High paying management jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA run 8.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$213,070
Bachelor's degree
$132,520 – $268,340180
2Chief Executives$190,020
Bachelor's degree
$73,630 – $396,740180
3Natural Sciences Managers$178,530
Bachelor's degree
$128,660 – $312,87040
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,910
Bachelor's degree
$108,330 – $268,400200
5Industrial Production Managers$166,030
Bachelor's degree
$85,610 – $215,330240
6Marketing Managers$160,490
Bachelor's degree
$89,630 – $288,330120
7Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$152,560
Master's degree
$100,520 – $175,010170
8Fundraising Managers$151,530
Bachelor's degree
$85,530 – $275,33050
9Financial Managers$140,670
Bachelor's degree
$86,620 – $254,180420
10Human Resources Managers$129,710
Bachelor's degree
$93,220 – $200,010100
11Construction Managers$128,220
Bachelor's degree
$73,960 – $189,070370
12Managers, All Other$128,110
Bachelor's degree
$82,870 – $223,620330
13Medical and Health Services Managers$126,700
Bachelor's degree
$76,840 – $258,630500
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$119,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,590 – $232,700120
15Administrative Services Managers$114,250
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $202,400250
16Sales Managers$102,250
Bachelor's degree
$57,000 – $218,910630
17General and Operations Managers$101,840
Bachelor's degree
$54,230 – $222,4002,280
18Facilities Managers$100,290
Bachelor's degree
$64,670 – $195,040180
19Social and Community Service Managers$81,470
Bachelor's degree
$53,140 – $166,910240
20Food Service Managers$78,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,390 – $121,710310
21Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$74,410
Bachelor's degree
$45,880 – $125,47070
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $133,500270
23Lodging Managers$73,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $117,270120
24Education Administrators, All Other$69,470
Bachelor's degree
$65,680 – $160,140110
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,060
Bachelor's degree
$47,680 – $99,81060

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$213,070	$132,520 – $268,340	180
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$190,020	$73,630 – $396,740	180
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$178,530	$128,660 – $312,870	40
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,910	$108,330 – $268,400	200
5	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,030	$85,610 – $215,330	240
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,490	$89,630 – $288,330	120
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$152,560	$100,520 – $175,010	170
8	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,530	$85,530 – $275,330	50
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,670	$86,620 – $254,180	420
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,710	$93,220 – $200,010	100
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,220	$73,960 – $189,070	370
12	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,110	$82,870 – $223,620	330
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,700	$76,840 – $258,630	500
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,690	$61,590 – $232,700	120
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,250	$68,750 – $202,400	250
16	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,250	$57,000 – $218,910	630
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,840	$54,230 – $222,400	2,280
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,290	$64,670 – $195,040	180
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,470	$53,140 – $166,910	240
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,390	$46,390 – $121,710	310
21	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$74,410	$45,880 – $125,470	70
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,620	$42,990 – $133,500	270
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,610	$45,680 – $117,270	120
24	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,470	$65,680 – $160,140	110
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$62,060	$47,680 – $99,810	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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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