Highest-paying management jobs in San Francisco

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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.

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $82,120
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,240

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)

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#29. Lodging managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $85,280
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

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#28. Postmasters and mail superintendents

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,070
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#27. Social and community service managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,450
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,660

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)

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#26. Funeral home managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,560
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,900
- Employment: 12,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($116,760)
--- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ($115,400)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($112,820)

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#25. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,220
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#24. Facilities managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $123,920
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,410

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)

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#23. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,000
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,260

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)

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#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,500
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,780

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)

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#21. Administrative services managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,570
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,130

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)

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#20. Construction managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $139,900
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,770

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)

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#19. Education administrators, postsecondary

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $141,740
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,750

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)

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#18. Emergency management directors

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $142,000
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#17. Fundraising managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $149,940
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

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#16. Medical and health services managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $150,250
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,970

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)

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#15. General and operations managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,510
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 45,190

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)

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#14. Public relations managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $155,630
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,820

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)

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#13. Industrial production managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $155,640
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,690

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)

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#12. Advertising and promotions managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $159,650
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

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#11. Purchasing managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $161,960
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,310

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)

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#10. Compensation and benefits managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $166,330
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

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#9. Training and development managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $166,410
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

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)

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#8. Sales managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $172,470
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 15,980

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)

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#7. Human resources managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $175,410
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,190

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)

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#6. Financial managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $188,900
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 20,350

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)

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#5. Marketing managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $198,870
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,640

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)

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#4. Architectural and engineering managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $206,050
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,930

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $211,470
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 25,690

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)

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#2. Natural sciences managers

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $216,750
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,100

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)

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#1. Chief executives

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Annual mean salary: $258,010
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,350

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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