High paying management jobs in Louisiana

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Bachelor's degree
$119,600 – $218,9701,840
2Industrial Production Managers$133,210
Bachelor's degree
$79,350 – $213,3502,680
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,500
Bachelor's degree
$80,390 – $200,8702,860
4Financial Managers$126,800
Bachelor's degree
$78,040 – $220,8707,070
5Marketing Managers$120,650
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $208,180940
6Sales Managers$110,700
Bachelor's degree
$61,040 – $217,6004,360
7Construction Managers$110,010
Bachelor's degree
$66,790 – $173,9105,530
8Human Resources Managers$107,880
Bachelor's degree
$75,690 – $177,8701,390
9Medical and Health Services Managers$104,550
Bachelor's degree
$66,980 – $205,7807,470
10Managers, All Other$103,140
Bachelor's degree
$58,900 – $175,65013,220
11General and Operations Managers$101,790
Bachelor's degree
$50,470 – $219,24043,220
12Administrative Services Managers$99,210
Bachelor's degree
$61,600 – $170,7903,260
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,840
Master's degree
$61,880 – $214,2703,670
14Facilities Managers$97,120
Bachelor's degree
$62,370 – $163,1701,160
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,220 – $154,2402,840
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$83,360
Master's degree
$63,470 – $123,3205,080
17Social and Community Service Managers$82,090
Bachelor's degree
$56,010 – $126,3202,680
18Food Service Managers$61,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,140 – $103,6601,950
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,060 – $105,9003,060
20Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,030
Bachelor's degree
$30,190 – $70,750690

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,850	$119,600 – $218,970	1,840
2	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,210	$79,350 – $213,350	2,680
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,500	$80,390 – $200,870	2,860
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,800	$78,040 – $220,870	7,070
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,650	$72,800 – $208,180	940
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,700	$61,040 – $217,600	4,360
7	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,010	$66,790 – $173,910	5,530
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,880	$75,690 – $177,870	1,390
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,550	$66,980 – $205,780	7,470
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$103,140	$58,900 – $175,650	13,220
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,790	$50,470 – $219,240	43,220
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,210	$61,600 – $170,790	3,260
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$98,840	$61,880 – $214,270	3,670
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,120	$62,370 – $163,170	1,160
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,650	$54,220 – $154,240	2,840
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$83,360	$63,470 – $123,320	5,080
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,090	$56,010 – $126,320	2,680
18	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,400	$40,140 – $103,660	1,950
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$31,060 – $105,900	3,060
20	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$46,030	$30,190 – $70,750	690

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