Highest-paying management jobs in Norfolk

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Norfolk

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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 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.

#29. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $56,940
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#28. Lodging managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $59,110
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Food service managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $61,530
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#26. Emergency management directors

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $80,240
- #44 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)

#25. Social and community service managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $80,760
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $84,680
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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)

#23. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $91,450
- #234 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)

#22. Facilities managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $93,560
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#21. Administrative services managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $97,820
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#20. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $98,580
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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. Construction managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $99,430
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

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)

#18. Training and development managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $103,310
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#17. General and operations managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $107,780
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 14,580

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. Education administrators, postsecondary

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $108,150
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#15. Medical and health services managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $111,740
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,750

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $114,630
- #43 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)

#13. Industrial production managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $121,390
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#12. Purchasing managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $125,230
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#11. Advertising and promotions managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $126,190
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#10. Human resources managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $129,160
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#9. Compensation and benefits managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $131,070
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Sales managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $133,150
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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. Natural sciences managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $133,450
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#6. Marketing managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $140,800
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $142,420
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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. Public relations managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $145,410
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#3. Computer and information systems managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $147,160
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,330

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. Financial managers

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $147,370
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,000

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)

#1. Chief executives

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Annual mean salary: $235,820
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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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