Highest-paying management jobs in Kalamazoo

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Kalamazoo

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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $49,330
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Food service managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $57,160
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $57,190
- #265 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)

#22. Legislators

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $72,020
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#21. Social and community service managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,730
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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. Facilities managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,210
- #351 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,260
- #325 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#18. Administrative services managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $95,240
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#17. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $95,840
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#16. Construction managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $102,460
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#15. Medical and health services managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $104,700
- #289 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#14. General and operations managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $108,200
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,430

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. Human resources managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,650
- #254 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)

#12. Industrial production managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,790
- #247 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#11. Education administrators, postsecondary

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $111,110
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#10. Fundraising managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $117,010
- #38 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)

#9. Purchasing managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $117,180
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Public relations managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $121,580
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Financial managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $122,760
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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. Natural sciences managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $125,830
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#5. Sales managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $126,280
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#4. Marketing managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $128,820
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $129,280
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#2. Computer and information systems managers

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $130,050
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#1. Chief executives

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $231,890
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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