Highest-paying Management Jobs in Lakeland

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Highest-paying management jobs in Lakeland

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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 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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#26. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,140
- #237 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $60,170
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $61,170
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#23. Social and community service managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,430
- #345 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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. Food service managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $65,420
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

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#21. Legislators

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,590
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #392 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#19. Facilities managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $85,750
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Natural sciences managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $86,140
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $89,250
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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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#16. Administrative services managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,350
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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. Construction managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $92,670
- #306 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#14. General and operations managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $96,600
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,840

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)

#13. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,800
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#12. Human resources managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $109,410
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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#11. Training and development managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $114,580
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#10. Public relations managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $116,080
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Industrial production managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $116,180
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#8. Medical and health services managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $116,350
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#7. Purchasing managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $117,370
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#6. Sales managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $121,040
- #229 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#5. Marketing managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $127,250
- #179 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)

#4. Financial managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $127,730
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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. Computer and information systems managers

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $135,500
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $142,420
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#1. Chief executives

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $211,420
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)