Applebee’s is a chain of restaurant that focuses in serving Americen themed dishes. They also serve alcoholic beverages in bars except in locations not permitted by law. There are currently 2,000 Applebee’s located in the United States and 16 other countries all over the world. The restaurant has been purchased by IHOP in 2007.

Applebee’s manager should always keep the level of standard established during the entire years it has been operating. The manager needs to make sure that everything from the kitchen to the dining area is clean and that the staff inside works efficiently. Freezers should be checked to maintain freshness of ingredients and that the preparation area meets health standards.

The dining area should be in order to improve guests impression. From time to time you may have to assist the receptionist and provide necessary instructions. Attending to customer complaints may be required as well. Reports are necessary to be provided to owners to give them updates on daily operations.

Assistant Manager

• Salary: Assistant managers are entitled to a pay ranging from $32,000 to $49,000, depending heavily on experience.
• Bonuses: Aside from what they get as basic salary, assistant managers are also eligible for bonuses. The average amount they can get is between $150 and $15,000.
• Profit Sharing: One of the perks in having this position is the ability to get profit sharing which is $15,000.
• Stock Options: Although profit sharing and bonus is provided, stock options are not.

General Manager

• Salary: General managers can get anywhere from $40,000 to $65,000 based on experience.
• Bonuses: Bonuses are provided by the company for this position and its between $2,000 to $15,000.
• Profit Sharing: Although a bigger salary is given to the general manager, they are not entitled to get profit sharing.
• Stock Options: Like profit sharing, the same cannot be said for stock options since it’s not provided by Applebee’s.

Restaurant Manager

• Salary: Depending on any related experience, a restaurant manager can get anywhere from $32,000 to $50,000 of basic pay excluding any bonuses.
• Bonuses: Bonuses are provided by the company for this position and you can get a range that starts with $300 to $9,235.
• Profit Sharing: Profit sharing is not provided by the company and is not part of the salary package the company provides.
• Stock Options: The cash bonus is the only additional incentive by the Applebee’s, which means that stock options are also not available.

Kitchen Manager

• Salary: A range between the amounts of $38,000 to $44,000 is considered as the basic salary of a kitchen manager. This depends on the experience as well.
• Bonuses: The typical bonus a kitchen manager gets from the company is from $1,902 to $13,000. The owner usually provides the amount of bonus to be given based on performance.
• Profit Sharing: Unfortunately, profit sharing is not considered as part of the salary package the employee can get.
• Stock Options: No other incentive is provided which makes stock option unavailable as well.

Assistant General Manager

• Salary: Depending on their experience, assistant general managers get anywhere between $40,000 and $52,000 annually.
• Bonuses: Bonus structures are provided based on performance as well as availability, the amount can be from $1,158 to $1,361.
• Profit Sharing: Profit sharing is an incentive the company has not considered in providing their employees.
• Stock Options: Another incentive that is not considered by the company for employees are stock options.

District Manager

• Salary: The basic pay of a district manager is guaranteed from $63,000 to $69,000 depending on previous experience.
• Bonuses: Bonuses, aside from basic pay, adds up to the annual income of the district manager. The amount can be from $15,000 to $17,000.
• Profit Sharing: No more additional amount is provided to the employee, this includes profit sharing.
• Stock Options: Also, stock options are not offered to employees since most of the restaurants are franchised owned.