High paying management jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY run 0.4% below the national average (2024), so a Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Bachelor's degree
$132,520 – $230,200700
2Chief Executives$180,240
Bachelor's degree
$118,560 – $329,990660
3Sales Managers$163,510
Bachelor's degree
$81,380 – $307,590940
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Bachelor's degree
$118,780 – $251,7102,180
5Marketing Managers$153,580
Bachelor's degree
$80,590 – $266,6101,050
6Financial Managers$150,590
Bachelor's degree
$89,630 – $278,4802,680
7Industrial Production Managers$141,300
Bachelor's degree
$91,590 – $221,530560
8Natural Sciences Managers$139,830
Bachelor's degree
$99,290 – $216,440410
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary$134,980
Master's degree
$81,120 – $298,550390
10Fundraising Managers$133,030
Bachelor's degree
$86,640 – $258,950160
11Construction Managers$130,980
Bachelor's degree
$79,020 – $219,090570
12Training and Development Managers$127,030
Bachelor's degree
$93,180 – $172,790180
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$125,480
Master's degree
$82,340 – $164,570770
14Human Resources Managers$124,540
Bachelor's degree
$80,270 – $213,570920
15Administrative Services Managers$122,340
Bachelor's degree
$65,070 – $191,420670
16Medical and Health Services Managers$121,470
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $212,0201,880
17Managers, All Other$118,470
Bachelor's degree
$80,300 – $194,2201,100
18Public Relations Managers$117,290
Bachelor's degree
$60,230 – $195,410410
19Facilities Managers$113,490
Bachelor's degree
$77,380 – $178,680550
20General and Operations Managers$111,130
Bachelor's degree
$60,220 – $235,1808,890
21Purchasing Managers$106,440
Bachelor's degree
$72,330 – $176,280640
22Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,480 – $174,240390
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$98,390
Bachelor's degree
$71,210 – $102,900150
24Social and Community Service Managers$88,410
Bachelor's degree
$63,040 – $131,9501,060
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$78,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $140,110440
26Food Service Managers$77,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,440 – $113,350330
27Lodging Managers$75,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $117,750170

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,000	$132,520 – $230,200	700
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$180,240	$118,560 – $329,990	660
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,510	$81,380 – $307,590	940
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,250	$118,780 – $251,710	2,180
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,580	$80,590 – $266,610	1,050
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,590	$89,630 – $278,480	2,680
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,300	$91,590 – $221,530	560
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,830	$99,290 – $216,440	410
9	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$134,980	$81,120 – $298,550	390
10	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,030	$86,640 – $258,950	160
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,980	$79,020 – $219,090	570
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,030	$93,180 – $172,790	180
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$125,480	$82,340 – $164,570	770
14	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,540	$80,270 – $213,570	920
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,340	$65,070 – $191,420	670
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,470	$77,210 – $212,020	1,880
17	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$118,470	$80,300 – $194,220	1,100
18	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,290	$60,230 – $195,410	410
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,490	$77,380 – $178,680	550
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,130	$60,220 – $235,180	8,890
21	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,440	$72,330 – $176,280	640
22	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,020	$74,480 – $174,240	390
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$98,390	$71,210 – $102,900	150
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,410	$63,040 – $131,950	1,060
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,360	$52,040 – $140,110	440
26	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,320	$58,440 – $113,350	330
27	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,150	$38,050 – $117,750	170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. 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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