Highest-paying management jobs in Houston

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Houston

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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 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.

#30. Funeral home managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $70,340
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#29. Social and community service managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,770
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,930

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)

#28. Lodging managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,600
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,650
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,850

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)

#26. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,880
- #19 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)

#25. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $90,690
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#24. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $94,310
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,930

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)

#23. Construction managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $110,020
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,120

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)

#22. Education administrators, postsecondary

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $110,500
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,660

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)

#21. Advertising and promotions managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $112,150
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#20. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $112,650
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,540

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)

#19. Administrative services managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $113,080
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,030

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)

#18. Facilities managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $113,330
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,920

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)

#17. General and operations managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $114,780
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 78,630

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)

#16. Natural sciences managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $116,270
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,710

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)

#15. Medical and health services managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $120,300
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,890

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)

#14. Fundraising managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $123,540
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#13. Training and development managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $124,000
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#12. Emergency management directors

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $124,780
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#11. Public relations managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $128,180
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

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)

#10. Industrial production managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $136,080
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,590

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)

#9. Sales managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $137,260
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,040

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)

#8. Human resources managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $139,850
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,950

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)

#7. Marketing managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $142,100
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,370

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)

#6. Compensation and benefits managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $142,820
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#5. Purchasing managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $143,730
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,670

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)

#4. Computer and information systems managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $158,760
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,630

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)

#3. Financial managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $161,510
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 12,050

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)

#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $182,830
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,730

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)

#1. Chief executives

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Annual mean salary: $298,960
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

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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