High paying management jobs in Minnesota

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Chief Executives$195,670
Bachelor's degree
$92,540 – $449,2706,740
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,380
Bachelor's degree
$110,830 – $277,49010,970
3Marketing Managers$173,300
Bachelor's degree
$103,160 – $303,3508,500
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,130
Bachelor's degree
$128,430 – $223,5404,580
5Financial Managers$163,410
Bachelor's degree
$99,250 – $277,68016,680
6Human Resources Managers$153,770
Bachelor's degree
$97,840 – $230,9804,370
7Managers, All Other$152,600
Bachelor's degree
$97,120 – $225,2504,160
8Sales Managers$151,670
Bachelor's degree
$79,900 – $258,46011,240
9Purchasing Managers$144,810
Bachelor's degree
$95,200 – $216,4801,340
10Public Relations Managers$139,040
Bachelor's degree
$86,110 – $208,9701,230
11Administrative Services Managers$137,290
Bachelor's degree
$93,710 – $259,7807,560
12Natural Sciences Managers$136,450
Bachelor's degree
$78,050 – $289,7901,530
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,000
Master's degree
$78,570 – $166,2704,120
14Industrial Production Managers$123,580
Bachelor's degree
$79,020 – $218,5105,080
15Construction Managers$123,400
Bachelor's degree
$75,130 – $184,2605,800
16Medical and Health Services Managers$122,700
Bachelor's degree
$80,080 – $196,83011,350
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$118,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,610 – $200,4504,030
18Facilities Managers$109,720
Bachelor's degree
$74,220 – $168,5003,000
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,740
Master's degree
$78,140 – $176,2702,110
20General and Operations Managers$99,340
Bachelor's degree
$46,960 – $209,97072,860
21Social and Community Service Managers$84,220
Bachelor's degree
$61,130 – $136,1405,430
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730 – $96,9804,480
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,020
Bachelor's degree
$43,990 – $88,0301,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$195,670	$92,540 – $449,270	6,740
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,380	$110,830 – $277,490	10,970
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,300	$103,160 – $303,350	8,500
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,130	$128,430 – $223,540	4,580
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,410	$99,250 – $277,680	16,680
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,770	$97,840 – $230,980	4,370
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$152,600	$97,120 – $225,250	4,160
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,670	$79,900 – $258,460	11,240
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,810	$95,200 – $216,480	1,340
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,040	$86,110 – $208,970	1,230
11	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,290	$93,710 – $259,780	7,560
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,450	$78,050 – $289,790	1,530
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$127,000	$78,570 – $166,270	4,120
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,580	$79,020 – $218,510	5,080
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,400	$75,130 – $184,260	5,800
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,700	$80,080 – $196,830	11,350
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$118,180	$71,610 – $200,450	4,030
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,720	$74,220 – $168,500	3,000
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,740	$78,140 – $176,270	2,110
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,340	$46,960 – $209,970	72,860
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,220	$61,130 – $136,140	5,430
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,890	$48,730 – $96,980	4,480
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$62,020	$43,990 – $88,030	1,010

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