High paying management jobs in New York

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York. 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 York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Chief Executives$257,980
Bachelor's degree
$140,410 – $657,6308,430
2Financial Managers$219,880
Bachelor's degree
$124,670 – $370,78080,810
3Sales Managers$217,640
Bachelor's degree
$107,670 – $378,91038,510
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,300
Bachelor's degree
$134,870 – $323,67048,050
5Marketing Managers$181,200
Bachelor's degree
$104,140 – $324,31054,000
6Public Relations Managers$180,880
Bachelor's degree
$108,180 – $323,1907,710
7Human Resources Managers$176,650
Bachelor's degree
$105,380 – $321,88017,920
8Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,710
Bachelor's degree
$128,500 – $274,8708,250
9Advertising and Promotions Managers$173,700
Bachelor's degree
$75,430 – $343,5403,550
10Training and Development Managers$171,400
Bachelor's degree
$103,590 – $280,8503,500
11Fundraising Managers$169,510
Bachelor's degree
$102,040 – $304,9704,080
12Managers, All Other$167,200
Bachelor's degree
$90,760 – $305,97018,470
13Purchasing Managers$166,300
Bachelor's degree
$102,800 – $282,3606,930
14Medical and Health Services Managers$164,120
Bachelor's degree
$95,660 – $340,99033,200
15Construction Managers$155,360
Bachelor's degree
$86,250 – $244,59010,280
16Administrative Services Managers$142,280
Bachelor's degree
$85,760 – $294,37015,010
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$139,640
Master's degree
$87,240 – $278,0107,280
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$138,830
Master's degree
$87,100 – $200,38019,210
19Natural Sciences Managers$134,680
Bachelor's degree
$65,440 – $291,7805,690
20Facilities Managers$131,350
Bachelor's degree
$80,160 – $215,7309,580
21General and Operations Managers$130,860
Bachelor's degree
$62,340 – $336,070206,740
22Industrial Production Managers$130,470
Bachelor's degree
$81,960 – $206,4506,630
23Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,430 – $204,6006,740
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$99,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,510 – $208,74011,390
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$96,810
Bachelor's degree
$57,770 – $156,4403,950
26Social and Community Service Managers$95,980
Bachelor's degree
$64,120 – $149,55019,340
27Food Service Managers$84,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,420 – $143,1808,000

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$257,980	$140,410 – $657,630	8,430
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$219,880	$124,670 – $370,780	80,810
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$217,640	$107,670 – $378,910	38,510
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,300	$134,870 – $323,670	48,050
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,200	$104,140 – $324,310	54,000
6	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,880	$108,180 – $323,190	7,710
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,650	$105,380 – $321,880	17,920
8	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,710	$128,500 – $274,870	8,250
9	Advertising and Promotions ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,700	$75,430 – $343,540	3,550
10	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,400	$103,590 – $280,850	3,500
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,510	$102,040 – $304,970	4,080
12	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$167,200	$90,760 – $305,970	18,470
13	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,300	$102,800 – $282,360	6,930
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,120	$95,660 – $340,990	33,200
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,360	$86,250 – $244,590	10,280
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,280	$85,760 – $294,370	15,010
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$139,640	$87,240 – $278,010	7,280
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$138,830	$87,100 – $200,380	19,210
19	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,680	$65,440 – $291,780	5,690
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,350	$80,160 – $215,730	9,580
21	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,860	$62,340 – $336,070	206,740
22	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,470	$81,960 – $206,450	6,630
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,180	$80,430 – $204,600	6,740
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,390	$57,510 – $208,740	11,390
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$96,810	$57,770 – $156,440	3,950
26	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,980	$64,120 – $149,550	19,340
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,200	$62,420 – $143,180	8,000

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