High paying management jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA run 13.6% above the national average (2024), so a Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA salary is worth about 0.88× 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$234,290
Bachelor's degree
$101,250 – $522,06010,800
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Bachelor's degree
$125,600 – $297,26023,180
3Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Bachelor's degree
$101,170 – $306,9702,530
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900
Bachelor's degree
$132,870 – $269,3209,570
5Financial Managers$175,310
Bachelor's degree
$102,360 – $337,68034,480
6Marketing Managers$171,900
Bachelor's degree
$100,360 – $318,96018,550
7Human Resources Managers$168,400
Bachelor's degree
$98,810 – $299,7409,070
8Managers, All Other$168,160
Bachelor's degree
$93,160 – $290,44031,210
9Public Relations Managers$163,830
Bachelor's degree
$96,100 – $281,8903,610
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$161,590
Master's degree
$104,260 – $202,66010,310
11Purchasing Managers$156,400
Bachelor's degree
$99,440 – $226,1102,800
12Training and Development Managers$142,180
Bachelor's degree
$90,900 – $223,0802,080
13Medical and Health Services Managers$134,230
Bachelor's degree
$68,630 – $228,40023,740
14Sales Managers$132,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,780 – $286,39037,790
15Construction Managers$131,680
Bachelor's degree
$75,730 – $212,33010,120
16Industrial Production Managers$128,540
Bachelor's degree
$78,600 – $210,9109,120
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,040 – $202,85012,260
18General and Operations Managers$125,830
Bachelor's degree
$62,400 – $299,990104,610
19Fundraising Managers$125,620
Bachelor's degree
$69,720 – $243,6702,080
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$125,230
Master's degree
$76,030 – $216,4106,050
21Administrative Services Managers$124,560
Bachelor's degree
$73,330 – $217,60013,310
22Facilities Managers$114,970
Bachelor's degree
$71,190 – $194,6406,630
23Social and Community Service Managers$87,100
Bachelor's degree
$57,240 – $155,85012,400
24Education Administrators, All Other$83,990
Bachelor's degree
$60,660 – $173,4203,940
25Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,200
Bachelor's degree
$41,990 – $155,3102,200
26Food Service Managers$77,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,830 – $125,29011,330
27Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $157,08019,780
28Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$67,140
Bachelor's degree
$47,590 – $91,0702,570

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

#	Occupation	MedianLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$234,290	$101,250 – $522,060	10,800
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$204,370	$125,600 – $297,260	23,180
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$193,340	$101,170 – $306,970	2,530
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$190,900	$132,870 – $269,320	9,570
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,310	$102,360 – $337,680	34,480
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,900	$100,360 – $318,960	18,550
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,400	$98,810 – $299,740	9,070
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$168,160	$93,160 – $290,440	31,210
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,830	$96,100 – $281,890	3,610
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$161,590	$104,260 – $202,660	10,310
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,400	$99,440 – $226,110	2,800
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,180	$90,900 – $223,080	2,080
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,230	$68,630 – $228,400	23,740
14	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,330	$64,780 – $286,390	37,790
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,680	$75,730 – $212,330	10,120
16	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,540	$78,600 – $210,910	9,120
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,500	$70,040 – $202,850	12,260
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,830	$62,400 – $299,990	104,610
19	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,620	$69,720 – $243,670	2,080
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$125,230	$76,030 – $216,410	6,050
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,560	$73,330 – $217,600	13,310
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,970	$71,190 – $194,640	6,630
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$87,100	$57,240 – $155,850	12,400
24	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,990	$60,660 – $173,420	3,940
25	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$78,200	$41,990 – $155,310	2,200
26	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,850	$46,830 – $125,290	11,330
27	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,230	$37,870 – $157,080	19,780
28	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$67,140	$47,590 – $91,070	2,570

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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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