High paying management jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA run 15.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA salary is worth about 0.86× 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$288,690
Bachelor's degree
$100,340 – $558,3105,190
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Bachelor's degree
$155,660 – $335,77023,830
3Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Bachelor's degree
$158,270 – $338,6605,530
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580
Bachelor's degree
$165,160 – $320,1205,000
5Marketing Managers$220,480
Bachelor's degree
$133,990 – $333,43011,170
6Financial Managers$216,150
Bachelor's degree
$123,280 – $356,07017,040
7Managers, All Other$210,080
Bachelor's degree
$117,140 – $313,43021,550
8Human Resources Managers$209,340
Bachelor's degree
$123,950 – $323,8504,960
9Public Relations Managers$192,720
Bachelor's degree
$110,370 – $312,4301,880
10Training and Development Managers$173,530
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $278,6401,110
11Sales Managers$170,810
Bachelor's degree
$78,120 – $336,65017,770
12Purchasing Managers$170,440
Bachelor's degree
$106,710 – $275,3401,320
13Medical and Health Services Managers$166,310
Bachelor's degree
$67,320 – $315,43011,980
14Construction Managers$166,030
Bachelor's degree
$100,910 – $225,1205,160
15Industrial Production Managers$164,420
Bachelor's degree
$97,360 – $257,5502,990
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$160,820
Master's degree
$102,030 – $207,0203,480
17Fundraising Managers$157,750
Bachelor's degree
$98,380 – $291,7901,030
18General and Operations Managers$149,990
Bachelor's degree
$70,960 – $330,11043,520
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$145,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,690 – $233,2003,750
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$136,030
Master's degree
$81,640 – $216,7201,720
21Administrative Services Managers$134,660
Bachelor's degree
$78,250 – $258,6904,700
22Facilities Managers$134,230
Bachelor's degree
$81,640 – $225,1503,100
23Education Administrators, All Other$103,990
Bachelor's degree
$65,190 – $172,9002,010
24Social and Community Service Managers$93,410
Bachelor's degree
$63,800 – $157,3405,080
25Food Service Managers$88,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,930 – $152,3004,880
26Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$83,020
Bachelor's degree
$55,010 – $193,7901,070
27Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$82,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,670 – $168,7807,660
28Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$78,770
Bachelor's degree
$50,990 – $125,4401,920

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$288,690	$100,340 – $558,310	5,190
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$232,890	$155,660 – $335,770	23,830
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$225,230	$158,270 – $338,660	5,530
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$221,580	$165,160 – $320,120	5,000
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$220,480	$133,990 – $333,430	11,170
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$216,150	$123,280 – $356,070	17,040
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$210,080	$117,140 – $313,430	21,550
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$209,340	$123,950 – $323,850	4,960
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$192,720	$110,370 – $312,430	1,880
10	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,530	$104,990 – $278,640	1,110
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,810	$78,120 – $336,650	17,770
12	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,440	$106,710 – $275,340	1,320
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,310	$67,320 – $315,430	11,980
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,030	$100,910 – $225,120	5,160
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,420	$97,360 – $257,550	2,990
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$160,820	$102,030 – $207,020	3,480
17	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,750	$98,380 – $291,790	1,030
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,990	$70,960 – $330,110	43,520
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$145,170	$79,690 – $233,200	3,750
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$136,030	$81,640 – $216,720	1,720
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,660	$78,250 – $258,690	4,700
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,230	$81,640 – $225,150	3,100
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$103,990	$65,190 – $172,900	2,010
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,410	$63,800 – $157,340	5,080
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,290	$51,930 – $152,300	4,880
26	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$83,020	$55,010 – $193,790	1,070
27	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,540	$44,670 – $168,780	7,660
28	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$78,770	$50,990 – $125,440	1,920

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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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