Highest-paying management jobs in Harrisburg

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Harrisburg

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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $47,360
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Legislators

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $55,300
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#28. Lodging managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,590
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Food service managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,480
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,080
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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. Emergency management directors

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,480
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,820
- #57 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)

#23. Social and community service managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $86,290
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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. Facilities managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $93,380
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#21. Construction managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $95,110
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,440
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#19. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,740
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#18. Industrial production managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,270
- #390 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,470
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#16. Administrative services managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $105,740
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#15. Training and development managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $109,140
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#14. General and operations managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $110,180
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,020

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. Funeral home managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $111,140
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Compensation and benefits managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $113,890
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#11. Natural sciences managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $114,800
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#10. Public relations managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $117,050
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $117,790
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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. Medical and health services managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $118,320
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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)

#7. Fundraising managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $118,800
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Sales managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $122,550
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $130,020
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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. Purchasing managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $132,710
- #51 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)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $135,140
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $142,550
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,170

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $144,930
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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