As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Produce Manager in the United States is $27. While Salary.com is seeing that Produce Manager salary in the US can go up to $33 or down to $22, but most earn between $25 and $30. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Produce Manager in the United States.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
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| 75th Percentile | $30 | $2 | $1 | $0 |
| Average | $27 | $2 | $1 | $0 |
| 25th Percentile | $25 | $2 | $0 | $0 |
As of April 01, 2025, Salary.com is seeing that an entry-level Produce Manager with under 1 year experience makes about $53,954. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level Produce Manager makes around $54,164. After 2-4 years, the Produce Manager pay rises to about $54,864. Those senior Produce Manager with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $56,175, and those Produce Manager having 8 years or more experience is expected to earn about $57,589 on average.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level Produce Manager | $53,954 |
| Intermediate Level Produce Manager | $54,164 |
| Senior Level Produce Manager | $54,864 |
| Specialist Level Produce Manager | $56,175 |
| Expert Level Produce Manager | $57,589 |
| Entry Level | 3% |
| Mid Level | 3% |
| Senior Level | 2% |
| Top Level | 1% |
| Experienced | 3% |
Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from state to state due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.
For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Produce Manager is $61,440 in California and in Massachusetts, the average annual salary goes to $60,622. While in New Jersey, a Produce Manager earns $60,376 per year.
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Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from city to city due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.
For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Produce Manager in San Francisco, CA is $69,567 and in New York, NY, the average annual salary goes to $64,554. While a Produce Manager earns $62,126 per year in Boston, MA.
For those exploring the changing dynamics of Produce Manager salaries, Salary.com offers detailed insights through our Job Trending in CA Labor Market analysis. As of April 01, 2025, our research highlights a notable shift in Produce Manager compensation over the past six years. For instance, the median salary has moved from $45,446 in 2023 to about $45,282 in 2024 (for a comprehensive analysis of Produce Manager salary trends, click here). It's crucial to consider several elements, including geographical location, experience level, industry demand, and economic development, as they play a significant role in influencing salary variations.
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| Core Compensation | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Base Salary | $55,703 | 74.9% | ||
| Bonus | $0 | 0.0% | ||
| Value of Benefits | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Social Security | $4,261 | 5.7% | ||
| 401K/403B | $2,228 | 3.0% | ||
| Disability | $501 | 0.7% | ||
| Healthcare | $3,507 | 4.7% | ||
| Pension | $2,395 | 3.2% | ||
| Time Off | $5,785 | 7.8% | ||
| Total Compensation | $74,381 | 100% | ||
| Degree Level | % of user with this level of education |
|---|---|
| High School | 71.0% |
| Associates | 9.7% |
| Bachelors | 12.9% |
| Masters | 6.5% |
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Oversees operations and staffing for the produce department within a grocery store. Ensures quality and freshness of all produce, suggests changes to inventory and pricing, and purchases supplies when needed. Monitors quality of goods and service. Responsible for department staff training, assignments, and scheduling. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. Working team member that may validate or coordinate the work of others on a support team. Suggests improvements to process, is a knowledge resource for other team members. Has no authority for staff actions. Generally has a minimum of 2 years experience as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of the team processes.
Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
Customer Service: Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Product Knowledge: Product knowledge is the ability to communicate information and answer questions about a product or service. It is considered an important knowledge area for any role that puts you in front of customers, investors or the media.
Inventory Control: Inventory control or stock control can be broadly defined as "the activity of checking a shop’s stock." However, a more focused definition takes into account the more science-based, methodical practice of not only verifying a business' inventory but also focusing on the many related facets of inventory management (such as forecasting future demand) "within an organisation to meet the demand placed upon that business economically." Other facets of inventory control include supply chain management, production control, financial flexibility, and customer satisfaction. At the root of inventory control, however, is the inventory control problem, which involves determining when to order, how much to order, and the logistics (where) of those decisions. An extension of inventory control is the inventory control system. This may come in the form of a technological system and its programmed software used for managing various aspects of inventory problems , or it may refer to a methodology (which may include the use of technological barriers) for handling loss prevention in a business.
