High paying management jobs in Pennsylvania

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Pennsylvania salary is worth about 1.02× 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 Pennsylvania.

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

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OccupationMedian, Pennsylvania · Employed

1Chief Executives$232,560
Bachelor's degree
$118,810 – $528,2008,850
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,690
Bachelor's degree
$118,170 – $221,9409,640
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,910
Bachelor's degree
$101,520 – $246,58027,060
4Marketing Managers$150,810
Bachelor's degree
$76,990 – $246,32013,840
5Financial Managers$145,610
Bachelor's degree
$83,180 – $286,24032,180
6Purchasing Managers$141,790
Bachelor's degree
$84,480 – $213,3902,530
7Natural Sciences Managers$137,900
Bachelor's degree
$59,040 – $312,5107,980
8Human Resources Managers$133,060
Bachelor's degree
$80,940 – $222,6908,230
9Managers, All Other$131,600
Bachelor's degree
$76,260 – $217,32020,170
10Sales Managers$130,610
Bachelor's degree
$71,500 – $239,47020,460
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$118,710
Master's degree
$78,490 – $161,14014,460
12Public Relations Managers$118,050
Bachelor's degree
$68,890 – $206,9102,210
13Fundraising Managers$111,280
Bachelor's degree
$77,230 – $190,3601,950
14Industrial Production Managers$109,140
Bachelor's degree
$71,950 – $180,75010,200
15Construction Managers$108,250
Bachelor's degree
$78,100 – $173,1606,840
16Administrative Services Managers$105,640
Bachelor's degree
$71,690 – $187,4204,880
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,560 – $182,3908,540
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,740
Master's degree
$71,150 – $209,5308,000
19Medical and Health Services Managers$103,670
Bachelor's degree
$64,820 – $171,40030,480
20General and Operations Managers$103,130
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $220,530172,010
21Facilities Managers$95,290
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $151,1906,870
22Social and Community Service Managers$75,280
Bachelor's degree
$49,470 – $116,99010,220
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$65,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $143,2809,370
24Food Service Managers$64,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,900 – $94,66010,530
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,380
Bachelor's degree
$37,860 – $73,5204,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianPennsylvania	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$232,560	$118,810 – $528,200	8,850
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,690	$118,170 – $221,940	9,640
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,910	$101,520 – $246,580	27,060
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,810	$76,990 – $246,320	13,840
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,610	$83,180 – $286,240	32,180
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,790	$84,480 – $213,390	2,530
7	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,900	$59,040 – $312,510	7,980
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,060	$80,940 – $222,690	8,230
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,600	$76,260 – $217,320	20,170
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,610	$71,500 – $239,470	20,460
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$118,710	$78,490 – $161,140	14,460
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,050	$68,890 – $206,910	2,210
13	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,280	$77,230 – $190,360	1,950
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,140	$71,950 – $180,750	10,200
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,250	$78,100 – $173,160	6,840
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,640	$71,690 – $187,420	4,880
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,240	$65,560 – $182,390	8,540
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$103,740	$71,150 – $209,530	8,000
19	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,670	$64,820 – $171,400	30,480
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,130	$49,990 – $220,530	172,010
21	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,290	$62,140 – $151,190	6,870
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,280	$49,470 – $116,990	10,220
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,680	$46,290 – $143,280	9,370
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,750	$43,900 – $94,660	10,530
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,380	$37,860 – $73,520	4,100

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