Highest-paying management jobs in Riverside

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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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. Legislators

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $65,490
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

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#29. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,380
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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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#28. Social and community service managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $81,090
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,570

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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#27. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $88,620
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#26. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,070

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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#25. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,590
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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#24. Facilities managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,750
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,150

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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#23. Gambling managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,210
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,190
- Employment: 3,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($106,830)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($104,140)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($103,210)

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#22. Emergency management directors

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,100
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#21. Administrative services managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $104,830
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,160

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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#20. Advertising and promotions managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $106,040
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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#19. Industrial production managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $107,120
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,580

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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#18. General and operations managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,500
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 21,490

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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#17. Fundraising managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $111,300
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#16. Construction managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,590
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,020

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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#15. Sales managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,510
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,530

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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#14. Medical and health services managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $117,970
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,410

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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#13. Education administrators, postsecondary

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $118,180
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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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#12. Public relations managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $118,380
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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#11. Human resources managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,360
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

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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#10. Purchasing managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,410
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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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#9. Compensation and benefits managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,410
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#8. Training and development managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,740
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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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#7. Marketing managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $132,760
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

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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#6. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,660
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,600

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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#5. Financial managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $137,470
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,430

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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#4. Natural sciences managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $151,790
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,260
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,030

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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#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $152,480
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Annual mean salary: $196,650
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,800

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)