High paying management jobs in Akron, OH

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Akron, OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Akron, OH run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Akron, OH salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Akron, OH · Employed

1Chief Executives$172,610
Bachelor's degree
$68,740 – $495,750250
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,430
Bachelor's degree
$112,780 – $212,010580
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,010
Bachelor's degree
$101,930 – $221,8001,140
4Financial Managers$135,850
Bachelor's degree
$83,870 – $262,4401,460
5Purchasing Managers$134,140
Bachelor's degree
$89,760 – $233,690210
6Human Resources Managers$131,890
Bachelor's degree
$87,320 – $220,530470
7Marketing Managers$131,810
Bachelor's degree
$78,420 – $219,400530
8Sales Managers$128,560
Bachelor's degree
$74,770 – $239,7701,480
9Managers, All Other$124,070
Bachelor's degree
$64,540 – $211,030330
10Industrial Production Managers$106,640
Bachelor's degree
$72,460 – $176,220810
11Medical and Health Services Managers$104,430
Bachelor's degree
$63,670 – $219,8701,270
12Construction Managers$102,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,920 – $161,140920
13Fundraising Managers$101,690
Bachelor's degree
$71,690 – $173,860120
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310 – $181,730630
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,070
Master's degree
$62,400 – $127,300790
16Facilities Managers$98,560
Bachelor's degree
$54,080 – $150,840340
17General and Operations Managers$98,340
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $215,3009,010
18Administrative Services Managers$96,810
Bachelor's degree
$61,520 – $186,040360
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$93,970
Master's degree
$63,000 – $212,530410
20Education Administrators, All Other$75,920
Bachelor's degree
$40,140 – $118,380110
21Social and Community Service Managers$72,500
Bachelor's degree
$45,920 – $102,540360
22Food Service Managers$62,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,260 – $93,870440
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $111,290500
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,510
Bachelor's degree
$37,810 – $76,580180

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAkron, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$172,610	$68,740 – $495,750	250
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,430	$112,780 – $212,010	580
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,010	$101,930 – $221,800	1,140
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,850	$83,870 – $262,440	1,460
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,140	$89,760 – $233,690	210
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,890	$87,320 – $220,530	470
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,810	$78,420 – $219,400	530
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,560	$74,770 – $239,770	1,480
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,070	$64,540 – $211,030	330
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,640	$72,460 – $176,220	810
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,430	$63,670 – $219,870	1,270
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,630	$62,920 – $161,140	920
13	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,690	$71,690 – $173,860	120
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,480	$60,310 – $181,730	630
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,070	$62,400 – $127,300	790
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,560	$54,080 – $150,840	340
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,340	$48,110 – $215,300	9,010
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,810	$61,520 – $186,040	360
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$93,970	$63,000 – $212,530	410
20	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,920	$40,140 – $118,380	110
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$72,500	$45,920 – $102,540	360
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,970	$39,260 – $93,870	440
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,140	$35,660 – $111,290	500
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,510	$37,810 – $76,580	180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Akron, OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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