Highest-paying management jobs in Lansing

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Lansing

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 Lansing-East Lansing, 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.

#27. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $49,280
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $57,030
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#25. Food service managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $62,630
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $71,550
- #30 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)

#23. Legislators

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $73,350
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#22. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $73,430
- #38 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)

#21. Social and community service managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,370
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $83,480
- #328 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $87,180
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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. Training and development managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $92,520
- #121 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)

#17. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $98,030
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $104,340
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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. Purchasing managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $104,510
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#14. Natural sciences managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $106,280
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#13. Administrative services managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $110,330
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,070

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)

#12. Industrial production managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $112,620
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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. Human resources managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $113,780
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#10. General and operations managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $114,790
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,410

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)

#9. Medical and health services managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $116,130
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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. Public relations managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $118,190
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Marketing managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $119,900
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#6. Architectural and engineering managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $121,490
- #366 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)

#5. Computer and information systems managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $122,100
- #313 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

#4. Sales managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $126,950
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#3. Financial managers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $127,500
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

#2. Education administrators, postsecondary

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $135,060
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#1. Chief executives

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $245,970
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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