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Management jobs: what they pay

$145,260avg. a year
$69.84 an hour · 11,132,700 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 37 management jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

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Top-paying management jobs

Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

37 management jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
General and Operations Managers$134,940$105,7703,503,020
Financial Managers$186,910$166,570841,710
Computer and Information Systems Managers$192,160$175,140670,570
Sales Managers$164,350$148,270637,080
Managers, All Other$153,890$141,900622,190
Medical and Health Services Managers$140,970$123,860597,080
Marketing Managers$177,770$166,790395,240
Construction Managers$124,360$114,990380,360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$116,100$105,870328,330
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$83,710$69,990311,180
Administrative Services Managers$129,870$114,130263,960
Industrial Production Managers$134,170$126,060246,250
Food Service Managers$74,880$69,390238,430
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$121,600$107,230221,180
Human Resources Managers$164,230$149,280220,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,540$171,270220,260
Social and Community Service Managers$88,880$80,390209,330
Chief Executives$269,630$213,990204,350
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$126,540$104,590180,470
Facilities Managers$116,890$106,660156,180
Natural Sciences Managers$180,250$167,220108,690
Purchasing Managers$156,360$148,08084,320
Public Relations Managers$164,760$146,91074,850
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$64,800$59,30073,660
Education Administrators, All Other$101,900$95,20055,130
Training and Development Managers$148,370$133,00048,050
Lodging Managers$78,740$69,25042,620
Fundraising Managers$140,020$125,47038,810
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$89,750$79,52037,980
Compensation and Benefits Managers$162,640$149,23022,940
Advertising and Promotions Managers$154,280$133,66021,470
Funeral Home Managers$92,840$78,79013,910
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,360$96,66013,810
Emergency Management Directors$102,420$93,33013,500
Personal Service Managers, All Other$78,190$69,77010,450
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$99,820$89,9006,500
Gambling Managers$103,050$93,2205,030

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.