Highest-paying management jobs in Cincinnati

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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.

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#30. Lodging managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $59,440
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)
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#29. Food service managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $63,610
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

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)
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#28. Emergency management directors

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $64,940
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)
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#27. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,570
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,030

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)
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#26. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $66,700
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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#25. Social and community service managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,340
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

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)
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#24. Funeral home managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $75,880
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)
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#23. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $85,730
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)
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#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,600
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,770

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)
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#21. Facilities managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $98,000
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

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#20. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $104,010
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,340

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)
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#19. Construction managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $107,100
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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)
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#18. Administrative services managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $109,270
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,110

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)
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#17. General and operations managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $110,160
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 18,850

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)
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#16. Education administrators, postsecondary

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $112,160
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

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#15. Medical and health services managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $112,850
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,380

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)
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#14. Fundraising managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $115,530
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)
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#13. Industrial production managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $119,200
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,220

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)
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#12. Training and development managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $122,740
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)
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#11. Natural sciences managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $128,690
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

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#10. Public relations managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $131,210
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)
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#9. Purchasing managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $132,980
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)
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#8. Compensation and benefits managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $134,400
- #35 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)
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#7. Human resources managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $135,540
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)
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#6. Financial managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $143,530
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,460

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)

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#5. Marketing managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $146,720
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,510

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)
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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $148,220
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,780

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)
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#3. Sales managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $150,070
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,850

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)
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#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $151,690
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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)
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#1. Chief executives

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $233,930
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

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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