High paying management jobs in Syracuse, NY

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Chief Executives$216,610
Bachelor's degree
$149,760 – $514,240240
2Sales Managers$170,090
Bachelor's degree
$89,940 – $291,490640
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,980
Bachelor's degree
$126,940 – $225,980470
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,760
Bachelor's degree
$107,060 – $253,570740
5Financial Managers$169,270
Bachelor's degree
$93,230 – $298,4801,220
6Marketing Managers$155,360
Bachelor's degree
$82,650 – $274,950660
7Managers, All Other$148,810
Bachelor's degree
$82,640 – $233,870430
8Human Resources Managers$146,160
Bachelor's degree
$91,210 – $232,860290
9Purchasing Managers$140,590
Bachelor's degree
$96,820 – $222,280130
10Construction Managers$132,760
Bachelor's degree
$82,010 – $202,360320
11Industrial Production Managers$131,100
Bachelor's degree
$80,460 – $196,800400
12Medical and Health Services Managers$131,060
Bachelor's degree
$82,580 – $221,540870
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$130,200
Master's degree
$78,620 – $215,390450
14Natural Sciences Managers$130,190
Bachelor's degree
$101,300 – $220,660100
15Administrative Services Managers$123,230
Bachelor's degree
$79,970 – $182,980380
16Facilities Managers$118,440
Bachelor's degree
$77,360 – $175,390260
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,010
Master's degree
$97,650 – $146,430760
18General and Operations Managers$108,140
Bachelor's degree
$58,370 – $234,0305,730
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$104,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,450 – $171,560280
20Social and Community Service Managers$80,950
Bachelor's degree
$61,370 – $125,670570
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,160 – $154,870280
22Food Service Managers$74,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,580 – $99,860220

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

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$216,610	$149,760 – $514,240	240
2	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,090	$89,940 – $291,490	640
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,980	$126,940 – $225,980	470
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,760	$107,060 – $253,570	740
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,270	$93,230 – $298,480	1,220
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,360	$82,650 – $274,950	660
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$148,810	$82,640 – $233,870	430
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,160	$91,210 – $232,860	290
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,590	$96,820 – $222,280	130
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,760	$82,010 – $202,360	320
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,100	$80,460 – $196,800	400
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,060	$82,580 – $221,540	870
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$130,200	$78,620 – $215,390	450
14	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,190	$101,300 – $220,660	100
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,230	$79,970 – $182,980	380
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,440	$77,360 – $175,390	260
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,010	$97,650 – $146,430	760
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,140	$58,370 – $234,030	5,730
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,340	$77,450 – $171,560	280
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,950	$61,370 – $125,670	570
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,320	$51,160 – $154,870	280
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,140	$56,580 – $99,860	220

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