Highest-paying management jobs in Detroit

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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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. Lodging managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $71,690
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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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#29. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $73,560
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#27. Social and community service managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,770
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

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. Emergency management directors

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,390
- #47 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)

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#25. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,810
- #23 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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#24. Funeral home managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $88,790
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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#23. Facilities managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,180
- #223 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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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#22. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $99,980
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,850

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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#21. Education administrators, postsecondary

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $100,430
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,460

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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#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $100,750
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,920

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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#19. Advertising and promotions managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,030
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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. Administrative services managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,530
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,290

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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#17. Fundraising managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $110,720
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $110,960
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,680

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. Medical and health services managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $112,370
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,650

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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#14. Training and development managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $113,440
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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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#13. Industrial production managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $118,530
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,290

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)

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#12. General and operations managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $122,370
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 35,330

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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#11. Human resources managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $127,260
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,320

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. Public relations managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $131,750
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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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#9. Marketing managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $132,950
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,750

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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#8. Purchasing managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $134,130
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#7. Compensation and benefits managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $141,300
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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#6. Financial managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $141,720
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,990

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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#5. Sales managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $141,850
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,310

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $144,290
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,290

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $145,230
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,690

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. Natural sciences managers

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $150,430
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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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#1. Chief executives

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Annual mean salary: $277,490
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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)

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