Highest-paying management jobs in San Jose

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in San Jose

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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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.

#29. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,850
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#28. Food service managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,750
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,750

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)

#27. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,710
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#26. Lodging managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $80,030
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $83,420
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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)

#24. Legislators

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $93,740
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#23. Social and community service managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,240
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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)

#22. Fundraising managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,800
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#21. Facilities managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $136,440
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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)

#20. Administrative services managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $138,950
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,370

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)

#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $143,450
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

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. Construction managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $144,170
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,070

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)

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $153,540
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,500

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)

#16. Industrial production managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $153,860
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,470

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)

#15. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $159,890
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,380

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. Medical and health services managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $162,110
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,990

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)

#13. General and operations managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $165,340
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 20,260

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)

#12. Training and development managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $176,270
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#11. Purchasing managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $177,010
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

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)

#10. Compensation and benefits managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $177,130
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $183,410
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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. Human resources managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $190,020
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,750

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)

#7. Sales managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $196,910
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,640

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)

#6. Financial managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $201,330
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,590

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $210,280
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,140

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $219,240
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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. Architectural and engineering managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $228,000
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,930

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)

#2. Computer and information systems managers

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $228,030
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,930

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. Chief executives

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Annual mean salary: $278,610
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,910

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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