Dive Brief:

• The average compensation of a convenience store CEO rose 9.3 percent during the past two years.
• The top c-store executives now earn $239,700 on average, of which $52,300 is bonus or commission, according to the newest Convenience Store News HR and Labor survey.
• Store managers earn $40,000 in total compensation on average—an increase of 7.5 percent during the past two years.

Dive Insight:

We're going to have to rethink our opinions on convenience stores. Like lots of folks we tended to think of c-store jobs as something less than desirable. But we'd be hard-pressed to think of another industry where salaries are rising across the board and job-retention is improving.