High paying management jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD run 4.5% above the national average (2024), so a Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Employed

1Chief Executives$268,030
Bachelor's degree
$156,010 – $486,3101,970
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Bachelor's degree
$105,750 – $231,4307,010
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Bachelor's degree
$107,790 – $220,9502,350
4Financial Managers$157,990
Bachelor's degree
$86,240 – $293,3909,990
5Natural Sciences Managers$156,730
Bachelor's degree
$91,730 – $228,030830
6Purchasing Managers$151,990
Bachelor's degree
$93,930 – $195,4501,070
7Managers, All Other$148,700
Bachelor's degree
$80,910 – $202,2506,920
8Human Resources Managers$146,370
Bachelor's degree
$87,150 – $232,0801,980
9Marketing Managers$140,180
Bachelor's degree
$80,430 – $241,5003,430
10Public Relations Managers$138,650
Bachelor's degree
$68,120 – $253,770770
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,880
Master's degree
$79,450 – $170,6603,850
12Education Administrators, All Other$128,410
Bachelor's degree
$54,090 – $170,0501,090
13Industrial Production Managers$127,960
Bachelor's degree
$79,320 – $198,1201,100
14Medical and Health Services Managers$124,990
Bachelor's degree
$69,720 – $224,5208,060
15Administrative Services Managers$122,870
Bachelor's degree
$75,760 – $207,2702,220
16Construction Managers$121,490
Bachelor's degree
$78,560 – $211,2602,780
17General and Operations Managers$117,040
Bachelor's degree
$58,350 – $232,18044,960
18Training and Development Managers$114,770
Bachelor's degree
$69,690 – $186,240680
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$103,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,680 – $172,3602,180
20Facilities Managers$103,350
Bachelor's degree
$64,060 – $168,9002,360
21Social and Community Service Managers$84,770
Bachelor's degree
$58,510 – $151,1902,210
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$81,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,150 – $161,9002,340
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,490
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $114,940650

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

#	Occupation	MedianBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$268,030	$156,010 – $486,310	1,970
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,520	$105,750 – $231,430	7,010
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,350	$107,790 – $220,950	2,350
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,990	$86,240 – $293,390	9,990
5	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,730	$91,730 – $228,030	830
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,990	$93,930 – $195,450	1,070
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$148,700	$80,910 – $202,250	6,920
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,370	$87,150 – $232,080	1,980
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,180	$80,430 – $241,500	3,430
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,650	$68,120 – $253,770	770
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$131,880	$79,450 – $170,660	3,850
12	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,410	$54,090 – $170,050	1,090
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,960	$79,320 – $198,120	1,100
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,990	$69,720 – $224,520	8,060
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,870	$75,760 – $207,270	2,220
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,490	$78,560 – $211,260	2,780
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,040	$58,350 – $232,180	44,960
18	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,770	$69,690 – $186,240	680
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,540	$69,680 – $172,360	2,180
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,350	$64,060 – $168,900	2,360
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,770	$58,510 – $151,190	2,210
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,670	$58,150 – $161,900	2,340
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,490	$49,350 – $114,940	650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. 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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