High paying management jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Raleigh-Cary, NC. 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC run 1.8% below the national average (2024), so a Raleigh-Cary, NC 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.

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, Raleigh-Cary, NC · Employed

1Chief Executives$286,050
Bachelor's degree
$114,160 – $664,790360
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960
Bachelor's degree
$106,810 – $283,5106,010
3Natural Sciences Managers$173,510
Bachelor's degree
$103,090 – $300,5501,640
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,780
Bachelor's degree
$127,890 – $256,0901,850
5Marketing Managers$167,640
Bachelor's degree
$102,970 – $277,3202,390
6Sales Managers$163,520
Bachelor's degree
$75,610 – $303,0603,280
7Financial Managers$163,130
Bachelor's degree
$100,920 – $309,2903,690
8Managers, All Other$147,370
Bachelor's degree
$79,940 – $244,9904,320
9Human Resources Managers$144,190
Bachelor's degree
$93,220 – $264,9801,080
10Purchasing Managers$139,050
Bachelor's degree
$97,590 – $225,170500
11Public Relations Managers$131,150
Bachelor's degree
$89,940 – $222,800350
12Training and Development Managers$130,660
Bachelor's degree
$78,210 – $213,870460
13Industrial Production Managers$130,120
Bachelor's degree
$78,110 – $215,1401,010
14Construction Managers$119,700
Bachelor's degree
$78,010 – $182,9903,020
15General and Operations Managers$114,940
Bachelor's degree
$56,020 – $268,0309,520
16Medical and Health Services Managers$113,710
Bachelor's degree
$69,670 – $248,5702,070
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,900 – $198,420850
18Administrative Services Managers$109,760
Bachelor's degree
$70,380 – $193,3701,250
19Facilities Managers$108,590
Bachelor's degree
$56,540 – $169,990860
20Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,680
Master's degree
$67,710 – $125,4701,980
21Social and Community Service Managers$85,850
Bachelor's degree
$59,200 – $128,470810
22Food Service Managers$76,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,010 – $103,5701,640
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$66,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,030 – $165,0101,880
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,310
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $90,250480

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

#	Occupation	MedianRaleigh-Cary, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$286,050	$114,160 – $664,790	360
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,960	$106,810 – $283,510	6,010
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,510	$103,090 – $300,550	1,640
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,780	$127,890 – $256,090	1,850
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,640	$102,970 – $277,320	2,390
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,520	$75,610 – $303,060	3,280
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,130	$100,920 – $309,290	3,690
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$147,370	$79,940 – $244,990	4,320
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,190	$93,220 – $264,980	1,080
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,050	$97,590 – $225,170	500
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,150	$89,940 – $222,800	350
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,660	$78,210 – $213,870	460
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,120	$78,110 – $215,140	1,010
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,700	$78,010 – $182,990	3,020
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,940	$56,020 – $268,030	9,520
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,710	$69,670 – $248,570	2,070
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,780	$70,900 – $198,420	850
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,760	$70,380 – $193,370	1,250
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,590	$56,540 – $169,990	860
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$98,680	$67,710 – $125,470	1,980
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,850	$59,200 – $128,470	810
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,160	$41,010 – $103,570	1,640
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,700	$46,030 – $165,010	1,880
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,310	$44,440 – $90,250	480

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Raleigh-Cary, NC. 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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