Highest-paying management jobs in New York City

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in New York City

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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 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. Social and community service managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $93,500
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,990

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)

#29. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $95,070
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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)

#28. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,010
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#27. Lodging managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $99,600
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,440

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)

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $103,610
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,220

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)

#25. Funeral home managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $112,820
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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. Emergency management directors

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $113,790
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#23. Facilities managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $126,590
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,040

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $133,260
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,020

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. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $144,880
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 21,570

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)

#20. Industrial production managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $147,060
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,470

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)

#19. Construction managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $149,050
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,170

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)

#18. Administrative services managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $149,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 16,520

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. Medical and health services managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $156,370
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 28,240

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)

#16. Education administrators, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $158,510
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. General and operations managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $159,210
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 175,010

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)

#14. Public relations managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $164,970
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,980

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)

#13. Purchasing managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $174,760
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,560

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)

#12. Fundraising managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $175,610
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,880

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)

#11. Architectural and engineering managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $177,700
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,020

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)

#10. Training and development managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $180,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,030

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)

#9. Advertising and promotions managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $182,520
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,380

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)

#8. Human resources managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $186,930
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,410

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $190,560
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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. Marketing managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $191,310
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 29,690

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)

#5. Natural sciences managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $195,770
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,770

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)

#4. Sales managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $198,960
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 32,550

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. Computer and information systems managers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $202,800
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 37,530

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $209,100
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60,600

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $287,340
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,590

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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