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Overview

Great American Restaurants is a family-owned hospitality group in Northern Virginia that runs full-service American restaurants, artisan bakeries and a barbecue concept in Virginia and Maryland. Founded in 1974, it operates around 14 restaurants, including Jackson's Mighty Fine Food & Lucky Lounge in Reston, Sweetwater Tavern and Coastal Flats, and has been named a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for more than ten years. It hires line, prep and pastry cooks, artisan bakers, baristas and counter staff, bartenders, food runners, dishwashers and restaurant management interns.

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$34k
Typical range
$30k – $78k
Open positions
87
2 Jobs
Junior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 2 $68k $65k – $70k
Highest paying role Bartender $78k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Great American Restaurants By role, level and city, against the market · 87 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
91
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hospitality
91% ▲
Field & Service
4% ▲
Finance
1%
Management
1%
Industrial Engineering
1%
Early Careers
1%
Actively hiring for Hospitality (+82 in 30 days)

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
12
Hiring now
12
Countries
1
Busiest office
Vienna
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Vienna United States
Regional office
13 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $42k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Fairfax United States
Regional office
12 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $48k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality, Finance, Management
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Springfield United States
Regional office
11 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $39k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Arlington United States
Regional office
10 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $39k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Gaithersburg United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $42k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Reston United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
McLean United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Sterling United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Annandale United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Centreville United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Merrifield United States
Regional office
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $41k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Falls Church United States
Regional office
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $35k Avg Salary
hires for Hospitality, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings