High paying management jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH run 8.3% above the national average (2024), so a Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Employed

1Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Bachelor's degree
$164,570 – $330,0509,570
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960
Bachelor's degree
$136,800 – $310,45020,530
3Marketing Managers$213,910
Bachelor's degree
$131,130 – $312,91011,940
4Financial Managers$209,780
Bachelor's degree
$126,450 – $335,15021,650
5Sales Managers$206,610
Bachelor's degree
$106,220 – $323,67011,540
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$205,130
Bachelor's degree
$138,960 – $290,4406,690
7Human Resources Managers$184,990
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $317,6906,480
8Managers, All Other$184,250
Bachelor's degree
$114,920 – $309,9909,120
9Public Relations Managers$176,390
Bachelor's degree
$98,170 – $320,0501,810
10Purchasing Managers$174,640
Bachelor's degree
$107,600 – $277,1501,940
11Fundraising Managers$161,500
Bachelor's degree
$96,120 – $302,1101,720
12Construction Managers$156,470
Bachelor's degree
$105,860 – $217,8607,570
13Industrial Production Managers$153,210
Bachelor's degree
$100,950 – $231,7403,500
14Medical and Health Services Managers$136,760
Bachelor's degree
$89,920 – $308,08012,990
15General and Operations Managers$133,800
Bachelor's degree
$63,020 – $329,13070,950
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$131,130
Master's degree
$81,000 – $281,1006,770
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,080
Master's degree
$82,850 – $167,1907,260
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$128,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,410 – $234,6703,190
19Facilities Managers$127,400
Bachelor's degree
$79,460 – $199,3504,580
20Administrative Services Managers$120,670
Bachelor's degree
$80,450 – $198,5406,960
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$106,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,350 – $181,4306,060
22Food Service Managers$92,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,870 – $132,7303,280
23Education Administrators, All Other$86,540
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $168,270990
24Social and Community Service Managers$85,430
Bachelor's degree
$62,180 – $132,2305,730
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$72,560
Bachelor's degree
$47,810 – $103,0501,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$291,000	$164,570 – $330,050	9,570
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,960	$136,800 – $310,450	20,530
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$213,910	$131,130 – $312,910	11,940
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$209,780	$126,450 – $335,150	21,650
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$206,610	$106,220 – $323,670	11,540
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$205,130	$138,960 – $290,440	6,690
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$184,990	$99,990 – $317,690	6,480
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$184,250	$114,920 – $309,990	9,120
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,390	$98,170 – $320,050	1,810
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,640	$107,600 – $277,150	1,940
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,500	$96,120 – $302,110	1,720
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,470	$105,860 – $217,860	7,570
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,210	$100,950 – $231,740	3,500
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,760	$89,920 – $308,080	12,990
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,800	$63,020 – $329,130	70,950
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$131,130	$81,000 – $281,100	6,770
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$131,080	$82,850 – $167,190	7,260
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,760	$78,410 – $234,670	3,190
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,400	$79,460 – $199,350	4,580
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,670	$80,450 – $198,540	6,960
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,050	$63,350 – $181,430	6,060
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,650	$61,870 – $132,730	3,280
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,540	$64,640 – $168,270	990
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,430	$62,180 – $132,230	5,730
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$72,560	$47,810 – $103,050	1,770

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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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