High paying management jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD run 2.6% above the national average (2024), so a Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Employed

1Chief Executives$292,770
Bachelor's degree
$124,800 – $546,1804,120
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470
Bachelor's degree
$109,990 – $280,23015,090
3Natural Sciences Managers$172,900
Bachelor's degree
$59,040 – $322,3805,510
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,140
Bachelor's degree
$131,420 – $249,0205,060
5Financial Managers$166,920
Bachelor's degree
$101,930 – $309,90018,520
6Marketing Managers$166,310
Bachelor's degree
$81,500 – $284,4508,270
7Sales Managers$156,500
Bachelor's degree
$81,680 – $281,16010,200
8Purchasing Managers$155,500
Bachelor's degree
$98,390 – $228,8601,470
9Human Resources Managers$154,490
Bachelor's degree
$91,650 – $261,9304,190
10Managers, All Other$140,750
Bachelor's degree
$78,150 – $228,09012,300
11Training and Development Managers$135,450
Bachelor's degree
$89,900 – $217,420940
12Public Relations Managers$129,280
Bachelor's degree
$80,400 – $241,1801,310
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$129,130
Master's degree
$83,500 – $165,8007,890
14Industrial Production Managers$126,160
Bachelor's degree
$77,990 – $202,4203,910
15Construction Managers$124,990
Bachelor's degree
$84,010 – $204,5603,390
16Administrative Services Managers$124,850
Bachelor's degree
$81,040 – $204,8203,490
17Fundraising Managers$123,840
Bachelor's degree
$84,240 – $202,450950
18Medical and Health Services Managers$122,920
Bachelor's degree
$72,850 – $205,06014,060
19General and Operations Managers$121,630
Bachelor's degree
$57,210 – $284,88068,730
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$121,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,490 – $205,5204,270
21Education Administrators, Postsecondary$117,980
Master's degree
$78,740 – $229,5804,330
22Facilities Managers$103,570
Bachelor's degree
$66,870 – $167,5403,330
23Social and Community Service Managers$80,810
Bachelor's degree
$58,420 – $127,7705,320
24Food Service Managers$75,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,390 – $101,4904,740
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,150 – $159,8505,370
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,960
Bachelor's degree
$42,780 – $91,2602,450

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

#	Occupation	MedianPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$292,770	$124,800 – $546,180	4,120
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,470	$109,990 – $280,230	15,090
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,900	$59,040 – $322,380	5,510
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,140	$131,420 – $249,020	5,060
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,920	$101,930 – $309,900	18,520
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,310	$81,500 – $284,450	8,270
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,500	$81,680 – $281,160	10,200
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,500	$98,390 – $228,860	1,470
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,490	$91,650 – $261,930	4,190
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$140,750	$78,150 – $228,090	12,300
11	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,450	$89,900 – $217,420	940
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,280	$80,400 – $241,180	1,310
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$129,130	$83,500 – $165,800	7,890
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,160	$77,990 – $202,420	3,910
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,990	$84,010 – $204,560	3,390
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,850	$81,040 – $204,820	3,490
17	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,840	$84,240 – $202,450	950
18	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,920	$72,850 – $205,060	14,060
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,630	$57,210 – $284,880	68,730
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$121,570	$77,490 – $205,520	4,270
21	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$117,980	$78,740 – $229,580	4,330
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,570	$66,870 – $167,540	3,330
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,810	$58,420 – $127,770	5,320
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,070	$55,390 – $101,490	4,740
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,280	$49,150 – $159,850	5,370
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$58,960	$42,780 – $91,260	2,450

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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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