Georgia / City of Dalton Board of Education / School Food Service Manager
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
8 employees hold this title in City of Dalton Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $30,808, below the department median of $52,232.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Food Service Managers — about 9,230 people — is $65,280. City of Dalton Board of Education pays a median base salary of $30,808 for this role, 53% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Food Service Managers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows City of Dalton Board of Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Food Service Managers — about 238,430 people — is $69,390. City of Dalton Board of Education’s median base salary is 56% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at City of Dalton Board of Education is $30,808, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
School Food Service Manager is held in 169 Georgia departments. In City of Dalton Board of Education, the median of $30,808 ranks #129 of 169.
Median total compensation for the School Food Service Manager role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $39,835 ranks #2 of 2. See School Food Service Manager across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable School Food Service Manager roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
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Cara Tobler holds the role of School Food Service Manager at City of Dalton Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,438.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
Jessica Ochoa works as a School Food Service Manager for City of Dalton Board of Education. Jessica earned $34,641 in 2025.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
Nelia Herrera holds the role of School Food Service Manager at City of Dalton Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,985.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
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Debra Chastain is a School Food Service Manager at City of Dalton Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $30,808.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
Suzanne Ridley works as a School Food Service Manager for City of Dalton Board of Education. Suzanne earned $30,808 in 2025.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
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Cynthia Hoeng holds the role of School Food Service Manager at City of Dalton Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,256.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
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At City of Dalton Board of Education, Amanda Branson serves as a School Food Service Manager. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,794.
School Food Service Manager/City of Dalton Board of Education
Celina Salaices holds the role of School Food Service Manager at City of Dalton Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,938.