Highest-paying management jobs in St. Louis

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in St. Louis

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 St. Louis, MO-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.

#30. Food service managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $59,070
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

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. Social and community service managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $67,790
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 910

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)

#28. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $71,860
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#27. Funeral home managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $76,490
- #33 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)

#26. Postmasters and mail superintendents

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $85,510
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#25. Emergency management directors

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $86,100
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $91,590
- #13 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. Facilities managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $92,940
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $97,970
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,980

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)

#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $98,910
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,430

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)

#20. Construction managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $101,730
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,500

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. Natural sciences managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $101,810
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#18. Advertising and promotions managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $101,880
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#17. Administrative services managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $104,950
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,700

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. Education administrators, postsecondary

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $105,060
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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)

#15. Fundraising managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $105,880
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#14. General and operations managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $108,110
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 35,110

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. Medical and health services managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $111,970
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,910

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)

#12. Training and development managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $114,010
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Industrial production managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $119,650
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,140

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)

#10. Public relations managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $120,350
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#9. Human resources managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $122,910
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,490

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)

#8. Marketing managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $124,150
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760

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)

#7. Purchasing managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $130,410
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#6. Financial managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $140,520
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,950

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)

#5. Sales managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $141,970
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,140

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. Computer and information systems managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $142,900
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,440

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)

#3. Architectural and engineering managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $149,980
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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. Compensation and benefits managers

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $151,940
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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

St. Louis, MO-IL
- Annual mean salary: $219,420
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

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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