High paying management jobs in Roanoke, VA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Roanoke, VA. 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 Roanoke, VA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Roanoke, VA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Roanoke, VA · Employed

1Chief Executives$258,310
Bachelor's degree
$125,680 – $528,880100
2Marketing Managers$165,000
Bachelor's degree
$85,000 – $244,680160
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,910
Bachelor's degree
$74,990 – $233,050270
4Financial Managers$158,030
Bachelor's degree
$89,470 – $260,040490
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$139,170
Bachelor's degree
$103,190 – $203,720140
6Sales Managers$138,380
Bachelor's degree
$81,980 – $239,640250
7Human Resources Managers$137,510
Bachelor's degree
$98,360 – $216,080160
8Managers, All Other$133,010
Bachelor's degree
$86,090 – $209,860260
9Medical and Health Services Managers$128,800
Bachelor's degree
$80,720 – $190,880580
10Industrial Production Managers$119,180
Bachelor's degree
$84,360 – $180,460180
11Purchasing Managers$118,430
Bachelor's degree
$91,990 – $193,35070
12Natural Sciences Managers$109,480
Bachelor's degree
$88,820 – $176,13050
13Administrative Services Managers$106,380
Bachelor's degree
$73,920 – $178,67080
14Facilities Managers$101,800
Bachelor's degree
$67,670 – $148,05080
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,120 – $177,630140
16Construction Managers$100,680
Bachelor's degree
$77,890 – $157,040240
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,890
Master's degree
$64,600 – $240,380120
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,470
Master's degree
$72,530 – $129,930350
19General and Operations Managers$98,140
Bachelor's degree
$51,180 – $204,8703,090
20Social and Community Service Managers$81,440
Bachelor's degree
$58,790 – $135,190120
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$65,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,250 – $112,560110
22Food Service Managers$62,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,020 – $99,230170
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,950
Bachelor's degree
$40,640 – $80,74050

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

#	Occupation	MedianRoanoke, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$258,310	$125,680 – $528,880	100
2	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,000	$85,000 – $244,680	160
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,910	$74,990 – $233,050	270
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,030	$89,470 – $260,040	490
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,170	$103,190 – $203,720	140
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,380	$81,980 – $239,640	250
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,510	$98,360 – $216,080	160
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$133,010	$86,090 – $209,860	260
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,800	$80,720 – $190,880	580
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,180	$84,360 – $180,460	180
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,430	$91,990 – $193,350	70
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,480	$88,820 – $176,130	50
13	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,380	$73,920 – $178,670	80
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,800	$67,670 – $148,050	80
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,080	$75,120 – $177,630	140
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,680	$77,890 – $157,040	240
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$98,890	$64,600 – $240,380	120
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$98,470	$72,530 – $129,930	350
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,140	$51,180 – $204,870	3,090
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,440	$58,790 – $135,190	120
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,040	$43,250 – $112,560	110
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,520	$50,020 – $99,230	170
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,950	$40,640 – $80,740	50

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