High paying management jobs in Ohio

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ohio. 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Chief Executives$176,440
Bachelor's degree
$79,390 – $484,8204,470
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,870
Bachelor's degree
$117,640 – $220,9909,690
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,640
Bachelor's degree
$100,900 – $233,51019,500
4Financial Managers$140,870
Bachelor's degree
$82,190 – $273,76027,360
5Sales Managers$135,510
Bachelor's degree
$74,190 – $251,11022,840
6Purchasing Managers$134,580
Bachelor's degree
$93,780 – $216,8003,490
7Marketing Managers$132,330
Bachelor's degree
$77,490 – $224,99010,620
8Human Resources Managers$130,480
Bachelor's degree
$81,940 – $218,7408,040
9Managers, All Other$129,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,770 – $211,5407,360
10Industrial Production Managers$109,340
Bachelor's degree
$73,180 – $171,10014,290
11Medical and Health Services Managers$106,140
Bachelor's degree
$66,430 – $199,47024,390
12Construction Managers$101,980
Bachelor's degree
$65,800 – $161,41016,130
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160 – $175,1909,480
14Administrative Services Managers$101,500
Bachelor's degree
$61,020 – $177,6307,980
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,590
Master's degree
$62,160 – $129,16012,480
16Facilities Managers$97,740
Bachelor's degree
$57,540 – $151,3206,030
17General and Operations Managers$97,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $216,360153,160
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$87,370
Master's degree
$59,990 – $177,9306,880
19Food Service Managers$62,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $95,6708,570
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350 – $119,4509,960
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,580
Bachelor's degree
$36,790 – $77,8303,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$176,440	$79,390 – $484,820	4,470
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,870	$117,640 – $220,990	9,690
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,640	$100,900 – $233,510	19,500
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,870	$82,190 – $273,760	27,360
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,510	$74,190 – $251,110	22,840
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,580	$93,780 – $216,800	3,490
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,330	$77,490 – $224,990	10,620
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,480	$81,940 – $218,740	8,040
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,940	$65,770 – $211,540	7,360
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,340	$73,180 – $171,100	14,290
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,140	$66,430 – $199,470	24,390
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,980	$65,800 – $161,410	16,130
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,550	$62,160 – $175,190	9,480
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,500	$61,020 – $177,630	7,980
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,590	$62,160 – $129,160	12,480
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,740	$57,540 – $151,320	6,030
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,700	$47,400 – $216,360	153,160
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$87,370	$59,990 – $177,930	6,880
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,980	$43,680 – $95,670	8,570
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,050	$37,350 – $119,450	9,960
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,580	$36,790 – $77,830	3,030

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