Highest-paying management jobs in Montgomery

Published 11:37 pm Friday, January 6, 2023

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Highest-paying management jobs in Montgomery

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 Montgomery, 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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#25. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,040
– #164 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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#24. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $54,810
– #293 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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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#23. Legislators

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,310
– #101 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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#22. Food service managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,200
– #186 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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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#21. Lodging managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,430
– #68 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#20. Social and community service managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $69,070
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

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

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,540
– #401 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,930
– #320 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#17. Emergency management directors

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $90,180
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#16. Human resources managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $91,200
– #427 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#15. Medical and health services managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $93,020
– #447 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 610

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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#14. Education administrators, postsecondary

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $93,870
– #202 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#13. Construction managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,600
– #258 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310

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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#12. Facilities managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $99,850
– #102 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#11. Purchasing managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $103,040
– #203 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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. Public relations managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $107,470
– #120 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#9. Sales managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $108,630
– #397 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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. General and operations managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $110,870
– #125 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,530

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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#7. Administrative services managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $112,930
– #75 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#6. Computer and information systems managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,480
– #398 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 380

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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#5. Industrial production managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,880
– #183 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

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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#4. Marketing managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $116,870
– #268 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#3. Financial managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $125,510
– #249 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

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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#2. Architectural and engineering managers

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $138,070
– #212 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

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

Montgomery, AL
– Annual mean salary: $178,560
– #253 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)

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