High paying management jobs in Lancaster, PA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lancaster, PA. 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 Lancaster, PA run 1.7% below the national average (2024), so a Lancaster, PA 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, Lancaster, PA · Employed

1Chief Executives$224,160
Bachelor's degree
$103,310 – $475,990260
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,020
Bachelor's degree
$111,480 – $208,610290
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Bachelor's degree
$97,670 – $216,930530
4Financial Managers$134,280
Bachelor's degree
$81,430 – $227,720950
5Sales Managers$129,480
Bachelor's degree
$72,250 – $220,980810
6Human Resources Managers$128,050
Bachelor's degree
$83,650 – $203,370270
7Marketing Managers$124,850
Bachelor's degree
$71,610 – $226,990340
8Purchasing Managers$121,570
Bachelor's degree
$78,090 – $184,830100
9Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Bachelor's degree
$73,350 – $181,310550
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,040
Master's degree
$74,990 – $161,410460
11Managers, All Other$106,720
Bachelor's degree
$66,660 – $190,680480
12Natural Sciences Managers$105,460
Bachelor's degree
$74,490 – $171,140140
13Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
Bachelor's degree
$64,650 – $158,0001,050
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,060
Master's degree
$62,290 – $171,650160
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,140 – $173,510400
16Construction Managers$101,490
Bachelor's degree
$78,660 – $158,140440
17Administrative Services Managers$100,070
Bachelor's degree
$63,170 – $161,330130
18General and Operations Managers$98,810
Bachelor's degree
$50,090 – $210,7506,990
19Facilities Managers$98,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,220 – $148,680280
20Social and Community Service Managers$77,390
Bachelor's degree
$50,310 – $108,820330
21Food Service Managers$63,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,900 – $93,070420
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$63,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,650 – $133,800330
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,450
Bachelor's degree
$38,970 – $70,860120

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

#	Occupation	MedianLancaster, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$224,160	$103,310 – $475,990	260
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,020	$111,480 – $208,610	290
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,460	$97,670 – $216,930	530
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,280	$81,430 – $227,720	950
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,480	$72,250 – $220,980	810
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,050	$83,650 – $203,370	270
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,850	$71,610 – $226,990	340
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,570	$78,090 – $184,830	100
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,860	$73,350 – $181,310	550
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,040	$74,990 – $161,410	460
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,720	$66,660 – $190,680	480
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,460	$74,490 – $171,140	140
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,680	$64,650 – $158,000	1,050
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,060	$62,290 – $171,650	160
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,950	$66,140 – $173,510	400
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,490	$78,660 – $158,140	440
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,070	$63,170 – $161,330	130
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,810	$50,090 – $210,750	6,990
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,390	$60,220 – $148,680	280
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,390	$50,310 – $108,820	330
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,990	$43,900 – $93,070	420
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,530	$47,650 – $133,800	330
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,450	$38,970 – $70,860	120

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