High paying management jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Chief Executives$275,270
Bachelor's degree
$121,650 – $633,1101,920
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160
Bachelor's degree
$106,600 – $275,13013,090
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,020
Bachelor's degree
$124,910 – $285,9505,330
4Financial Managers$166,910
Bachelor's degree
$102,400 – $310,75018,570
5Marketing Managers$153,030
Bachelor's degree
$80,760 – $259,1008,930
6Managers, All Other$144,820
Bachelor's degree
$78,340 – $229,20014,930
7Human Resources Managers$142,110
Bachelor's degree
$88,380 – $224,1505,890
8Purchasing Managers$139,050
Bachelor's degree
$87,970 – $210,4202,630
9Sales Managers$135,880
Bachelor's degree
$68,680 – $269,00016,430
10Industrial Production Managers$133,870
Bachelor's degree
$81,830 – $216,4306,060
11Natural Sciences Managers$132,860
Bachelor's degree
$77,030 – $215,4702,870
12Public Relations Managers$130,530
Bachelor's degree
$83,230 – $228,5501,790
13Training and Development Managers$126,890
Bachelor's degree
$81,120 – $216,3601,230
14Medical and Health Services Managers$124,400
Bachelor's degree
$73,410 – $206,55012,410
15General and Operations Managers$119,600
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $296,07097,320
16Administrative Services Managers$111,650
Bachelor's degree
$77,730 – $199,4605,510
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,700
Master's degree
$77,180 – $219,9402,900
18Facilities Managers$105,650
Bachelor's degree
$67,370 – $192,6703,200
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,060 – $182,6807,840
20Construction Managers$103,530
Bachelor's degree
$68,500 – $170,59016,500
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,640
Master's degree
$78,450 – $130,6908,370
22Social and Community Service Managers$76,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,800 – $127,9702,730
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$72,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,940 – $161,7009,530
24Food Service Managers$62,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,480 – $98,7805,030
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$53,520
Bachelor's degree
$38,370 – $78,5701,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$275,270	$121,650 – $633,110	1,920
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,160	$106,600 – $275,130	13,090
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,020	$124,910 – $285,950	5,330
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,910	$102,400 – $310,750	18,570
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,030	$80,760 – $259,100	8,930
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$144,820	$78,340 – $229,200	14,930
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,110	$88,380 – $224,150	5,890
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,050	$87,970 – $210,420	2,630
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,880	$68,680 – $269,000	16,430
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,870	$81,830 – $216,430	6,060
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,860	$77,030 – $215,470	2,870
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,530	$83,230 – $228,550	1,790
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,890	$81,120 – $216,360	1,230
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,400	$73,410 – $206,550	12,410
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,600	$50,490 – $296,070	97,320
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,650	$77,730 – $199,460	5,510
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,700	$77,180 – $219,940	2,900
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,650	$67,370 – $192,670	3,200
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,420	$65,060 – $182,680	7,840
20	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,530	$68,500 – $170,590	16,500
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,640	$78,450 – $130,690	8,370
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,780	$49,800 – $127,970	2,730
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,950	$33,940 – $161,700	9,530
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,200	$46,480 – $98,780	5,030
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$53,520	$38,370 – $78,570	1,770

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. 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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