Want to make $200K? This fast-food chain pays managers that much

That's what being a manager is all about.

In-N-Out store managers now earn over $200,000 a year on average, the company's chief operating officer, Denny Warnick, confirmed to USA TODAY.

"Our founders, Harry and Esther Snyder, believed not only in taking great care of our customers, but also in taking really great care of our associates," Warnick said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Their philosophy was to treat associates like family and strive to be an outstanding employer, and paying higher-than-normal wages was one important part of that philosophy."

The $200,000 annual average salary is about $40,000 higher than in 2018, when In-N-Out store managers made more than $160,000 a year, according to USA TODAY reporting at the time.

The average salary for an In-N-Out store manager is well above the national average of $55,943 a year for fast-food store managers, according to Indeed. USA TODAY reached out to McDonald's and Burger King for their average store manager salaries.

Warnick pointed to the company's higher-than-average pay and benefits for keeping turnover low for management and non-management employees. Starting pay at the St. George, Utah location, which opened on Aug. 14, is $17.50 an hour, USA TODAY reported at the…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/money/