High paying management jobs in Georgia

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Georgia. 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 Georgia run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Georgia salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Georgia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Georgia · Employed

1Chief Executives$208,180
Bachelor's degree
$57,290 – $517,9104,080
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,940
Bachelor's degree
$119,110 – $279,64018,560
3Financial Managers$166,790
Bachelor's degree
$94,040 – $315,89021,390
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,470
Bachelor's degree
$107,170 – $221,7503,590
5Marketing Managers$160,760
Bachelor's degree
$94,390 – $277,1808,510
6Sales Managers$159,890
Bachelor's degree
$79,560 – $292,49017,690
7Purchasing Managers$155,360
Bachelor's degree
$91,560 – $250,1203,430
8Human Resources Managers$150,700
Bachelor's degree
$89,790 – $271,1707,270
9Medical and Health Services Managers$131,910
Bachelor's degree
$74,060 – $248,66011,130
10Industrial Production Managers$127,820
Bachelor's degree
$75,720 – $194,4805,510
11Managers, All Other$125,000
Bachelor's degree
$67,500 – $212,16034,680
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,920 – $207,8906,700
13Facilities Managers$114,360
Bachelor's degree
$73,240 – $191,2002,670
14Construction Managers$110,810
Bachelor's degree
$71,300 – $180,75010,740
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$110,200
Master's degree
$72,910 – $230,7802,890
16Administrative Services Managers$108,250
Bachelor's degree
$61,210 – $214,06013,720
17General and Operations Managers$103,730
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $237,460111,060
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,360
Master's degree
$81,440 – $135,9907,530
19Education Administrators, All Other$96,510
Bachelor's degree
$52,210 – $143,9602,990
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$75,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750 – $142,5008,690
21Social and Community Service Managers$73,290
Bachelor's degree
$51,880 – $132,9904,460
22Food Service Managers$65,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $97,8609,230
23Lodging Managers$61,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $125,3601,580
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,580 – $76,8301,550

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

#	Occupation	MedianGeorgia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$208,180	$57,290 – $517,910	4,080
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,940	$119,110 – $279,640	18,560
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,790	$94,040 – $315,890	21,390
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,470	$107,170 – $221,750	3,590
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,760	$94,390 – $277,180	8,510
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,890	$79,560 – $292,490	17,690
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,360	$91,560 – $250,120	3,430
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,700	$89,790 – $271,170	7,270
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,910	$74,060 – $248,660	11,130
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,820	$75,720 – $194,480	5,510
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,000	$67,500 – $212,160	34,680
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$123,330	$74,920 – $207,890	6,700
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,360	$73,240 – $191,200	2,670
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,810	$71,300 – $180,750	10,740
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$110,200	$72,910 – $230,780	2,890
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,250	$61,210 – $214,060	13,720
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,730	$47,440 – $237,460	111,060
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,360	$81,440 – $135,990	7,530
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,510	$52,210 – $143,960	2,990
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,380	$39,750 – $142,500	8,690
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,290	$51,880 – $132,990	4,460
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,280	$39,990 – $97,860	9,230
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,060	$41,600 – $125,360	1,580
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$60,300	$38,580 – $76,830	1,550

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Georgia. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Georgia to rank honestly.

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