High paying management jobs in Rochester, NY

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rochester, NY. 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 Rochester, NY run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, NY salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Rochester, NY · Employed

1Chief Executives$237,180
Bachelor's degree
$150,510 – $786,180370
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Bachelor's degree
$115,720 – $266,6001,790
3Financial Managers$167,800
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $295,8902,190
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Bachelor's degree
$123,740 – $231,250650
5Sales Managers$165,140
Bachelor's degree
$84,690 – $299,8401,220
6Purchasing Managers$161,120
Bachelor's degree
$100,920 – $231,850350
7Marketing Managers$149,440
Bachelor's degree
$83,990 – $265,5701,470
8Public Relations Managers$147,740
Bachelor's degree
$101,970 – $271,520190
9Fundraising Managers$147,680
Bachelor's degree
$97,270 – $241,520170
10Human Resources Managers$146,990
Bachelor's degree
$92,050 – $247,310680
11Managers, All Other$146,670
Bachelor's degree
$83,710 – $259,590650
12Education Administrators, Postsecondary$139,640
Master's degree
$85,390 – $269,780460
13Construction Managers$134,940
Bachelor's degree
$88,050 – $216,390490
14Natural Sciences Managers$134,860
Bachelor's degree
$70,070 – $275,120210
15Administrative Services Managers$127,410
Bachelor's degree
$85,390 – $204,850530
16Medical and Health Services Managers$124,260
Bachelor's degree
$77,930 – $275,3301,510
17Facilities Managers$122,980
Bachelor's degree
$76,070 – $203,610460
18Industrial Production Managers$116,140
Bachelor's degree
$75,500 – $180,740800
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,290 – $176,490410
20Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,820
Master's degree
$80,900 – $156,2101,200
21General and Operations Managers$103,690
Bachelor's degree
$54,090 – $234,2209,230
22Social and Community Service Managers$80,200
Bachelor's degree
$61,630 – $123,4001,000
23Food Service Managers$76,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,420 – $123,840340
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$64,430
Bachelor's degree
$49,850 – $101,850170
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,910 – $133,970530

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

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$237,180	$150,510 – $786,180	370
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,000	$115,720 – $266,600	1,790
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,800	$99,990 – $295,890	2,190
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,550	$123,740 – $231,250	650
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,140	$84,690 – $299,840	1,220
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,120	$100,920 – $231,850	350
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,440	$83,990 – $265,570	1,470
8	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,740	$101,970 – $271,520	190
9	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,680	$97,270 – $241,520	170
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,990	$92,050 – $247,310	680
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$146,670	$83,710 – $259,590	650
12	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$139,640	$85,390 – $269,780	460
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,940	$88,050 – $216,390	490
14	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,860	$70,070 – $275,120	210
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,410	$85,390 – $204,850	530
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,260	$77,930 – $275,330	1,510
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,980	$76,070 – $203,610	460
18	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,140	$75,500 – $180,740	800
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,190	$76,290 – $176,490	410
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$105,820	$80,900 – $156,210	1,200
21	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,690	$54,090 – $234,220	9,230
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,200	$61,630 – $123,400	1,000
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,100	$55,420 – $123,840	340
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$64,430	$49,850 – $101,850	170
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$49,910 – $133,970	530

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