Highest-paying management jobs in Tampa

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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $61,430
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,750

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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#29. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,500
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Food service managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $71,330
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,440

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)

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#27. Social and community service managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,300
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

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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#26. Legislators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $77,510
- #33 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)

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#25. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $86,120
- #332 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,920

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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#24. Facilities managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $89,090
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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. Emergency management directors

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,420
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#22. Natural sciences managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,740
- #185 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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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#21. Lodging managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,950
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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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#20. Education administrators, postsecondary

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $94,210
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,770

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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#19. Advertising and promotions managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $94,300
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#18. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $97,930
- #1 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)

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#17. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $99,470
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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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#16. General and operations managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $102,390
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 24,150

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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#15. Administrative services managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $103,170
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,670

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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#14. Fundraising managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $106,220
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Public relations managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $107,950
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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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#12. Industrial production managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $108,140
- #271 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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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#11. Medical and health services managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $110,170
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,140

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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#10. Construction managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $110,460
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,190

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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#9. Compensation and benefits managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $113,240
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $114,120
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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. Human resources managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $124,660
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,310

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. Purchasing managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $128,120
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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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#5. Sales managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $138,260
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,750

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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#4. Financial managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $139,890
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,940

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $147,860
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,270

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $149,920
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $234,760
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,050

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)