Highest-paying management jobs in Indianapolis

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 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. Emergency management directors

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $50,480
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $58,100
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

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)

#28. Food service managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $59,540
- #223 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $60,300
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Funeral home managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,260
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#25. Social and community service managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $67,280
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#24. Natural sciences managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $80,080
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#23. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#22. Education administrators, postsecondary

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $90,640
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

#21. Advertising and promotions managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $95,160
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#20. Facilities managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $95,240
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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)

#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $95,590
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,980

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $98,410
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,210

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $101,000
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

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)

#16. Industrial production managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $105,740
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,220

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. Administrative services managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $105,790
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,050

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)

#14. Medical and health services managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $108,020
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,740

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. Public relations managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $109,040
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#12. Fundraising managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $113,340
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#11. General and operations managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $118,360
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,560

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)

#10. Purchasing managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $118,390
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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. Training and development managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $121,680
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#8. Human resources managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $123,370
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $127,440
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,210

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. Computer and information systems managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $132,100
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,690

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)

#5. Architectural and engineering managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $134,700
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

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)

#4. Financial managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $135,260
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,870

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)

#3. Marketing managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $136,240
- #110 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)

#2. Compensation and benefits managers

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $137,160
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Chief executives

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
- Annual mean salary: $245,800
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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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