High paying management jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Employed

1Chief Executives$275,820
Bachelor's degree
$97,090 – $581,9902,350
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$177,970
Bachelor's degree
$127,040 – $287,74014,430
3Financial Managers$171,240
Bachelor's degree
$100,740 – $324,54015,660
4Sales Managers$166,920
Bachelor's degree
$86,540 – $302,46012,080
5Purchasing Managers$165,910
Bachelor's degree
$97,060 – $292,4802,590
6Marketing Managers$163,500
Bachelor's degree
$95,210 – $279,5206,700
7Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,410
Bachelor's degree
$106,930 – $221,7502,330
8Human Resources Managers$161,250
Bachelor's degree
$95,080 – $286,7905,300
9Medical and Health Services Managers$137,260
Bachelor's degree
$72,820 – $296,5306,300
10Public Relations Managers$136,490
Bachelor's degree
$92,530 – $227,4701,220
11Training and Development Managers$134,750
Bachelor's degree
$84,190 – $227,8701,010
12Managers, All Other$130,340
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $217,52024,490
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,620
Master's degree
$79,030 – $234,1901,550
14Industrial Production Managers$127,660
Bachelor's degree
$76,660 – $201,2202,630
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,460 – $214,7504,460
16Facilities Managers$120,410
Bachelor's degree
$75,120 – $212,3401,530
17Construction Managers$119,590
Bachelor's degree
$76,570 – $185,7607,470
18Administrative Services Managers$113,230
Bachelor's degree
$65,320 – $215,4509,000
19General and Operations Managers$111,410
Bachelor's degree
$51,410 – $268,69069,320
20Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,270
Master's degree
$83,320 – $140,2904,160
21Education Administrators, All Other$90,000
Bachelor's degree
$49,110 – $151,7701,670
22Social and Community Service Managers$78,870
Bachelor's degree
$51,880 – $144,3602,480
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$76,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750 – $153,7806,380
24Food Service Managers$67,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $96,7205,590
25Lodging Managers$64,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $130,140920
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,290
Bachelor's degree
$38,590 – $76,8301,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$275,820	$97,090 – $581,990	2,350
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$177,970	$127,040 – $287,740	14,430
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,240	$100,740 – $324,540	15,660
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,920	$86,540 – $302,460	12,080
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,910	$97,060 – $292,480	2,590
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,500	$95,210 – $279,520	6,700
7	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,410	$106,930 – $221,750	2,330
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,250	$95,080 – $286,790	5,300
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,260	$72,820 – $296,530	6,300
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,490	$92,530 – $227,470	1,220
11	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,750	$84,190 – $227,870	1,010
12	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,340	$74,300 – $217,520	24,490
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$128,620	$79,030 – $234,190	1,550
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,660	$76,660 – $201,220	2,630
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,520	$80,460 – $214,750	4,460
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,410	$75,120 – $212,340	1,530
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,590	$76,570 – $185,760	7,470
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,230	$65,320 – $215,450	9,000
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,410	$51,410 – $268,690	69,320
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$105,270	$83,320 – $140,290	4,160
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,000	$49,110 – $151,770	1,670
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,870	$51,880 – $144,360	2,480
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,700	$39,750 – $153,780	6,380
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,580	$39,990 – $96,720	5,590
25	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,060	$41,600 – $130,140	920
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$60,290	$38,590 – $76,830	1,120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, 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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