High paying management jobs in Maryland

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Maryland. 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland salary is worth about 0.95× 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 Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1Chief Executives$248,660
Bachelor's degree
$139,990 – $486,8603,180
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,670
Bachelor's degree
$114,080 – $231,4605,240
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,490
Bachelor's degree
$106,620 – $245,83014,620
4Natural Sciences Managers$168,620
Bachelor's degree
$127,920 – $268,2404,820
5Purchasing Managers$161,470
Bachelor's degree
$102,900 – $199,9502,380
6Managers, All Other$159,040
Bachelor's degree
$87,400 – $211,91017,530
7Financial Managers$158,750
Bachelor's degree
$84,030 – $290,19019,770
8Marketing Managers$154,160
Bachelor's degree
$82,830 – $256,2606,510
9Human Resources Managers$152,770
Bachelor's degree
$92,630 – $236,8303,820
10Public Relations Managers$149,380
Bachelor's degree
$82,180 – $282,1601,530
11Industrial Production Managers$132,540
Bachelor's degree
$78,760 – $213,1002,480
12Medical and Health Services Managers$131,810
Bachelor's degree
$77,560 – $242,61017,030
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,510
Master's degree
$81,060 – $172,1707,200
14Construction Managers$128,330
Bachelor's degree
$79,860 – $206,3705,770
15Education Administrators, All Other$125,500
Bachelor's degree
$52,700 – $170,9802,770
16Training and Development Managers$121,920
Bachelor's degree
$71,230 – $203,6901,250
17General and Operations Managers$117,930
Bachelor's degree
$58,190 – $235,85096,740
18Administrative Services Managers$115,550
Bachelor's degree
$73,970 – $203,5004,320
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,450 – $169,6803,550
20Facilities Managers$97,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,620 – $168,9005,210
21Social and Community Service Managers$87,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,050 – $151,6104,300
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$81,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,590 – $163,3906,060
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$81,220
Bachelor's degree
$42,170 – $148,690940
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,520
Bachelor's degree
$49,730 – $99,4701,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$248,660	$139,990 – $486,860	3,180
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,670	$114,080 – $231,460	5,240
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,490	$106,620 – $245,830	14,620
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,620	$127,920 – $268,240	4,820
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,470	$102,900 – $199,950	2,380
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$159,040	$87,400 – $211,910	17,530
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,750	$84,030 – $290,190	19,770
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,160	$82,830 – $256,260	6,510
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,770	$92,630 – $236,830	3,820
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,380	$82,180 – $282,160	1,530
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,540	$78,760 – $213,100	2,480
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,810	$77,560 – $242,610	17,030
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$131,510	$81,060 – $172,170	7,200
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,330	$79,860 – $206,370	5,770
15	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,500	$52,700 – $170,980	2,770
16	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,920	$71,230 – $203,690	1,250
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,930	$58,190 – $235,850	96,740
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,550	$73,970 – $203,500	4,320
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,180	$71,450 – $169,680	3,550
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,700	$62,620 – $168,900	5,210
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$87,450	$58,050 – $151,610	4,300
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,900	$58,590 – $163,390	6,060
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$81,220	$42,170 – $148,690	940
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$62,520	$49,730 – $99,470	1,270

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