High paying management jobs in Columbus, OH

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbus, 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 Columbus, OH run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Columbus, OH salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Columbus, OH · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,630
Bachelor's degree
$105,720 – $270,4504,330
2Chief Executives$162,910
Bachelor's degree
$90,330 – $433,1501,160
3Financial Managers$145,630
Bachelor's degree
$91,210 – $267,0505,750
4Purchasing Managers$141,490
Bachelor's degree
$93,360 – $221,230560
5Sales Managers$138,580
Bachelor's degree
$77,750 – $254,1504,460
6Marketing Managers$134,420
Bachelor's degree
$82,950 – $224,4402,330
7Managers, All Other$131,580
Bachelor's degree
$67,970 – $216,7201,680
8Human Resources Managers$131,100
Bachelor's degree
$89,150 – $220,8901,870
9Industrial Production Managers$112,020
Bachelor's degree
$72,050 – $174,6601,860
10Medical and Health Services Managers$107,520
Bachelor's degree
$71,400 – $212,6205,370
11Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,110 – $186,8002,060
12Construction Managers$105,200
Bachelor's degree
$74,800 – $165,7704,000
13Administrative Services Managers$104,050
Bachelor's degree
$64,240 – $187,4801,930
14General and Operations Managers$102,590
Bachelor's degree
$50,440 – $221,27029,070
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,000
Master's degree
$61,880 – $131,0102,140
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,600
Master's degree
$62,900 – $211,4701,370
17Facilities Managers$98,290
Bachelor's degree
$56,290 – $149,8301,290
18Education Administrators, All Other$83,710
Bachelor's degree
$45,150 – $128,210360
19Social and Community Service Managers$79,830
Bachelor's degree
$50,680 – $123,1501,280
20Food Service Managers$63,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,690 – $102,6502,060
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,270 – $128,7102,670
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,950
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $76,480840

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

#	Occupation	MedianColumbus, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,630	$105,720 – $270,450	4,330
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$162,910	$90,330 – $433,150	1,160
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,630	$91,210 – $267,050	5,750
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,490	$93,360 – $221,230	560
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,580	$77,750 – $254,150	4,460
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,420	$82,950 – $224,440	2,330
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,580	$67,970 – $216,720	1,680
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,100	$89,150 – $220,890	1,870
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,020	$72,050 – $174,660	1,860
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,520	$71,400 – $212,620	5,370
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,360	$64,110 – $186,800	2,060
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,200	$74,800 – $165,770	4,000
13	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,050	$64,240 – $187,480	1,930
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,590	$50,440 – $221,270	29,070
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,000	$61,880 – $131,010	2,140
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,600	$62,900 – $211,470	1,370
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,290	$56,290 – $149,830	1,290
18	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,710	$45,150 – $128,210	360
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,830	$50,680 – $123,150	1,280
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,420	$36,690 – $102,650	2,060
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,880	$42,270 – $128,710	2,670
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,950	$37,750 – $76,480	840

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