High paying management jobs in America

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in America. 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Chief Executives$213,990
Bachelor's degree
$75,700 – $507,730204,350
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,140
Bachelor's degree
$107,550 – $297,510670,570
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,270
Bachelor's degree
$120,810 – $262,760220,260
4Natural Sciences Managers$167,220
Bachelor's degree
$79,710 – $316,850108,690
5Marketing Managers$166,790
Bachelor's degree
$90,260 – $293,610395,240
6Financial Managers$166,570
Bachelor's degree
$94,310 – $323,270841,710
7Human Resources Managers$149,280
Bachelor's degree
$88,200 – $267,810220,660
8Sales Managers$148,270
Bachelor's degree
$73,170 – $290,540637,080
9Purchasing Managers$148,080
Bachelor's degree
$92,490 – $223,28084,320
10Public Relations Managers$146,910
Bachelor's degree
$82,410 – $284,99074,850
11Managers, All Other$141,900
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $238,270622,190
12Industrial Production Managers$126,060
Bachelor's degree
$78,000 – $205,520246,250
13Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860
Bachelor's degree
$73,390 – $224,340597,080
14Construction Managers$114,990
Bachelor's degree
$69,690 – $189,440380,360
15Administrative Services Managers$114,130
Bachelor's degree
$67,100 – $207,720263,960
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,120 – $194,900221,180
17Facilities Managers$106,660
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $176,120156,180
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,870
Master's degree
$76,280 – $167,770328,330
19General and Operations Managers$105,770
Bachelor's degree
$50,090 – $253,3903.5M
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,590
Master's degree
$64,560 – $215,620180,470
21Education Administrators, All Other$95,200
Bachelor's degree
$51,910 – $161,01055,130
22Social and Community Service Managers$80,390
Bachelor's degree
$53,150 – $132,260209,330
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,010 – $139,680311,180
24Food Service Managers$69,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960 – $107,640238,430
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,580 – $98,24073,660

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$213,990	$75,700 – $507,730	204,350
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,140	$107,550 – $297,510	670,570
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,270	$120,810 – $262,760	220,260
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,220	$79,710 – $316,850	108,690
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,790	$90,260 – $293,610	395,240
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,570	$94,310 – $323,270	841,710
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,280	$88,200 – $267,810	220,660
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,270	$73,170 – $290,540	637,080
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,080	$92,490 – $223,280	84,320
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,910	$82,410 – $284,990	74,850
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$141,900	$74,300 – $238,270	622,190
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,060	$78,000 – $205,520	246,250
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,860	$73,390 – $224,340	597,080
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,990	$69,690 – $189,440	380,360
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,130	$67,100 – $207,720	263,960
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,230	$65,120 – $194,900	221,180
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,660	$64,480 – $176,120	156,180
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$105,870	$76,280 – $167,770	328,330
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,770	$50,090 – $253,390	3.5M
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,590	$64,560 – $215,620	180,470
21	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,200	$51,910 – $161,010	55,130
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,390	$53,150 – $132,260	209,330
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,990	$41,010 – $139,680	311,180
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,390	$45,960 – $107,640	238,430
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$59,300	$38,580 – $98,240	73,660

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