Highest-paying management jobs in Buffalo

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Buffalo

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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 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. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $48,510
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#29. Food service managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $64,960
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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)

#28. Lodging managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $65,960
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#27. Social and community service managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $78,870
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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. Legislators

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#25. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,040
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,320
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#23. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $104,760
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 910

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)

#22. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $106,310
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#21. Facilities managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $106,610
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#20. Construction managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $107,240
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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. General and operations managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $114,810
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,460

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)

#18. Administrative services managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,600
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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. Industrial production managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $125,850
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#16. Advertising and promotions managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $127,860
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#15. Medical and health services managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $133,280
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

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. Natural sciences managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $140,820
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Public relations managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $141,220
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#12. Training and development managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $142,180
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Purchasing managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $143,920
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#10. Fundraising managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $144,820
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Human resources managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $147,210
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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. Compensation and benefits managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $148,010
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#7. Architectural and engineering managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $148,730
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#6. Education administrators, postsecondary

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $152,810
- #8 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)

#5. Sales managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $153,150
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

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

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $156,400
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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. Financial managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $159,740
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,780

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. Marketing managers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $161,410
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#1. Chief executives

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $238,390
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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