Highest-paying Management Jobs in Durham

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Highest-paying management jobs in Durham

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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $44,180
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $65,030
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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. Social and community service managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $80,040
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $84,200
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#21. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $84,900
- #350 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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. Facilities managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $106,100
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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. Fundraising managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $111,470
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#18. Construction managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $112,760
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#17. Compensation and benefits managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $115,790
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#16. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $119,490
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#15. Administrative services managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $122,180
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#14. Industrial production managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $125,490
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#13. Medical and health services managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $132,700
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,550

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. Public relations managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $134,170
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#11. Training and development managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $135,500
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#10. Human resources managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $138,240
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

#9. General and operations managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $138,800
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,540

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)

#8. Purchasing managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $143,530
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#7. Architectural and engineering managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $144,870
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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. Sales managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $150,070
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#5. Marketing managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,430

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)

#4. Computer and information systems managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $151,910
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,670

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $171,350
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,510

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)

#2. Natural sciences managers

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $173,620
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

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)

#1. Chief executives

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Annual mean salary: $289,620
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)