Highest-paying management jobs in San Antonio

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in San Antonio

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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. Food service managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,960
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,310

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)

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $63,550
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,980

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)

#28. Lodging managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,630
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $73,040
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#26. Social and community service managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,810
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#25. Emergency management directors

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,010
- #35 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)

#24. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $90,520
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,570

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. Postmasters and mail superintendents

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $91,370
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#22. Construction managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,520
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,280

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)

#21. Advertising and promotions managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,620
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Fundraising managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $98,770
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#19. General and operations managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,310
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 24,160

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)

#18. Administrative services managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,670
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,090
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

#16. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,980
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#14 (tie). Training and development managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,580
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#14 (tie). Facilities managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,580
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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)

#13. Natural sciences managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $113,440
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#12. Medical and health services managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $115,360
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,280

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)

#11. Industrial production managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $117,360
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

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)

#10. Public relations managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $123,360
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#9. Human resources managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $126,070
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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)

#8. Sales managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $126,250
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,130

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)

#7. Purchasing managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $128,910
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#6. Marketing managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $130,830
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760

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)

#5. Compensation and benefits managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $131,920
- #38 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)

#4. Financial managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $142,800
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,000

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)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $146,000
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#2. Architectural and engineering managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $158,210
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $246,160
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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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