Highest-paying management jobs in San Luis Obispo

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in San Luis Obispo

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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, 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.

#25. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $58,500
- #239 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

#23. Food service managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#22. Lodging managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,040
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#21. Social and community service managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $77,640
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#20. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#19. Facilities managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,030
- #245 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)

#18. Legislators

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,910
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#17. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $99,240
- #8 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)

#16. Administrative services managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,130
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#15. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,140
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Sales managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,920
- #391 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#13. General and operations managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $111,100
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,880

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. Construction managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,640
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#11. Medical and health services managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,400
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $119,850
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#9. Human resources managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $134,800
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

#8. Training and development managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $135,410
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Financial managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $135,720
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#6. Industrial production managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $138,480
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#5. Natural sciences managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $139,100
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Marketing managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $141,570
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $161,540
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $165,420
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
- Annual mean salary: $205,200
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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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