High paying management jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV run 8.9% above the national average (2024), so a Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190
Bachelor's degree
$133,100 – $295,96020,800
2Public Relations Managers$195,190
Bachelor's degree
$117,350 – $340,4409,470
3Financial Managers$185,270
Bachelor's degree
$122,670 – $327,47026,430
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$185,220
Bachelor's degree
$138,180 – $259,6805,500
5Marketing Managers$181,260
Bachelor's degree
$106,860 – $296,5008,900
6Human Resources Managers$177,960
Bachelor's degree
$111,720 – $282,3306,280
7Sales Managers$175,820
Bachelor's degree
$83,560 – $306,7008,780
8Purchasing Managers$172,150
Bachelor's degree
$132,890 – $217,7904,180
9Managers, All Other$170,980
Bachelor's degree
$128,610 – $221,23042,010
10Natural Sciences Managers$169,060
Bachelor's degree
$123,920 – $232,3405,890
11General and Operations Managers$156,460
Bachelor's degree
$67,600 – $291,420112,530
12Training and Development Managers$143,640
Bachelor's degree
$95,870 – $238,5901,080
13Fundraising Managers$141,720
Bachelor's degree
$101,280 – $224,0601,470
14Medical and Health Services Managers$140,670
Bachelor's degree
$98,220 – $242,48011,730
15Industrial Production Managers$137,860
Bachelor's degree
$92,560 – $223,5101,290
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$134,490
Master's degree
$92,620 – $176,9307,510
17Education Administrators, All Other$132,400
Bachelor's degree
$67,190 – $179,0902,600
18Administrative Services Managers$130,130
Bachelor's degree
$82,300 – $225,7303,500
19Construction Managers$129,650
Bachelor's degree
$86,530 – $207,1606,630
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$129,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,840 – $205,6402,570
21Education Administrators, Postsecondary$125,460
Master's degree
$76,970 – $232,0804,200
22Facilities Managers$109,860
Bachelor's degree
$69,590 – $185,2204,190
23Social and Community Service Managers$101,240
Bachelor's degree
$63,440 – $164,4202,920
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$92,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790 – $173,8207,370
25Food Service Managers$79,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,990 – $129,5703,300
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$61,960
Bachelor's degree
$48,410 – $103,3201,660

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$195,190	$133,100 – $295,960	20,800
2	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$195,190	$117,350 – $340,440	9,470
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$185,270	$122,670 – $327,470	26,430
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$185,220	$138,180 – $259,680	5,500
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,260	$106,860 – $296,500	8,900
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$177,960	$111,720 – $282,330	6,280
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,820	$83,560 – $306,700	8,780
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,150	$132,890 – $217,790	4,180
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$170,980	$128,610 – $221,230	42,010
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,060	$123,920 – $232,340	5,890
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,460	$67,600 – $291,420	112,530
12	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,640	$95,870 – $238,590	1,080
13	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,720	$101,280 – $224,060	1,470
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,670	$98,220 – $242,480	11,730
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,860	$92,560 – $223,510	1,290
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$134,490	$92,620 – $176,930	7,510
17	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,400	$67,190 – $179,090	2,600
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,130	$82,300 – $225,730	3,500
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,650	$86,530 – $207,160	6,630
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$129,050	$80,840 – $205,640	2,570
21	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$125,460	$76,970 – $232,080	4,200
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,860	$69,590 – $185,220	4,190
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,240	$63,440 – $164,420	2,920
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,750	$59,790 – $173,820	7,370
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,290	$57,990 – $129,570	3,300
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$61,960	$48,410 – $103,320	1,660

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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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