Highest-paying management jobs in Sacramento

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Sacramento

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 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 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. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,610
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#29. Social and community service managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $82,320
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,280

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)

#28. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $83,230
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#27. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $83,280
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#26. Legislators

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,980
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#25. Emergency management directors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,640
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#24. Gambling managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,150
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#23. Administrative services managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $102,760
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,010

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)

#22. Facilities managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,370
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,080
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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. General and operations managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,080
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 15,380

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)

#19. Construction managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,350
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,570

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. Industrial production managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,560
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#17. Public relations managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $121,900
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,210
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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)

#15. Sales managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $125,460
- #183 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,950

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)

#14. Education administrators, postsecondary

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,490
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

#13. Training and development managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,410
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#12. Advertising and promotions managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $129,520
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#11. Human resources managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $132,020
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

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. Purchasing managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,910
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#9. Fundraising managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $136,140
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Compensation and benefits managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $138,280
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#7. Medical and health services managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $141,090
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,270

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)

#6. Financial managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,610
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,870

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)

#5. Marketing managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,210
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,310

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)

#4. Natural sciences managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $154,010
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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. Chief executives

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $159,960
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,660

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)

#2. Computer and information systems managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $163,400
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,800

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)

#1. Architectural and engineering managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $169,820
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,890

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)

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