MS $178,264

Columbus, MS $171,593

Aberdeen, MS $172,750

Ackerman, MS $174,283

Artesia, MS $171,844

Bellefontaine, MS $174,549

Brooksville, MS $172,502

Caledonia, MS $172,353

Cedarbluff, MS $172,772

Crawford, MS $172,102

Eupora, MS $174,501

French Camp, MS $174,237

Hamilton, MS $172,025

Kilmichael, MS $174,151

Maben, MS $173,814

Mantee, MS $174,046

Mathiston, MS $174,126

Mayhew, MS $171,605

Montpelier, MS $173,388

Pheba, MS $173,221

Prairie, MS $172,730

Starkville, MS $172,551

Mississippi State, MS $172,410

Steens, MS $171,687

Stewart, MS $174,175

Sturgis, MS $173,718

Walthall, MS $174,839

Weir, MS $174,452

West Point, MS $171,933

Woodland, MS $174,146

Thaxton, MS $175,453

Tishomingo, MS $174,629

Toccopola, MS $175,469

Trebloc, MS $173,573

Tremont, MS $175,259

Van Vleet, MS $174,919

Vardaman, MS $175,129

Verona, MS $176,537

Wheeler, MS $175,569

Grenada, MS $174,235

Banner, MS $174,988

Big Creek, MS $174,527

Bruce, MS $175,098

Calhoun City, MS $174,885

Carrollton, MS $173,412

Cascilla, MS $173,627

Charleston, MS $173,867

Coffeeville, MS $174,340

Coila, MS $173,430

Cruger, MS $173,829

Duck Hill, MS $174,094

Elliott, MS $174,287

Enid, MS $174,366

Glendora, MS $173,346

Gore Springs, MS $174,410

Greenwood, MS $173,364

Holcomb, MS $173,404

Itta Bena, MS $174,642

Mc Carley, MS $173,637

Minter City, MS $172,995

Money, MS $173,227

Morgan City, MS $174,949

North Carrollton, MS $174,350

Oakland, MS $174,167

Paris, MS $174,992

Philipp, MS $172,861

Pittsboro, MS $175,141

Schlater, MS $173,337

Scobey, MS $173,887

Sidon, MS $173,776

Slate Spring, MS $174,772

Sumner, MS $173,861

Swan Lake, MS $173,406

Swiftown, MS $175,410

Tie Plant, MS $174,241

Tillatoba, MS $173,971

Tippo, MS $173,130

Tutwiler, MS $173,770

Vance, MS $173,492

Water Valley, MS $174,811

Webb, MS $173,621

Winona, MS $174,092

Belzoni, MS $176,239

Benton, MS $175,968

Bentonia, MS $177,226

Bolton, MS $177,956

Brandon, MS $177,968

Braxton, MS $177,670

Camden, MS $175,513

Canton, MS $177,332

Carthage, MS $175,177

Cary, MS $175,960

Clinton, MS $178,518

Conehatta, MS $175,175

Crystal Springs, MS $177,596

Delta City, MS $178,115

D Lo, MS $177,302

Durant, MS $174,424

Edwards, MS $177,493

Ethel, MS $174,191

Fayette, MS $174,760

Flora, MS $177,874

Pocahontas, MS $178,743

Florence, MS $178,328

Meridian, MS $174,831

Bailey, MS $174,595

Buckatunna, MS $174,746

Chunky, MS $174,432

Clara, MS $174,621

Collinsville, MS $174,688

Daleville, MS $174,426

Decatur, MS $174,690

De Kalb, MS $174,464

Enterprise, MS $174,430

Hickory, MS $174,462

Lauderdale, MS $174,640

Lawrence, MS $175,062

Little Rock, MS $174,499

Louin, MS $174,792

Louisville, MS $174,456

Macon, MS $174,897

Marion, MS $175,207

Newton, MS $174,730

Noxapater, MS $174,539

Pachuta, MS $174,330

Paulding, MS $174,293

Philadelphia, MS $174,684

Porterville, MS $174,432

Preston, MS $174,485

Quitman, MS $174,555

Rose Hill, MS $174,195

Scooba, MS $174,837

Sebastopol, MS $175,599

Shubuta, MS $174,406

Shuqualak, MS $174,809

State Line, MS $175,072

Stonewall, MS $174,629

Toomsuba, MS $174,678

Union, MS $174,579

Vossburg, MS $174,366

Waynesboro, MS $174,634

Hattiesburg, MS $175,036

Bassfield, MS $174,905

Bay Springs, MS $174,923

Beaumont, MS $174,839

Brooklyn, MS $175,197

Carriere, MS $178,278

Carson, MS $174,984

Collins, MS $175,143

Columbia, MS $174,885

Eastabuchie, MS $174,706

Ellisville, MS $174,768

Heidelberg, MS $174,489

Laurel, MS $175,310

Leakesville, MS $176,189

Lucedale, MS $177,562

Lumberton, MS $175,672

Mc Lain, MS $175,521

Mc Neill, MS $178,059

Moselle, MS $174,708

Moss, MS $174,603

Neely, MS $175,201

New Augusta, MS $174,485

Nicholson, MS $179,161

Ovett, MS $174,475

Petal, MS $174,976

Picayune, MS $178,994

Poplarville, MS $176,900

Prentiss, MS $175,531

Purvis, MS $174,982

Richton, MS $174,448

Sandersville, MS $174,790

Sandy Hook, MS $174,951

Seminary, MS $174,670

Soso, MS $174,640

Stringer, MS $174,740

Sumrall, MS $174,754

Foxworth, MS $174,831

Gulfport, MS $176,954

Bay Saint Louis, MS $178,584

Plantersville, MS $175,567

Pontotoc, MS $176,046

Randolph, MS $175,392

Rienzi, MS $175,569

Saltillo, MS $176,119

Shannon, MS $175,628

Sherman, MS $176,326

Smithville, MS $174,680

Golden, MS $174,982

Greenwood Springs, MS $173,464

Guntown, MS $175,833

Houlka, MS $175,642

Houston, MS $174,696

Iuka, MS $174,780

Mantachie, MS $175,853

Marietta, MS $175,340

Mooreville, MS $176,183

Nettleton, MS $174,933

New Site, MS $174,962

Okolona, MS $174,535

Lambert, MS $173,973

Forest, MS $176,014

Gallman, MS $177,113

Georgetown, MS $177,222

Goodman, MS $175,332

Harperville, MS $175,875

Harriston, MS $174,839

Harrisville, MS $177,509

Hazlehurst, MS $176,423

Hermanville, MS $175,849

Area Assistant General Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Area Assistant General Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Area Assistant General Manager positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Area Assistant General Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Area Assistant General Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$224,337	$108.0	25%
Financial Services	$215,363	$104.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$211,774	$102.0	18%
Biotechnology	$206,390	$99.0	15%
Internet	$201,006	$97.0	12%

Area Assistant General Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Area Assistant General Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$165,176

Average $179,469/year

$197,152

$13,765

Average $14,956/month

$16,429

$3,176

Average $3,451/week

$3,791

$79

Average $86/hour

$95

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$197,152	$16,429	$3,791	$95
Average	$179,469	$14,956	$3,451	$86
25th Percentile	$165,176	$13,765	$3,176	$79

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