Highest-paying management jobs in Salt Lake City

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Salt Lake City

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 Salt Lake City, UT 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. Legislators

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $52,090
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#29. Food service managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $58,950
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

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

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $59,150
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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)

#27. Lodging managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $65,920
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#26. Social and community service managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $67,490
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

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

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $68,260
- #57 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)

#24. Facilities managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $83,750
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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)

#23. General and operations managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $91,280
- #361 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 29,080

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)

#22. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $91,570
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

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)

#21. Funeral home managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $93,150
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#20. Construction managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $96,070
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

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)

#19. Fundraising managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $101,070
- #73 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)

#18. Administrative services managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $101,720
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,210

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. Training and development managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $101,960
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#16. Natural sciences managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $103,220
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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. Advertising and promotions managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $104,670
- #45 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)

#14. Public relations managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $105,920
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#13. Purchasing managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $106,020
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#12. Industrial production managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $106,110
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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)

#11. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $108,990
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#10. Compensation and benefits managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $109,110
- #61 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)

#9. Education administrators, postsecondary

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $113,170
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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)

#8. Medical and health services managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $117,580
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,100

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)

#7. Human resources managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $117,880
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

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)

#6. Marketing managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $124,080
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $124,250
- #347 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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)

#4. Sales managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $126,860
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,000

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)

#3. Financial managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $129,670
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,680

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. Computer and information systems managers

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $142,070
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,060

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)

#1. Chief executives

Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual mean salary: $198,120
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,280

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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