High paying management jobs in Fresno, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fresno, CA. 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 Fresno, CA run 2.2% above the national average (2024), so a Fresno, CA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Fresno, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$188,930
Bachelor's degree
$92,400 – $402,570700
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,530
Bachelor's degree
$118,850 – $216,060190
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$148,650
Bachelor's degree
$105,410 – $228,200650
4Human Resources Managers$143,180
Bachelor's degree
$89,920 – $211,600400
5Marketing Managers$139,990
Bachelor's degree
$85,530 – $268,700430
6Financial Managers$137,650
Bachelor's degree
$85,970 – $256,4001,370
7Medical and Health Services Managers$136,130
Bachelor's degree
$72,730 – $246,8201,750
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$134,720
Master's degree
$83,500 – $179,0801,190
9Managers, All Other$128,510
Bachelor's degree
$79,480 – $208,6301,070
10Industrial Production Managers$118,590
Bachelor's degree
$75,930 – $200,960550
11Construction Managers$118,500
Bachelor's degree
$75,030 – $176,020910
12Education Administrators, Postsecondary$118,130
Master's degree
$76,330 – $195,250360
13Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$104,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,270 – $166,600200
14Administrative Services Managers$103,790
Bachelor's degree
$68,630 – $178,680840
15Facilities Managers$103,500
Bachelor's degree
$64,160 – $160,810420
16Sales Managers$101,020
Bachelor's degree
$57,280 – $212,3601,950
17General and Operations Managers$101,010
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $239,4206,800
18Education Administrators, All Other$99,400
Bachelor's degree
$46,610 – $170,090160
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,150 – $169,580630
20Social and Community Service Managers$78,910
Bachelor's degree
$54,020 – $132,520830
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$71,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $155,040870
22Food Service Managers$70,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,010 – $110,900610
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$63,460
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $126,100250

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

#	Occupation	MedianFresno, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$188,930	$92,400 – $402,570	700
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,530	$118,850 – $216,060	190
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,650	$105,410 – $228,200	650
4	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,180	$89,920 – $211,600	400
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,990	$85,530 – $268,700	430
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,650	$85,970 – $256,400	1,370
7	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,130	$72,730 – $246,820	1,750
8	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$134,720	$83,500 – $179,080	1,190
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,510	$79,480 – $208,630	1,070
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,590	$75,930 – $200,960	550
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,500	$75,030 – $176,020	910
12	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$118,130	$76,330 – $195,250	360
13	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,600	$73,270 – $166,600	200
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,790	$68,630 – $178,680	840
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,500	$64,160 – $160,810	420
16	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,020	$57,280 – $212,360	1,950
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,010	$56,820 – $239,420	6,800
18	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,400	$46,610 – $170,090	160
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,610	$63,150 – $169,580	630
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,910	$54,020 – $132,520	830
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,350	$37,110 – $155,040	870
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,860	$45,010 – $110,900	610
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$63,460	$47,280 – $126,100	250

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