Highest-paying management jobs in Nashville

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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $42,950
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#29. Food service managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $53,550
- #394 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,310

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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#28. Lodging managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $56,980
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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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#27. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $59,580
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#26. Social and community service managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $77,380
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $80,410
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,130

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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#24. Emergency management directors

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $83,480
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#23. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $88,360
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,630

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. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $88,960
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#21. Construction managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $90,440
- #348 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,820

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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#20. Facilities managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $91,890
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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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#19. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $93,980
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,670

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. Human resources managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $103,730
- #337 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,500

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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#17. Training and development managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $103,920
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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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#16. Fundraising managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $104,950
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#15. Public relations managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $105,480
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#14. Compensation and benefits managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $106,490
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#13. Industrial production managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $111,460
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,390

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. Purchasing managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $118,510
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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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#11. Medical and health services managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $119,200
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,270

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. Natural sciences managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $123,480
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#9. Marketing managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $125,290
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,090

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. Advertising and promotions managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $125,840
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#7. General and operations managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $128,040
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 21,400

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. Administrative services managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $130,020
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,930

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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#5. Architectural and engineering managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $134,190
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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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#4. Sales managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $134,600
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,310

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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#3. Computer and information systems managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $136,440
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,020

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. Financial managers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $139,100
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,590

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $187,070
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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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