Highest-paying management jobs in Baltimore

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Baltimore

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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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. Food service managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $70,930
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

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)

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

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $77,720
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,170

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. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $80,670
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#27. Social and community service managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $82,860
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,870

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)

#26. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $90,360
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#25. Funeral home managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- #11 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)

#24. Facilities managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $101,960
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,010

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)

#23. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $104,170
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

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)

#22. Fundraising managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $105,350
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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. Emergency management directors

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $111,250
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#20. Construction managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $111,590
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,150

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)

#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $115,960
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,590

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. General and operations managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $116,560
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 26,840

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)

#17. Administrative services managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $117,430
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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)

#16. Industrial production managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $120,140
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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. Public relations managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $124,110
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#14. Education administrators, postsecondary

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $125,660
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,550

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)

#13. Training and development managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $126,580
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#12. Advertising and promotions managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $128,910
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#11. Natural sciences managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $130,190
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#10. Purchasing managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $130,480
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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. Medical and health services managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $134,530
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,500

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)

#8. Human resources managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $135,380
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,380

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. Compensation and benefits managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $135,600
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#6. Sales managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $137,950
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,230

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

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $143,670
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,980

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $148,420
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,570

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)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $154,530
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,780

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. Financial managers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $154,720
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,230

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)

#1. Chief executives

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $225,010
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,510

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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