High paying management jobs in New Jersey

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Jersey. 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 New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× 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 New Jersey.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Chief Executives$310,440
Bachelor's degree
$173,560 – $666,0302,430
2Natural Sciences Managers$207,030
Bachelor's degree
$136,840 – $317,42010,040
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,460
Bachelor's degree
$137,070 – $294,11034,470
4Financial Managers$199,110
Bachelor's degree
$130,630 – $337,13032,510
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$180,640
Bachelor's degree
$129,690 – $275,9504,540
6Marketing Managers$180,040
Bachelor's degree
$126,760 – $298,87013,510
7Public Relations Managers$174,980
Bachelor's degree
$99,370 – $288,6902,420
8Purchasing Managers$174,520
Bachelor's degree
$117,660 – $285,2803,430
9General and Operations Managers$173,690
Bachelor's degree
$77,350 – $372,77053,000
10Sales Managers$173,020
Bachelor's degree
$103,580 – $308,63020,090
11Human Resources Managers$172,440
Bachelor's degree
$108,040 – $294,5706,400
12Managers, All Other$161,510
Bachelor's degree
$82,500 – $273,40030,270
13Training and Development Managers$160,540
Bachelor's degree
$95,160 – $234,5201,540
14Industrial Production Managers$147,260
Bachelor's degree
$91,410 – $218,1506,780
15Medical and Health Services Managers$145,650
Bachelor's degree
$98,390 – $328,50016,900
16Administrative Services Managers$144,460
Bachelor's degree
$94,200 – $227,41010,910
17Construction Managers$138,230
Bachelor's degree
$93,130 – $222,5806,910
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$137,440
Master's degree
$103,030 – $188,06011,450
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$131,570
Master's degree
$84,060 – $224,5504,100
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$130,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$87,330 – $216,8409,120
21Facilities Managers$124,110
Bachelor's degree
$79,680 – $192,9105,690
22Social and Community Service Managers$95,290
Bachelor's degree
$62,510 – $154,3705,530
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$89,590
Bachelor's degree
$62,500 – $161,5802,260
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$82,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,220 – $170,9007,110
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$78,770
Bachelor's degree
$49,710 – $144,8702,900
26Food Service Managers$78,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,240 – $122,5106,360

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$310,440	$173,560 – $666,030	2,430
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$207,030	$136,840 – $317,420	10,040
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$203,460	$137,070 – $294,110	34,470
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$199,110	$130,630 – $337,130	32,510
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,640	$129,690 – $275,950	4,540
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,040	$126,760 – $298,870	13,510
7	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,980	$99,370 – $288,690	2,420
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,520	$117,660 – $285,280	3,430
9	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,690	$77,350 – $372,770	53,000
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,020	$103,580 – $308,630	20,090
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,440	$108,040 – $294,570	6,400
12	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$161,510	$82,500 – $273,400	30,270
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,540	$95,160 – $234,520	1,540
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,260	$91,410 – $218,150	6,780
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,650	$98,390 – $328,500	16,900
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,460	$94,200 – $227,410	10,910
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,230	$93,130 – $222,580	6,910
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$137,440	$103,030 – $188,060	11,450
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$131,570	$84,060 – $224,550	4,100
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$130,610	$87,330 – $216,840	9,120
21	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,110	$79,680 – $192,910	5,690
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,290	$62,510 – $154,370	5,530
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$89,590	$62,500 – $161,580	2,260
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,850	$46,220 – $170,900	7,110
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$78,770	$49,710 – $144,870	2,900
26	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,020	$55,240 – $122,510	6,360

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