Highest-paying management jobs in Omaha

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 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $59,940
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $62,150
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $64,550
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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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#27. Funeral home managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $70,810
- #41 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)

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#26. Social and community service managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $75,930
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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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#25. Emergency management directors

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,050
- #40 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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#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,780
- #23 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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#23. Construction managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $89,680
- #365 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

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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#22. Facilities managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $93,490
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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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#21. General and operations managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $96,050
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,010

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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#20. Industrial production managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $98,950
- #405 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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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#19. Administrative services managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $99,830
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,380

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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#18. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $102,290
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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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#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $102,510
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $104,840
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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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#15. Training and development managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $104,900
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Purchasing managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $104,950
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#13. Public relations managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $105,830
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Fundraising managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $108,080
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#11. Compensation and benefits managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $109,410
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#10. Marketing managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $111,400
- #306 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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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#9. Advertising and promotions managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $111,650
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#8. Sales managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $113,800
- #319 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,700

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. Human resources managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $117,240
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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. Natural sciences managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $117,890
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#5. Medical and health services managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $118,390
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,800

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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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $128,840
- #231 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,320

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $132,560
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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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#2. Financial managers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $132,930
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,690

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)

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#1. Chief executives

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $239,610
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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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