Chuck E. Cheese's Basics

• Chuck E. Cheese's has locations in all U.S. states except Wyoming and New Hampshire, as well as in Chile, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The management team in each store will include an assistant manager and general manager. These managers represent middle management in this environment. They are in charge of a store's operations, but they are not at the upper corporate management levels.
  
  

Salary Basics

• Chuck E. Cheese's does not publicize its wage information. However, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Services reports data on first-line supervisors for food preparation, which includes middle management at restaurants like Chuck E. Cheese's. According to the BLS, the median wage for these workers was $29,560. Fifty percent of workers in this category made between $23,120 and $38,230.
  
  

Regional Information

• Mean wages for food service workers vary by location. According to the BLS, wages for food service supervisors were highest in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut. Although Chuck E. Cheese's will have its own earnings policy, it's reasonable to expect them to remain comparable to industry norms.
  
  

Bonuses

• At Chuck E. Cheese's, store managers and assistant managers receive bonuses based on the performance of the stores they run. This income has potential to increase their annual earnings significantly. Managing a successful store won't make a middle manager wealthy, but can plant him firmly in the middle class.