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Highest-paying management jobs in Tuscaloosa

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 Tuscaloosa, 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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#20. Legislators

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,370
– #221 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $51,000
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

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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#18. Social and community service managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $66,380
– #302 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#17. Food service managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,540
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

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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#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $85,410
– #341 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

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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#15. Purchasing managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,380
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#14. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $94,020
– #232 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#13. Construction managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $94,630
– #278 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 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)

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#12. Marketing managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,000
– #387 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#11. Medical and health services managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $100,450
– #348 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 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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#10. General and operations managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $108,420
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,340

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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#9. Education administrators, postsecondary

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $116,100
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#8. Human resources managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $118,010
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#7. Computer and information systems managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $118,400
– #351 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#6. Industrial production managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $119,360
– #116 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#5. Sales managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $119,920
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#4. Facilities managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $122,650
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#3. Financial managers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $127,430
– #228 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $138,120
– #210 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $156,020
– #325 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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