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Highest-paying management jobs in Huntsville

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 Huntsville, AL 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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#24. Legislators

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $34,680
– #193 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)

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#23. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,750
– #186 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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)

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

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,730
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

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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#21. Food service managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $59,820
– #215 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 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)

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#20. Social and community service managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $66,960
– #286 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,220
– #330 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

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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#18. Medical and health services managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,820
– #412 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 660

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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#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $96,700
– #180 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

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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#16. Construction managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,160
– #178 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 520

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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#15. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $104,310
– #98 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

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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#14. Administrative services managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $111,480
– #89 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#13. Human resources managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $119,950
– #150 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#12. Industrial production managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $123,420
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350

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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#11. Facilities managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $126,530
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#10. Purchasing managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $127,620
– #78 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 380

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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#9. Sales managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $128,580
– #142 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420

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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#8. Public relations managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $133,380
– #34 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#7. General and operations managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $135,510
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,230

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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#6. Financial managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $137,470
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 610

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. Natural sciences managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $141,110
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#4. Computer and information systems managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $141,310
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,390

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. Marketing managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $148,970
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

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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#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $151,320
– #95 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,170

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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#1. Chief executives

Huntsville, AL
– Annual mean salary: $193,750
– #186 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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)