High paying management jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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 Athens-Clarke County, GA run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Athens-Clarke County, GA 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, Athens-Clarke County, GA · Employed

1Chief Executives$164,460
Bachelor's degree
$55,240 – $551,36050
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,340
Bachelor's degree
$119,650 – $214,55040
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,570
Bachelor's degree
$95,000 – $232,920110
4Financial Managers$137,130
Bachelor's degree
$78,230 – $276,290210
5Purchasing Managers$133,630
Bachelor's degree
$94,050 – $217,06030
6Marketing Managers$131,280
Bachelor's degree
$79,380 – $257,98050
7Industrial Production Managers$131,200
Bachelor's degree
$81,340 – $179,990100
8Human Resources Managers$129,490
Bachelor's degree
$77,560 – $193,12060
9Medical and Health Services Managers$126,420
Bachelor's degree
$70,010 – $206,130240
10Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$122,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,640 – $191,57050
11Sales Managers$121,530
Bachelor's degree
$70,350 – $211,220170
12Facilities Managers$108,050
Bachelor's degree
$73,090 – $177,28050
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,770
Master's degree
$78,500 – $125,370150
14Construction Managers$101,980
Bachelor's degree
$63,640 – $196,860170
15Managers, All Other$94,240
Bachelor's degree
$55,040 – $168,070510
16Administrative Services Managers$90,810
Bachelor's degree
$54,580 – $183,500210
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,460
Master's degree
$55,260 – $111,420100
18General and Operations Managers$81,830
Bachelor's degree
$42,370 – $197,1901,830
19Education Administrators, All Other$79,720
Bachelor's degree
$46,280 – $148,82040
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$75,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,270 – $133,680140
21Social and Community Service Managers$68,260
Bachelor's degree
$46,130 – $95,84090
22Food Service Managers$63,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,980 – $96,870250

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

#	Occupation	MedianAthens-Clarke County, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$164,460	$55,240 – $551,360	50
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,340	$119,650 – $214,550	40
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,570	$95,000 – $232,920	110
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,130	$78,230 – $276,290	210
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,630	$94,050 – $217,060	30
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,280	$79,380 – $257,980	50
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,200	$81,340 – $179,990	100
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,490	$77,560 – $193,120	60
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,420	$70,010 – $206,130	240
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$122,180	$66,640 – $191,570	50
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,530	$70,350 – $211,220	170
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,050	$73,090 – $177,280	50
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,770	$78,500 – $125,370	150
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,980	$63,640 – $196,860	170
15	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,240	$55,040 – $168,070	510
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,810	$54,580 – $183,500	210
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,460	$55,260 – $111,420	100
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,830	$42,370 – $197,190	1,830
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,720	$46,280 – $148,820	40
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,050	$43,270 – $133,680	140
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$68,260	$46,130 – $95,840	90
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,500	$45,980 – $96,870	250

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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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