High paying management jobs in Fayetteville, NC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Fayetteville, NC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Fayetteville, NC · Employed

1Natural Sciences Managers$165,260
Bachelor's degree
$98,910 – $275,29050
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,730
Bachelor's degree
$123,590 – $214,59080
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$151,490
Bachelor's degree
$97,010 – $217,610260
4Marketing Managers$140,730
Bachelor's degree
$71,900 – $272,10070
5Financial Managers$138,040
Bachelor's degree
$84,430 – $262,490250
6Managers, All Other$132,180
Bachelor's degree
$75,410 – $183,540550
7Human Resources Managers$128,540
Bachelor's degree
$85,210 – $199,51090
8Medical and Health Services Managers$120,310
Bachelor's degree
$76,840 – $186,640710
9Industrial Production Managers$112,680
Bachelor's degree
$74,680 – $177,610100
10Education Administrators, All Other$111,320
Bachelor's degree
$80,640 – $132,910420
11Sales Managers$109,870
Bachelor's degree
$56,040 – $215,030260
12Construction Managers$105,640
Bachelor's degree
$66,400 – $163,400320
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,570 – $169,400140
14Facilities Managers$99,830
Bachelor's degree
$57,020 – $153,320130
15General and Operations Managers$96,970
Bachelor's degree
$46,830 – $195,1901,490
16Administrative Services Managers$81,970
Bachelor's degree
$60,780 – $161,480140
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$81,820
Master's degree
$62,560 – $114,080420
18Social and Community Service Managers$80,130
Bachelor's degree
$49,720 – $132,040140
19Food Service Managers$72,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $111,500270
20Lodging Managers$60,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,960 – $91,57050
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$57,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $94,190340
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,530
Bachelor's degree
$28,990 – $79,810100

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

#	Occupation	MedianFayetteville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,260	$98,910 – $275,290	50
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,730	$123,590 – $214,590	80
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,490	$97,010 – $217,610	260
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,730	$71,900 – $272,100	70
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,040	$84,430 – $262,490	250
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,180	$75,410 – $183,540	550
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,540	$85,210 – $199,510	90
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,310	$76,840 – $186,640	710
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,680	$74,680 – $177,610	100
10	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$111,320	$80,640 – $132,910	420
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,870	$56,040 – $215,030	260
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,640	$66,400 – $163,400	320
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,500	$65,570 – $169,400	140
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,830	$57,020 – $153,320	130
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,970	$46,830 – $195,190	1,490
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,970	$60,780 – $161,480	140
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$81,820	$62,560 – $114,080	420
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,130	$49,720 – $132,040	140
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,770	$37,700 – $111,500	270
20	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,360	$25,960 – $91,570	50
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,450	$36,400 – $94,190	340
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,530	$28,990 – $79,810	100

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