High paying management jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA run 10.4% above the national average (2024), so a San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA salary is worth about 0.91× 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Bachelor's degree
$164,400 – $377,06019,070
2Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Bachelor's degree
$157,910 – $333,2701,160
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Bachelor's degree
$174,850 – $318,4005,130
4Marketing Managers$231,370
Bachelor's degree
$143,670 – $350,1507,300
5Training and Development Managers$230,020
Bachelor's degree
$134,060 – $326,940880
6Financial Managers$225,280
Bachelor's degree
$134,010 – $447,5807,970
7Human Resources Managers$220,460
Bachelor's degree
$124,990 – $397,9102,800
8Managers, All Other$217,280
Bachelor's degree
$136,880 – $335,80013,740
9Public Relations Managers$213,510
Bachelor's degree
$137,170 – $338,830980
10Sales Managers$201,780
Bachelor's degree
$84,330 – $345,9808,940
11Purchasing Managers$198,980
Bachelor's degree
$129,490 – $294,680700
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$177,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$94,410 – $295,0001,760
13Medical and Health Services Managers$171,210
Bachelor's degree
$88,450 – $288,9104,560
14Industrial Production Managers$171,140
Bachelor's degree
$94,260 – $282,6902,210
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$165,520
Master's degree
$99,880 – $211,8901,730
16Fundraising Managers$164,330
Bachelor's degree
$106,540 – $303,810460
17General and Operations Managers$163,860
Bachelor's degree
$76,890 – $346,81017,230
18Construction Managers$163,040
Bachelor's degree
$97,900 – $249,9901,850
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$154,140
Master's degree
$94,310 – $306,4101,450
20Facilities Managers$145,000
Bachelor's degree
$88,400 – $225,2801,460
21Administrative Services Managers$137,820
Bachelor's degree
$83,550 – $297,0802,420
22Education Administrators, All Other$99,990
Bachelor's degree
$68,950 – $169,2401,030
23Social and Community Service Managers$98,030
Bachelor's degree
$68,210 – $167,7901,340
24Food Service Managers$89,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,810 – $153,8701,360
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$86,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,120 – $169,0302,630
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,840
Bachelor's degree
$52,520 – $103,740830

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$291,660	$164,400 – $377,060	19,070
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$263,810	$157,910 – $333,270	1,160
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$234,590	$174,850 – $318,400	5,130
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$231,370	$143,670 – $350,150	7,300
5	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$230,020	$134,060 – $326,940	880
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$225,280	$134,010 – $447,580	7,970
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$220,460	$124,990 – $397,910	2,800
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$217,280	$136,880 – $335,800	13,740
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$213,510	$137,170 – $338,830	980
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$201,780	$84,330 – $345,980	8,940
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$198,980	$129,490 – $294,680	700
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$177,400	$94,410 – $295,000	1,760
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,210	$88,450 – $288,910	4,560
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,140	$94,260 – $282,690	2,210
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$165,520	$99,880 – $211,890	1,730
16	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,330	$106,540 – $303,810	460
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,860	$76,890 – $346,810	17,230
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,040	$97,900 – $249,990	1,850
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$154,140	$94,310 – $306,410	1,450
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,000	$88,400 – $225,280	1,460
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,820	$83,550 – $297,080	2,420
22	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,990	$68,950 – $169,240	1,030
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,030	$68,210 – $167,790	1,340
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,900	$59,810 – $153,870	1,360
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,840	$51,120 – $169,030	2,630
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$62,840	$52,520 – $103,740	830

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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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