High paying management jobs in Tucson, AZ

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tucson, AZ. 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 Tucson, AZ run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tucson, AZ salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Tucson, AZ · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,610
Bachelor's degree
$126,420 – $213,3201,070
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$151,520
Bachelor's degree
$94,660 – $209,2201,500
3Sales Managers$138,880
Bachelor's degree
$66,630 – $234,6001,100
4Marketing Managers$129,570
Bachelor's degree
$74,990 – $266,570370
5Managers, All Other$128,860
Bachelor's degree
$74,140 – $183,5701,210
6Human Resources Managers$128,730
Bachelor's degree
$85,250 – $203,040400
7Financial Managers$126,170
Bachelor's degree
$77,680 – $227,3901,360
8Industrial Production Managers$125,810
Bachelor's degree
$75,040 – $189,100460
9Medical and Health Services Managers$123,760
Bachelor's degree
$72,480 – $222,9501,640
10Natural Sciences Managers$123,010
Bachelor's degree
$64,010 – $218,620170
11Public Relations Managers$100,530
Bachelor's degree
$76,010 – $191,270150
12Education Administrators, Postsecondary$99,760
Master's degree
$62,480 – $213,6101,320
13Construction Managers$98,740
Bachelor's degree
$70,300 – $160,120820
14Facilities Managers$96,940
Bachelor's degree
$60,610 – $152,630410
15Administrative Services Managers$95,870
Bachelor's degree
$55,990 – $172,060790
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$92,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,800 – $159,760460
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$88,510
Master's degree
$61,690 – $116,610740
18General and Operations Managers$83,610
Bachelor's degree
$46,680 – $199,31012,130
19Social and Community Service Managers$74,260
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $112,310570
20Food Service Managers$63,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,410 – $100,030360
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,610 – $97,2401,250
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,460
Bachelor's degree
$36,170 – $75,770260

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

#	Occupation	MedianTucson, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,610	$126,420 – $213,320	1,070
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,520	$94,660 – $209,220	1,500
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,880	$66,630 – $234,600	1,100
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,570	$74,990 – $266,570	370
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,860	$74,140 – $183,570	1,210
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,730	$85,250 – $203,040	400
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,170	$77,680 – $227,390	1,360
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,810	$75,040 – $189,100	460
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,760	$72,480 – $222,950	1,640
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,010	$64,010 – $218,620	170
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,530	$76,010 – $191,270	150
12	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$99,760	$62,480 – $213,610	1,320
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,740	$70,300 – $160,120	820
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,940	$60,610 – $152,630	410
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,870	$55,990 – $172,060	790
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,580	$63,800 – $159,760	460
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$88,510	$61,690 – $116,610	740
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$83,610	$46,680 – $199,310	12,130
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,260	$44,990 – $112,310	570
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,350	$53,410 – $100,030	360
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,350	$41,610 – $97,240	1,250
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,460	$36,170 – $75,770	260

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