What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Dining Room Lead's salary?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Dining Room Lead's salary?

An Assistant Dining Room Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,992 for beginners, reaching about $55,211 at mid-level, and approach $59,028 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Dining Room Lead?

Assistant Dining Room Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Dining Room Lead roles are District of Columbia $64,164, California $63,921, Massachusetts $63,069. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Dining Room Lead roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Dining Room Lead level roles vary by specialization: Dining Room Manager: $87,823; In Room Dining Manager: $60,468; Dining Room Care Manager: $52,198; Assistant Dining Room Manager: $47,975; Dining Room Supervisor: $45,270.

Assistant Dining Room Lead Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Dining Room Lead make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Dining Room Lead in the United States is $57,952 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Assistant Dining Room Lead's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,762
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,741 to $65,704
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,086

10% $46,086

50% (Median) $57,952

90% $72,762

Assistant Dining Room Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,704	$5,475	$1,264	$32
Average	$57,952	$4,829	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$51,741	$4,312	$995	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Dining Room Lead Salaries

An Assistant Dining Room Lead'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Dining Room Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Dining Room Lead'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): $53,992
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,273
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,211
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,628
Expert (over 8 years): $59,028

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Dining Room Lead	less than 1 year	$53,992
Early Career Level Assistant Dining Room Lead	1-2 years	$54,273
Mid-Level Level Assistant Dining Room Lead	2-4 years	$55,211
Senior-Level Level Assistant Dining Room Lead	5-8 years	$57,628
Expert Level Assistant Dining Room Lead	over 8 years	$59,028

How Do Assistant Dining Room Lead 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 Assistant Dining Room Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,164.
California: $63,921.
Massachusetts: $63,069.

District of Columbia $64,164 California $63,921 Massachusetts $63,069 Washington $62,837 New Jersey $62,814 Alaska $62,732 Connecticut $61,933 New York $61,608

Hawaii $60,571 Rhode Island $60,084 Maryland $59,754 Minnesota $59,302 Colorado $59,128 Illinois $59,070 Oregon $58,850 Delaware $58,687

New Hampshire $58,585 Virginia $58,357 Pennsylvania $57,691 Nevada $57,355 North Dakota $57,244 Michigan $57,071 Wisconsin $57,007 Vermont $56,879

Texas $56,526 Maine $56,503 Arizona $56,468 Ohio $56,427 Georgia $55,894 Indiana $55,628 Wyoming $55,575 Utah $55,494

Iowa $55,460 Kansas $55,181 Louisiana $55,100 North Carolina $55,071 Missouri $55,060 Florida $54,834 Montana $54,712 Nebraska $54,596

Kentucky $54,532 South Carolina $54,301 Tennessee $54,156 Idaho $54,098 New Mexico $53,675 Oklahoma $53,582 Alabama $53,240 South Dakota $52,666

Arkansas $52,353 West Virginia $52,185 Mississippi $51,681

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Dining Room Lead

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:

San Jose: $73,094
San Francisco: $72,294
Oakland: $70,770

San Jose, CA $73,094

San Francisco, CA $72,294

Oakland, CA $70,770

New York, NY $66,725

Paramus, NJ $65,913

Queens Village, NY $65,911

Passaic, NJ $65,856

Bergenfield, NJ $65,850

Stamford, CT $65,723

Huntington, NY $65,699

Newark, NJ $65,271

Bridgeport, CT $65,148

Vallejo, CA $65,033

New Brunswick, NJ $65,010

Petaluma, CA $64,975

Middlesex, NJ $64,865

Somerset, NJ $64,825

Santa Cruz, CA $64,749

Boston, MA $64,396

Monterey, CA $64,192

Seattle, WA $64,060

Santa Rosa, CA $64,048

Los Angeles, CA $64,031

Juneau, AK $63,880

Washington, DC $63,816

Orange, CA $63,610

Santa Ana, CA $63,457

Long Beach, CA $63,399

Anaheim, CA $63,387

Anchorage, AK $63,358

Santa Maria, CA $63,185

Everett, WA $63,173

Danbury, CT $62,969

Bremerton, WA $62,889

Tacoma, WA $62,680

New Suffolk, NY $62,679

Sacramento, CA $62,663

Santa Barbara, CA $62,599

San Diego, CA $62,535

Trenton, NJ $62,535

Brockton, MA $62,472

Fairbanks, AK $62,330

Lompoc, CA $62,182

Lowell, MA $62,135

Ventura, CA $62,124

Nashua, NH $62,112

Stockton, CA $62,107

Modesto, CA $61,684

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,556

Olympia, WA $61,446

Kennewick, WA $61,446

New Haven, CT $61,423

Lawrence, MA $61,214

Hartford, CT $61,156

Riverside, CA $61,145

New Bedford, MA $61,087

Richland, WA $61,087

Bakersfield, CA $61,006

San Bernardino, CA $60,982

New Britain, CT $60,977

Atlantic City, NJ $60,977

New London, CT $60,953

Norwich, CT $60,936

Portsmouth, NH $60,924

Boulder, CO $60,802

Portland, OR $60,722

Worcester, MA $60,716

Minneapolis, MN $60,536

Philadelphia, PA $60,455

Honolulu, HI $60,264

Saint Paul, MN $60,236

Vineland, NJ $60,223

Providence, RI $60,055

Chicago, IL $59,887

Bellingham, WA $59,818

Springfield, MA $59,771

Baltimore, MD $59,754

Chico, CA $59,609

Pittsfield, MA $59,452

Manchester, NH $59,342

Spokane, WA $59,087

Denver, CO $59,082

Albany, NY $58,809

Troy, NY $58,786

Nassau, NY $58,724

Schenectady, NY $58,664

Wilmington, DE $58,618

Burlington, VT $58,537

Salem, OR $58,514

Portland, ME $58,334

Yakima, WA $58,276

Rochester, MN $58,096

Reno, NV $58,067

Fresno, CA $58,067

Milwaukee, WI $58,015

Detroit, MI $57,957

Ann Arbor, MI $57,947

Allentown, PA $57,940

Colorado Springs, CO $57,841

Syracuse, NY $57,812

Carson City, NV $57,812

Houston, TX $57,731

Eugene, OR $57,702

Gary, IN $57,633

Springfield, OR $57,586

Bismarck, ND $57,575

Galveston, TX $57,534

Medford, OR $57,447

Fort Collins, CO $57,424

Concord, NH $57,395

Austin, TX $57,378

Mesa, AZ $57,256

Reading, PA $57,250

Phoenix, AZ $57,244

Dallas, TX $57,227

Saint Cloud, MN $57,171

Madison, WI $57,094

Utica, NY $56,937

Rochester, NY $56,845

Des Moines, IA $56,839

Raleigh, NC $56,833

Atlanta, GA $56,746

Battle Creek, MI $56,729

Salt Lake City, UT $56,711

Lancaster, PA $56,624

Harrisburg, PA $56,543

Kansas City, MO $56,485

Kansas City, KS $56,474

Champaign, IL $56,474

Fort Worth, TX $56,468

Columbus, OH $56,458

Boca Raton, FL $56,445

Pittsburgh, PA $56,422

Richmond, VA $56,398

Indianapolis, IN $56,387

Cleveland, OH $56,381

Las Vegas, NV $56,311

Cincinnati, OH $56,311

Petersburg, VA $56,225

Huntsville, AL $56,138

Lansing, MI $56,099

Lebanon, PA $56,091

Pueblo, CO $56,085

Appleton, WI $56,068

Buffalo, NY $56,045

Dayton, OH $56,028

Racine, WI $56,016

Charlotte, NC $56,010

Saint Louis, MO $55,993

York, PA $55,958

Elkhart, IN $55,958

Gastonia, NC $55,947

Billings, MT $55,933

Beaumont, TX $55,917

Lorain, OH $55,906

Benton Harbor, MI $55,894

Toledo, OH $55,883

Binghamton, NY $55,854

Rock Hill, SC $55,848

Rockford, IL $55,819

Springfield, IL $55,796

Elyria, OH $55,790

Fargo, ND $55,790

Flagstaff, AZ $55,749

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,715

Duluth, MN $55,680

Miami, FL $55,680

Grand Forks, ND $55,639

Cheyenne, WY $55,639

Bangor, ME $55,512

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,448

Durham, NC $55,424

Louisville, KY $55,419

Grand Rapids, MI $55,407

Hialeah, FL $55,402

Casper, WY $55,321

Scranton, PA $55,251

New Orleans, LA $55,234

Virginia Beach, VA $55,228

Akron, OH $55,199

Peoria, IL $55,123

Sarasota, FL $55,112

Nashville, TN $55,071

Omaha, NE $55,071

Green Bay, WI $55,071

Baton Rouge, LA $55,042

Charleston, SC $55,031

Davenport, IA $55,002

Jamestown, NY $55,002

Tucson, AZ $54,973

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,938

Tampa, FL $54,926

Evansville, IN $54,892

Port Arthur, TX $54,892

Bradenton, FL $54,868

Santa Fe, NM $54,764

Orlando, FL $54,660

Clearwater, FL $54,642

La Crosse, WI $54,521

Canton, OH $54,521

Albuquerque, NM $54,486

Newport News, VA $54,480

High Point, NC $54,463

Ogden, UT $54,440

Corpus Christi, TX $54,393

Norfolk, VA $54,359

Laramie, WY $54,359

Rock Island, IL $54,324

Saginaw, MI $54,312

Jacksonville, FL $54,306

Salisbury, NC $54,295

Boise, ID $54,283

Moline, IL $54,254

Fort Myers, FL $54,237

Memphis, TN $54,225

Tulsa, OK $54,196

Waterloo, IA $54,161

Spartanburg, SC $54,104

Lincoln, NE $54,075

Fort Wayne, IN $54,063

Provo, UT $54,057

Cedar Falls, IA $53,988

San Antonio, TX $53,964

Greensboro, NC $53,941

South Bend, IN $53,935

Savannah, GA $53,872

Muskegon, MI $53,849

Birmingham, AL $53,843

Winston Salem, NC $53,814

Lake Charles, LA $53,675

Anderson, IN $53,663

Lexington, KY $53,646

Augusta, GA $53,628

Greenville, SC $53,628

Lima, OH $53,582

Wichita, KS $53,576

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,576

Columbia, SC $53,524

Springfield, OH $53,512

Asheville, NC $53,420

Bloomington, IN $53,379

Knoxville, TN $53,171

Shreveport, LA $53,165

Wilmington, NC $53,089

Roanoke, VA $53,089

Topeka, KS $52,985

Frankfort, KY $52,979

Oklahoma City, OK $52,939

Chillicothe, OH $52,916

Longview, TX $52,910

Melbourne, FL $52,904

Sioux Falls, SD $52,811

Mobile, AL $52,805

Terre Haute, IN $52,782

Altoona, PA $52,747

Amarillo, TX $52,707

Killeen, TX $52,690

Fayetteville, AR $52,643

Chattanooga, TN $52,626

Sioux City, IA $52,574

Idaho Falls, ID $52,562

Lynchburg, VA $52,516

Gainesville, FL $52,440

Portsmouth, OH $52,411

Little Rock, AR $52,400

Lafayette, LA $52,377

Youngstown, OH $52,377

Daytona Beach, FL $52,342

Clarksville, TN $52,336

Pensacola, FL $52,330

Temple, TX $52,326

Hopkinsville, KY $52,156

Erie, PA $52,145

Florence, SC $52,122

Charleston, WV $52,029

Great Falls, MT $52,000

Macon, GA $51,919

Tallahassee, FL $51,913

Fayetteville, NC $51,901

Waco, TX $51,890

Helena, MT $51,849

Pine Bluff, AR $51,827

Vincennes, IN $51,756

Lubbock, TX $51,733

Alamogordo, NM $51,699

Twin Falls, ID $51,646

Rapid City, SD $51,629

Jackson, MS $51,525

Huntington, WV $51,521

Greenville, MS $51,519

Parkersburg, WV $51,460

Montgomery, AL $51,449

Wichita Falls, TX $51,391

Springfield, MO $51,391

Biloxi, MS $51,362

Monroe, LA $51,304

Johnstown, PA $51,264

Sumter, SC $51,241

Columbus, GA $51,235

Pascagoula, MS $51,125

Abilene, TX $51,125

Kingsport, TN $50,974

Albany, GA $50,974

Gulfport, MS $50,957

Alexandria, LA $50,766

Fort Smith, AR $50,621

El Paso, TX $50,464

Las Cruces, NM $50,203

Harlingen, TX $50,056

Pocatello, ID $50,047

Florence, AL $49,972

Brownsville, TX $49,960

Mcallen, TX $49,838

Dothan, AL $49,757

Columbus, MS $49,413

Altus, OK $49,143

Lawton, OK $49,033

Pierre, SD $48,824

How Education impacts an Assistant Dining Room Lead's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Dining Room Lead professionals enter the field with a high school degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Assistant Dining Room Lead with a high school is between $55,093 and $58,234.

Assistant Dining Room Lead Salaries by Degree Level

$61,000
$60,200
$59,300
$58,500
$57,700
$56,800
$56,000
$55,100

Typical Education for Assistant Dining Room Lead
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	1.4%
High School	35%
Associate's Degree	18.1%
Bachelor's Degree	40.7%
Master's Degree or MBA	4.7%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0.2%

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Assistant Dining Room Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Dining Room Lead'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.

$51,741

Average $57,952/year

$65,704

$4,312

Average $4,829/month

$5,475

$995

Average $1,114/week

$1,264

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,704	$5,475	$1,264	$32
Average	$57,952	$4,829	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$51,741	$4,312	$995	$25

Salary Trends for Assistant Dining Room Lead

Salaries for an Assistant Dining Room Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $46,087 in 2023 to around $46,522 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Dining Room Lead salary trends, click here.

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2023	$46,087
2024	$46,734
2025	$46,522

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Common company salaries for Assistant Dining Room Lead

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S $57,183/per year

Subway IP LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

K $49,677/per year

Kesem Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $49,562/per year

Chili's Grill & Bar Hospitality & Leisure United States

I $49,371/per year

Inspire Brands Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $49,286/per year

Compass Group North America Hospitality & Leisure United States

R $49,245/per year

Roti Hospitality & Leisure United States

H $47,974/per year

Henn Na Hotel New York Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $47,736/per year

Centennial Soccer Club Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

R $47,307/per year

Raising Restaurants LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

D $46,626/per year

Darden Concepts Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

P $45,430/per year

Paul Caffe Hospitality & Leisure United States

N $45,191/per year

Numatec Inc Hospitality & Leisure United States

T $44,620/per year

The Lost Explorer Mezcal Hospitality & Leisure United States

B $43,911/per year

Bunker Hills Event Center Hospitality & Leisure United States

M $42,738/per year

Micheals Hospitality & Leisure United States

F $42,556/per year

FA Selangor Hospitality & Leisure United States

G $41,529/per year

Golden B Enterprises Hospitality & Leisure United States

G $41,484/per year

GNCC Racing Hospitality & Leisure United States

T $40,926/per year

Tasty Restaurant Group LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

N $40,605/per year

nhl.com/predators Hospitality & Leisure United States

W $39,699/per year

West Spartanburg Hospitality & Leisure United States

N $38,510/per year

Northeast Nebraska Track and Field Hospitality & Leisure United States

B $38,475/per year

Battino Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $38,262/per year

Crofton Park Tavern Hospitality & Leisure United States

C $35,814/per year

Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC Hospitality & Leisure United States

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