High paying management jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Chief Executives$329,030
Bachelor's degree
$114,100 – $599,990740
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Bachelor's degree
$119,750 – $305,5608,120
3Natural Sciences Managers$173,160
Bachelor's degree
$81,430 – $318,830460
4Financial Managers$172,760
Bachelor's degree
$111,000 – $329,1109,290
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Bachelor's degree
$125,020 – $256,4601,830
6Marketing Managers$166,200
Bachelor's degree
$94,240 – $268,3603,830
7Sales Managers$162,000
Bachelor's degree
$76,540 – $311,4205,930
8Human Resources Managers$158,930
Bachelor's degree
$99,310 – $292,2902,310
9Managers, All Other$156,020
Bachelor's degree
$84,080 – $272,2406,640
10Purchasing Managers$144,270
Bachelor's degree
$98,160 – $228,510870
11Public Relations Managers$134,990
Bachelor's degree
$82,220 – $237,640430
12Industrial Production Managers$128,640
Bachelor's degree
$81,030 – $213,2202,540
13Training and Development Managers$127,110
Bachelor's degree
$90,440 – $215,130630
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$118,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,250 – $206,8602,150
15General and Operations Managers$112,730
Bachelor's degree
$55,750 – $274,62018,380
16Administrative Services Managers$111,400
Bachelor's degree
$65,580 – $199,5202,490
17Medical and Health Services Managers$111,080
Bachelor's degree
$71,840 – $216,3003,630
18Facilities Managers$111,030
Bachelor's degree
$67,220 – $174,4001,280
19Construction Managers$107,200
Bachelor's degree
$68,960 – $175,2205,450
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$93,720
Master's degree
$62,880 – $183,560990
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$89,170
Master's degree
$66,120 – $131,6602,780
22Social and Community Service Managers$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$55,000 – $128,7101,120
23Food Service Managers$75,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,900 – $112,0902,760
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$72,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,170 – $124,2902,820
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,430
Bachelor's degree
$46,010 – $90,770560

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$329,030	$114,100 – $599,990	740
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,840	$119,750 – $305,560	8,120
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,160	$81,430 – $318,830	460
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,760	$111,000 – $329,110	9,290
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,960	$125,020 – $256,460	1,830
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,200	$94,240 – $268,360	3,830
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,000	$76,540 – $311,420	5,930
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,930	$99,310 – $292,290	2,310
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$156,020	$84,080 – $272,240	6,640
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,270	$98,160 – $228,510	870
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,990	$82,220 – $237,640	430
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,640	$81,030 – $213,220	2,540
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,110	$90,440 – $215,130	630
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$118,100	$71,250 – $206,860	2,150
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,730	$55,750 – $274,620	18,380
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,400	$65,580 – $199,520	2,490
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,080	$71,840 – $216,300	3,630
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,030	$67,220 – $174,400	1,280
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,200	$68,960 – $175,220	5,450
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$93,720	$62,880 – $183,560	990
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$89,170	$66,120 – $131,660	2,780
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,990	$55,000 – $128,710	1,120
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,460	$56,900 – $112,090	2,760
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,900	$49,170 – $124,290	2,820
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,430	$46,010 – $90,770	560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. 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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