Highest-paying management jobs in San Diego
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Highest-paying management jobs in San Diego
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 Diego-Carlsbad, CA 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. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $66,760
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 470
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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#29. Legislators
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $73,940
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
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)
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#28. Lodging managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $74,770
– #37 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400
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. Social and community service managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $76,790
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,960
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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#26. Funeral home managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $83,780
– #24 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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)
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#25. Postmasters and mail superintendents
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $94,460
– #3 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)
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#24. Facilities managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $104,030
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,420
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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#23. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $105,240
– #88 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,310
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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#22. Administrative services managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $106,200
– #130 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,620
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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#21. Gambling managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $106,830
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,190
– Employment: 3,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($106,830)
— Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($104,140)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($103,210)
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#20. Construction managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $114,900
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,510
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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#19. General and operations managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $122,610
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 25,350
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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#18. Education administrators, postsecondary
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $124,490
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,340
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)
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#17. Medical and health services managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $126,220
– #61 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,350
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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#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $126,790
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,810
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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#14 (tie). Sales managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $130,510
– #124 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,250
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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#14 (tie). Public relations managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $130,510
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 650
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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#13. Advertising and promotions managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $131,550
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
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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#12. Purchasing managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $133,450
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 720
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. Industrial production managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $133,490
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,460
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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#10. Fundraising managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $134,160
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
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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#9. Training and development managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $138,680
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 470
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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#8. Compensation and benefits managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $140,780
– #21 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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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#7. Human resources managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $143,930
– #30 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,080
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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#6. Marketing managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $151,890
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,070
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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#5. Financial managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $159,210
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,530
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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#4. Computer and information systems managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $173,700
– #10 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,220
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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#3. Architectural and engineering managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $175,260
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,890
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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#2. Natural sciences managers
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $197,720
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,290
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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#1. Chief executives
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
– Annual mean salary: $210,830
– #131 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,040
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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