High paying management jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ run 3.2% above the national average (2024), so a Trenton-Princeton, NJ salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Employed

1Marketing Managers$208,440
Bachelor's degree
$131,980 – $288,6601,250
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Bachelor's degree
$133,870 – $291,5602,000
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$196,870
Bachelor's degree
$132,550 – $276,380320
4Chief Executives$191,360
Bachelor's degree
$166,740 – $602,580200
5Financial Managers$184,800
Bachelor's degree
$127,480 – $317,0502,460
6Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
Bachelor's degree
$147,120 – $309,7802,150
7General and Operations Managers$181,450
Bachelor's degree
$81,050 – $438,1603,100
8Purchasing Managers$180,340
Bachelor's degree
$131,880 – $289,430330
9Public Relations Managers$179,330
Bachelor's degree
$95,420 – $298,490430
10Sales Managers$178,360
Bachelor's degree
$100,300 – $300,560850
11Training and Development Managers$170,050
Bachelor's degree
$99,820 – $234,340130
12Human Resources Managers$161,720
Bachelor's degree
$111,100 – $294,180530
13Industrial Production Managers$157,160
Bachelor's degree
$96,330 – $222,820320
14Administrative Services Managers$154,070
Bachelor's degree
$103,990 – $199,1401,260
15Fundraising Managers$145,540
Bachelor's degree
$110,570 – $303,000100
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$141,580
Master's degree
$101,290 – $177,450610
17Medical and Health Services Managers$141,550
Bachelor's degree
$96,870 – $339,860940
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$138,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$91,980 – $228,060370
19Managers, All Other$135,180
Bachelor's degree
$85,870 – $224,9902,340
20Facilities Managers$131,140
Bachelor's degree
$87,650 – $220,180340
21Construction Managers$127,940
Bachelor's degree
$88,970 – $203,780350
22Social and Community Service Managers$96,650
Bachelor's degree
$62,570 – $155,380460
23Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$85,990
Bachelor's degree
$55,950 – $159,11090
24Education Administrators, All Other$83,740
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $156,300100
25Food Service Managers$80,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,160 – $125,190270
26Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$79,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,030 – $179,810350
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$76,390
Bachelor's degree
$48,600 – $124,380160

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

#	Occupation	MedianTrenton-Princeton, NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$208,440	$131,980 – $288,660	1,250
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$197,420	$133,870 – $291,560	2,000
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$196,870	$132,550 – $276,380	320
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$191,360	$166,740 – $602,580	200
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$184,800	$127,480 – $317,050	2,460
6	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,230	$147,120 – $309,780	2,150
7	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,450	$81,050 – $438,160	3,100
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,340	$131,880 – $289,430	330
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$179,330	$95,420 – $298,490	430
10	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$178,360	$100,300 – $300,560	850
11	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,050	$99,820 – $234,340	130
12	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,720	$111,100 – $294,180	530
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,160	$96,330 – $222,820	320
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,070	$103,990 – $199,140	1,260
15	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,540	$110,570 – $303,000	100
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$141,580	$101,290 – $177,450	610
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,550	$96,870 – $339,860	940
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$138,760	$91,980 – $228,060	370
19	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$135,180	$85,870 – $224,990	2,340
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,140	$87,650 – $220,180	340
21	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,940	$88,970 – $203,780	350
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,650	$62,570 – $155,380	460
23	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$85,990	$55,950 – $159,110	90
24	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,740	$54,990 – $156,300	100
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,420	$50,160 – $125,190	270
26	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,230	$44,030 – $179,810	350
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$76,390	$48,600 – $124,380	160

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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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