Highest-paying management jobs in Little Rock

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Little Rock

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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 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.

#28. Lodging managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $45,640
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#27. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $45,740
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,800
- Employment: 56,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($74,390)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($73,080)
--- Napa, CA ($70,330)

#26. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $46,810
- #400 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)

#25. Legislators

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $48,070
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,110
- Employment: 44,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yakima, WA ($139,690)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($136,400)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($132,460)

#24. Food service managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $51,460
- #435 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

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)

#23. Emergency management directors

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $57,090
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,800
- Employment: 10,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($142,000)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($124,780)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($123,170)

#22. Social and community service managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $58,160
- #454 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#21. Training and development managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $82,060
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#20. Construction managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $82,430
- #447 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $83,150
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#18. Facilities managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $85,760
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#17. General and operations managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $87,160
- #413 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,650

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. Purchasing managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $88,210
- #245 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#15. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $90,420
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#14. Natural sciences managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $92,880
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#13. Human resources managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $95,220
- #410 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#12. Administrative services managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,050
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#11. Medical and health services managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,940
- #382 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,160

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)

#10. Compensation and benefits managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,990
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Public relations managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $101,540
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#8. Industrial production managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $102,770
- #363 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#7. Education administrators, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $106,080
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#6. Marketing managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $112,060
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#5. Computer and information systems managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $115,420
- #377 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

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)

#4. Financial managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $121,740
- #291 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,730

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)

#3. Sales managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $124,970
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $129,380
- #298 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $156,480
- #319 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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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