Highest-paying management jobs in Phoenix

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Phoenix

Not everyone has what it takes to be a manager in today's workplace, and those who do tend to be well compensated.

Workers today are split on how they want to interact with their jobs. Half of workers want to blend their work and their personal lives, while the other roughly 50% prefer to keep them separate, according to Gallup polling. The lion's share want more flexibility in where they perform their work—at a time when businesses may have to buckle in for tougher economic conditions in the year ahead.

Whether overseeing a sales team or leading a commercial building project, these are the challenges that get management professionals out of bed in the morning.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying management jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "management occupations" were included.

#30. Social and community service managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

#29. Lodging managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $73,630
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)

#28. Gambling managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $76,040
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,190
- Employment: 3,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($106,830)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($104,140)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($103,210)

#27. Food service managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $78,090
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

#26. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $83,640
- #367 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#25. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $89,080
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 17,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($108,680)
--- Lexington-Fayette, KY ($108,430)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($105,390)

#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $93,000
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,440
- Employment: 5,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($104,810)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
--- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)

#23. Facilities managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $95,300
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,750

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

#22. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $96,450
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,820
- Employment: 12,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)

#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $97,620
- #183 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#20. Advertising and promotions managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $103,370
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,860
- Employment: 22,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($193,980)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($182,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($166,620)

#19. Construction managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $103,440
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,700

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#18. Administrative services managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $103,630
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,800

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#17. General and operations managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $104,410
- #185 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 54,610

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#16. Training and development managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $108,900
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#15. Education administrators, postsecondary

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $110,490
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

#14. Fundraising managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $112,400
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,400
- Employment: 23,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
--- Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

#13. Medical and health services managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $118,390
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#12. Public relations managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $118,930
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

#11. Human resources managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $125,860
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,130

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#10. Sales managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $126,500
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,280

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#9. Industrial production managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $126,880
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#8. Purchasing managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $129,210
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#7. Marketing managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $131,970
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,230

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#6. Compensation and benefits managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $135,860
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,470
- Employment: 15,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)

#5. Financial managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $138,550
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,700

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#4. Natural sciences managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $141,020
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $157,960
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $161,340
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#1. Chief executives

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $169,010
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,190

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

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