Highest-paying management jobs in Baton Rouge

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 Baton Rouge, LA 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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#27. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,940
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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#26. Food service managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,900
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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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#25. Lodging managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,530
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#24. Administrative services managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $80,330
- #422 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

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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#23. Social and community service managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $80,840
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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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#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $81,140
- #407 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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. Emergency management directors

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $86,110
- #33 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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#20. Compensation and benefits managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $91,820
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#19. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $92,430
- #253 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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#18. Advertising and promotions managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $96,870
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $97,150
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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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#16. Human resources managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $98,720
- #384 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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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#15. Training and development managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $102,240
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#14. Facilities managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $104,250
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#13. Natural sciences managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $105,010
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#12. Medical and health services managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $105,360
- #280 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

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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#11. Construction managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $105,870
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#10. Purchasing managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $105,960
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Public relations managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $106,830
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#8. Sales managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $120,130
- #245 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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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#7. General and operations managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $120,200
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,270

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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#6. Marketing managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $120,610
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#5. Financial managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $123,030
- #277 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,710

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. Computer and information systems managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $124,520
- #287 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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. Industrial production managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $135,470
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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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#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $168,490
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $190,840
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)