Highest-paying management jobs in San Francisco
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Highest-paying management jobs in San Francisco
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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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. Property, real estate, and community association managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $82,120
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,240
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)
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#29. Lodging managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $85,280
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460
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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#28. Postmasters and mail superintendents
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $89,070
– #13 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)
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#27. Social and community service managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $91,450
– #11 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,660
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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $91,560
– #14 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
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. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $100,220
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,440
– Employment: 5,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($104,810)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($101,650)
— Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($101,610)
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#24. Facilities managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $123,920
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,410
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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $127,000
– #9 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,260
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. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $131,500
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,780
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)
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#21. Administrative services managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $133,570
– #9 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,130
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)
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#20. Construction managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $139,900
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,770
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. Education administrators, postsecondary
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $141,740
– #16 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,750
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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#18. Emergency management directors
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $142,000
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#17. Fundraising managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $149,940
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 570
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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#16. Medical and health services managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $150,250
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,970
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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#15. General and operations managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $152,510
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 45,190
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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#14. Public relations managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $155,630
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,820
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. Industrial production managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $155,640
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,690
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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#12. Advertising and promotions managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $159,650
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 900
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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#11. Purchasing managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $161,960
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,310
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)
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#10. Compensation and benefits managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $166,330
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 440
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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#9. Training and development managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $166,410
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,240
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)
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#8. Sales managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $172,470
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 15,980
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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#7. Human resources managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $175,410
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,190
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. Financial managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $188,900
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 20,350
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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#5. Marketing managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $198,870
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 11,640
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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#4. Architectural and engineering managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $206,050
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,930
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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#3. Computer and information systems managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $211,470
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 25,690
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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#2. Natural sciences managers
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $216,750
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,100
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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
– Annual mean salary: $258,010
– #26 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,350
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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