Highest-paying management jobs in Davenport

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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 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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#28. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $47,130
- #180 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)

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#27. Lodging managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $49,360
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $49,950
- #367 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#25. Legislators

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $53,430
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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#24. Food service managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- #380 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#23. Social and community service managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $59,600
- #433 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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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#22. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $65,530
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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#21. Education administrators, postsecondary

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $80,730
- #289 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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#20. Fundraising managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $85,910
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#19. Administrative services managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,410
- #306 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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#18. Facilities managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,620
- #202 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)

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#17. General and operations managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $94,690
- #319 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,740

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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#16. Construction managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $94,940
- #271 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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#15. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $96,860
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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#14. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $97,100
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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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#13. Training and development managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $99,040
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#12. Medical and health services managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $99,340
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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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#11. Industrial production managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $114,640
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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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#10. Human resources managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $116,700
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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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#9. Financial managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $118,090
- #338 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

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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#8. Sales managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $122,750
- #210 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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. Marketing managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $125,060
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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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#6. Purchasing managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $125,550
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#5. Natural sciences managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $126,210
- #81 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)

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#4. Public relations managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $127,380
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $134,790
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $136,850
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $180,340
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)