High paying management jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX run 1.9% below the national average (2024), so a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Employed

1Chief Executives$288,150
Bachelor's degree
$126,800 – $647,020950
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,990
Bachelor's degree
$115,580 – $291,79011,050
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,540
Bachelor's degree
$123,440 – $288,3303,130
4Financial Managers$167,180
Bachelor's degree
$100,630 – $318,7207,210
5Marketing Managers$164,920
Bachelor's degree
$92,150 – $274,7007,170
6Sales Managers$151,760
Bachelor's degree
$74,990 – $290,6709,880
7Purchasing Managers$140,820
Bachelor's degree
$95,020 – $225,340930
8Human Resources Managers$140,670
Bachelor's degree
$85,840 – $254,9602,730
9Managers, All Other$134,030
Bachelor's degree
$80,860 – $221,5006,420
10Natural Sciences Managers$131,900
Bachelor's degree
$81,160 – $223,180700
11Public Relations Managers$130,770
Bachelor's degree
$81,670 – $253,2601,130
12Training and Development Managers$129,940
Bachelor's degree
$79,540 – $201,040800
13Industrial Production Managers$129,390
Bachelor's degree
$80,650 – $211,6301,430
14Medical and Health Services Managers$126,110
Bachelor's degree
$64,210 – $269,0905,160
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$125,190
Master's degree
$81,330 – $220,6203,270
16Administrative Services Managers$125,000
Bachelor's degree
$82,200 – $205,7704,790
17Advertising and Promotions Managers$123,360
Bachelor's degree
$70,050 – $213,770570
18General and Operations Managers$117,850
Bachelor's degree
$48,890 – $296,44042,190
19Construction Managers$102,980
Bachelor's degree
$69,740 – $169,1106,040
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,090 – $187,9401,980
21Facilities Managers$98,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,000 – $168,4301,190
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$86,580
Master's degree
$68,060 – $129,7302,600
23Social and Community Service Managers$80,030
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $127,8401,580
24Education Administrators, All Other$75,850
Bachelor's degree
$44,840 – $155,360650
25Food Service Managers$62,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890 – $103,3903,100
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,020
Bachelor's degree
$40,560 – $78,970620

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

#	Occupation	MedianAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$288,150	$126,800 – $647,020	950
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,990	$115,580 – $291,790	11,050
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,540	$123,440 – $288,330	3,130
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,180	$100,630 – $318,720	7,210
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,920	$92,150 – $274,700	7,170
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,760	$74,990 – $290,670	9,880
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,820	$95,020 – $225,340	930
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,670	$85,840 – $254,960	2,730
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,030	$80,860 – $221,500	6,420
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,900	$81,160 – $223,180	700
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,770	$81,670 – $253,260	1,130
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,940	$79,540 – $201,040	800
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,390	$80,650 – $211,630	1,430
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,110	$64,210 – $269,090	5,160
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$125,190	$81,330 – $220,620	3,270
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,000	$82,200 – $205,770	4,790
17	Advertising and Promotions ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,360	$70,050 – $213,770	570
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,850	$48,890 – $296,440	42,190
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,980	$69,740 – $169,110	6,040
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,720	$66,090 – $187,940	1,980
21	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,850	$62,000 – $168,430	1,190
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$86,580	$68,060 – $129,730	2,600
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,030	$54,990 – $127,840	1,580
24	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,850	$44,840 – $155,360	650
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,930	$44,890 – $103,390	3,100
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,020	$40,560 – $78,970	620

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. 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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