High paying management jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Employed

1Chief Executives$381,330
Bachelor's degree
$113,920 – $765,300140
2Sales Managers$190,370
Bachelor's degree
$82,880 – $337,7801,150
3Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Bachelor's degree
$117,370 – $317,7402,050
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Bachelor's degree
$124,110 – $320,0104,170
5Marketing Managers$175,160
Bachelor's degree
$106,960 – $288,3501,230
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Bachelor's degree
$129,900 – $267,480860
7Financial Managers$165,470
Bachelor's degree
$101,690 – $320,5401,710
8Human Resources Managers$160,580
Bachelor's degree
$103,300 – $298,410630
9Purchasing Managers$160,370
Bachelor's degree
$108,340 – $229,660250
10Managers, All Other$152,090
Bachelor's degree
$83,520 – $297,2402,340
11Industrial Production Managers$137,950
Bachelor's degree
$86,710 – $216,320620
12Public Relations Managers$137,870
Bachelor's degree
$80,430 – $239,580220
13Training and Development Managers$134,830
Bachelor's degree
$87,260 – $216,050210
14Medical and Health Services Managers$133,970
Bachelor's degree
$83,590 – $276,2801,740
15Fundraising Managers$128,810
Bachelor's degree
$82,520 – $224,390220
16Construction Managers$119,980
Bachelor's degree
$77,550 – $200,870760
17Facilities Managers$118,990
Bachelor's degree
$70,420 – $177,170470
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,890 – $227,410420
19General and Operations Managers$113,930
Bachelor's degree
$54,140 – $270,2903,400
20Administrative Services Managers$107,720
Bachelor's degree
$71,990 – $207,090960
21Compensation and Benefits Managers$105,310
Bachelor's degree
$63,740 – $182,530200
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$89,750
Master's degree
$64,840 – $128,430710
23Education Administrators, All Other$84,050
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $149,710130
24Social and Community Service Managers$81,940
Bachelor's degree
$56,390 – $135,510420
25Food Service Managers$75,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,840 – $105,170510
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $107,640800
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,590
Bachelor's degree
$40,300 – $89,910160

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

#	Occupation	MedianDurham-Chapel Hill, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$381,330	$113,920 – $765,300	140
2	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$190,370	$82,880 – $337,780	1,150
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$183,540	$117,370 – $317,740	2,050
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,190	$124,110 – $320,010	4,170
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,160	$106,960 – $288,350	1,230
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,480	$129,900 – $267,480	860
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,470	$101,690 – $320,540	1,710
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,580	$103,300 – $298,410	630
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,370	$108,340 – $229,660	250
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$152,090	$83,520 – $297,240	2,340
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,950	$86,710 – $216,320	620
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,870	$80,430 – $239,580	220
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,830	$87,260 – $216,050	210
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,970	$83,590 – $276,280	1,740
15	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,810	$82,520 – $224,390	220
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,980	$77,550 – $200,870	760
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,990	$70,420 – $177,170	470
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,310	$70,890 – $227,410	420
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,930	$54,140 – $270,290	3,400
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,720	$71,990 – $207,090	960
21	Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,310	$63,740 – $182,530	200
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$89,750	$64,840 – $128,430	710
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,050	$47,990 – $149,710	130
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,940	$56,390 – $135,510	420
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,800	$51,840 – $105,170	510
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,010	$38,080 – $107,640	800
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$58,590	$40,300 – $89,910	160

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. 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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