Highest-paying management jobs in Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PA 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. Food service managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $61,990
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,810

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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#29. Legislators

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $66,860
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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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#28. Emergency management directors

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $69,650
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#27. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $71,510
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#26. Social and community service managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $71,860
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $86,500
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Facilities managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,310
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,060
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,490

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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#22. Funeral home managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $102,340
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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#21. Education administrators, postsecondary

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $107,440
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $108,490
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

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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#19. Medical and health services managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $110,660
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,950

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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#18. Administrative services managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $111,290
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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. General and operations managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $112,260
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 23,690

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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#16. Industrial production managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $114,050
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,220

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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#15. Fundraising managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,130
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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#14. Construction managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $117,130
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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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#13. Compensation and benefits managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $119,060
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#12. Public relations managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $120,490
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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. Advertising and promotions managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $121,430
- #26 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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#10. Training and development managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $121,870
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#9. Natural sciences managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $130,590
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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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#8. Human resources managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $134,870
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,370

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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#7. Sales managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $134,900
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,340

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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#6. Purchasing managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $137,310
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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. Marketing managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $142,070
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,980

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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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $145,770
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,990

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

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $153,520
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,650

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

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $154,200
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,260

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

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $228,440
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,610

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)