Highest-paying Management Jobs in Scranton

Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock

Highest-paying management jobs in Scranton

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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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.

#24. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $42,640
- #264 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)

#23. Legislators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $51,980
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#22. Lodging managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,860
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#21. Food service managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,620
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,720
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#19. Social and community service managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,870
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#18. Funeral home managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,780
- #22 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)

#17. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,720
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,730
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#15. Administrative services managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $92,180
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Education administrators, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $93,100
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#13. Facilities managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,560
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#12. General and operations managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,710
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,750

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)

#11. Industrial production managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,900
- #406 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#10. Construction managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $101,160
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Sales managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,440
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#8. Human resources managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,700
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Medical and health services managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $117,330
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#6. Marketing managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $123,430
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Computer and information systems managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $127,520
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#4. Purchasing managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $128,590
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Financial managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $128,790
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $155,190
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#1. Chief executives

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $203,570
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)