High paying management jobs in Omaha, NE-IA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Omaha, NE-IA. 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 Omaha, NE-IA run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Omaha, NE-IA salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Omaha, NE-IA · Employed

1Chief Executives$228,220
Bachelor's degree
$105,770 – $530,9801,330
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,930
Bachelor's degree
$107,040 – $222,240720
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$145,500
Bachelor's degree
$98,810 – $215,9602,970
4Financial Managers$140,390
Bachelor's degree
$97,080 – $235,8503,120
5Human Resources Managers$132,020
Bachelor's degree
$85,570 – $211,7701,020
6Sales Managers$130,100
Bachelor's degree
$77,320 – $226,8801,760
7Purchasing Managers$128,390
Bachelor's degree
$79,630 – $187,100210
8Natural Sciences Managers$124,470
Bachelor's degree
$79,100 – $205,690200
9Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$121,950
Master's degree
$81,110 – $159,850940
10Managers, All Other$120,620
Bachelor's degree
$56,400 – $195,4001,380
11Public Relations Managers$113,110
Bachelor's degree
$72,230 – $192,340170
12Marketing Managers$112,870
Bachelor's degree
$76,330 – $200,1501,280
13Industrial Production Managers$109,960
Bachelor's degree
$75,980 – $171,230820
14Administrative Services Managers$108,790
Bachelor's degree
$74,040 – $170,8901,450
15Medical and Health Services Managers$107,810
Bachelor's degree
$78,790 – $195,0001,940
16Training and Development Managers$105,710
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $178,340280
17Facilities Managers$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$66,950 – $159,910710
18Construction Managers$102,520
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $160,3501,800
19Fundraising Managers$97,840
Bachelor's degree
$63,270 – $182,560220
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$97,620
Master's degree
$61,240 – $180,840640
21Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,560 – $137,900690
22General and Operations Managers$90,620
Bachelor's degree
$48,880 – $203,67011,430
23Social and Community Service Managers$75,510
Bachelor's degree
$51,750 – $120,120680
24Lodging Managers$69,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260 – $104,890170
25Food Service Managers$62,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340 – $98,510910
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,990 – $125,2701,050
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,540
Bachelor's degree
$44,210 – $88,400310

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

#	Occupation	MedianOmaha, NE-IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$228,220	$105,770 – $530,980	1,330
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,930	$107,040 – $222,240	720
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,500	$98,810 – $215,960	2,970
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,390	$97,080 – $235,850	3,120
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,020	$85,570 – $211,770	1,020
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,100	$77,320 – $226,880	1,760
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,390	$79,630 – $187,100	210
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,470	$79,100 – $205,690	200
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$121,950	$81,110 – $159,850	940
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$120,620	$56,400 – $195,400	1,380
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,110	$72,230 – $192,340	170
12	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,870	$76,330 – $200,150	1,280
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,960	$75,980 – $171,230	820
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,790	$74,040 – $170,890	1,450
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,810	$78,790 – $195,000	1,940
16	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,710	$72,800 – $178,340	280
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,010	$66,950 – $159,910	710
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,520	$72,800 – $160,350	1,800
19	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,840	$63,270 – $182,560	220
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$97,620	$61,240 – $180,840	640
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,180	$65,560 – $137,900	690
22	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,620	$48,880 – $203,670	11,430
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,510	$51,750 – $120,120	680
24	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,930	$46,260 – $104,890	170
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,940	$46,340 – $98,510	910
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,670	$43,990 – $125,270	1,050
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,540	$44,210 – $88,400	310

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Omaha, NE-IA. 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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