High paying management jobs in Cleveland, OH

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cleveland, OH. 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 Cleveland, OH run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Cleveland, OH salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Cleveland, OH · Employed

1Chief Executives$199,350
Bachelor's degree
$90,890 – $432,640980
2Financial Managers$157,900
Bachelor's degree
$83,320 – $348,5206,300
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Bachelor's degree
$96,940 – $219,9704,430
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Bachelor's degree
$112,790 – $210,8601,610
5Sales Managers$143,870
Bachelor's degree
$75,210 – $256,2104,560
6Human Resources Managers$134,380
Bachelor's degree
$82,390 – $223,6301,520
7Purchasing Managers$134,030
Bachelor's degree
$90,460 – $224,920500
8Managers, All Other$130,580
Bachelor's degree
$73,050 – $210,5401,350
9Marketing Managers$129,300
Bachelor's degree
$76,740 – $219,8001,990
10Medical and Health Services Managers$122,770
Bachelor's degree
$68,640 – $215,6804,780
11Industrial Production Managers$107,380
Bachelor's degree
$73,340 – $170,3602,520
12Fundraising Managers$105,780
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $198,350430
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,400 – $167,9201,660
14Construction Managers$101,440
Bachelor's degree
$58,560 – $162,7502,630
15Administrative Services Managers$100,950
Bachelor's degree
$61,500 – $162,1901,410
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,230
Master's degree
$61,090 – $131,5102,440
17Facilities Managers$98,630
Bachelor's degree
$59,490 – $149,7001,190
18General and Operations Managers$97,750
Bachelor's degree
$48,140 – $217,29029,510
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$87,500
Master's degree
$59,990 – $170,0001,220
20Food Service Managers$63,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $102,2201,310
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860 – $124,5101,800
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,550
Bachelor's degree
$36,450 – $95,280660

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

#	Occupation	MedianCleveland, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$199,350	$90,890 – $432,640	980
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,900	$83,320 – $348,520	6,300
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,410	$96,940 – $219,970	4,430
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,460	$112,790 – $210,860	1,610
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,870	$75,210 – $256,210	4,560
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,380	$82,390 – $223,630	1,520
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,030	$90,460 – $224,920	500
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,580	$73,050 – $210,540	1,350
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,300	$76,740 – $219,800	1,990
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,770	$68,640 – $215,680	4,780
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,380	$73,340 – $170,360	2,520
12	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,780	$64,640 – $198,350	430
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,080	$62,400 – $167,920	1,660
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,440	$58,560 – $162,750	2,630
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,950	$61,500 – $162,190	1,410
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,230	$61,090 – $131,510	2,440
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,630	$59,490 – $149,700	1,190
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,750	$48,140 – $217,290	29,510
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$87,500	$59,990 – $170,000	1,220
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,690	$37,510 – $102,220	1,310
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,170	$45,860 – $124,510	1,800
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,550	$36,450 – $95,280	660

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cleveland, OH. 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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