High paying management jobs in Salinas, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salinas, CA. 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 Salinas, CA run 9.0% above the national average (2024), so a Salinas, CA salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Salinas, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$226,270
Bachelor's degree
$106,800 – $443,900220
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$187,730
Bachelor's degree
$126,930 – $244,69070
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,160
Bachelor's degree
$114,450 – $272,210200
4Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$161,590
Master's degree
$111,710 – $205,340350
5Marketing Managers$155,940
Bachelor's degree
$85,360 – $265,670130
6Financial Managers$153,370
Bachelor's degree
$94,950 – $257,310450
7Human Resources Managers$150,390
Bachelor's degree
$86,590 – $243,470150
8Medical and Health Services Managers$140,610
Bachelor's degree
$78,640 – $222,350510
9Fundraising Managers$139,240
Bachelor's degree
$87,880 – $240,05060
10Managers, All Other$131,050
Bachelor's degree
$82,040 – $209,580400
11Industrial Production Managers$129,360
Bachelor's degree
$80,100 – $207,230160
12Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$122,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,190 – $169,10090
13Construction Managers$120,430
Bachelor's degree
$84,310 – $181,240220
14Facilities Managers$111,500
Bachelor's degree
$72,160 – $175,820200
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,020 – $182,990190
16General and Operations Managers$105,680
Bachelor's degree
$54,170 – $223,9702,600
17Education Administrators, All Other$105,050
Bachelor's degree
$69,040 – $181,430110
18Administrative Services Managers$104,660
Bachelor's degree
$65,400 – $179,620230
19Sales Managers$103,810
Bachelor's degree
$57,830 – $233,770800
20Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$98,550
Bachelor's degree
$58,170 – $225,82090
21Social and Community Service Managers$85,640
Bachelor's degree
$61,750 – $154,710250
22Food Service Managers$79,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,210 – $130,160310
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$76,620
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $140,630120
24Lodging Managers$76,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $154,710130
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $124,580410

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

#	Occupation	MedianSalinas, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$226,270	$106,800 – $443,900	220
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$187,730	$126,930 – $244,690	70
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,160	$114,450 – $272,210	200
4	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$161,590	$111,710 – $205,340	350
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,940	$85,360 – $265,670	130
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,370	$94,950 – $257,310	450
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,390	$86,590 – $243,470	150
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,610	$78,640 – $222,350	510
9	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,240	$87,880 – $240,050	60
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,050	$82,040 – $209,580	400
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,360	$80,100 – $207,230	160
12	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$122,630	$82,190 – $169,100	90
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,430	$84,310 – $181,240	220
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,500	$72,160 – $175,820	200
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,050	$69,020 – $182,990	190
16	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,680	$54,170 – $223,970	2,600
17	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,050	$69,040 – $181,430	110
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,660	$65,400 – $179,620	230
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,810	$57,830 – $233,770	800
20	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$98,550	$58,170 – $225,820	90
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,640	$61,750 – $154,710	250
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,170	$46,210 – $130,160	310
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$76,620	$47,280 – $140,630	120
24	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,080	$46,440 – $154,710	130
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,900	$37,700 – $124,580	410

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