Sweetgreen Targets $200,000+ Pay Packages for Super Store Managers -- WSJ

By Heather Haddon

Sweetgreen is boosting pay for top store managers to help the salad chain break a more than year-long sales funk.

The restaurant chain says that store managers with more than three years on the job at its highest-volume locations can earn over $200,000 in total compensation, including base pay and bonuses, starting next year.

Chief Executive Jonathan Neman said early tests conducted by the chain showed the package helped generate more sales.

"The idea is that this helps with the consistency of the experience in our restaurants," Neman said in an interview.

Sweetgreen, slated to release its quarterly financial report next week, is working on a turnaround, and seeking to prove to customers that its salads are worth the price. Analysts expect same-store sales to decline from a year earlier, but for the measure to improve in the coming months.

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October 27, 2026 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)