Highest-paying management jobs in Albany

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January 6, 2023
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Highest-paying management jobs in Albany

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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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.

#30. Food service managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,830
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#29. Lodging managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $73,510
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#28. Emergency management directors

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,020
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,450
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#26. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,080
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#25. Legislators

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,320
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#24. Social and community service managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,440
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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)

#23. Purchasing managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $103,600
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#22. Public relations managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $107,260
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $109,040
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $112,050
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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)

#19. Facilities managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $115,550
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#18. Medical and health services managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $117,970
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,460

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)

#17. Administrative services managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,500
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#16. General and operations managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,750
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,600

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)

#15. Advertising and promotions managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,930
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#14. Human resources managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $122,030
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

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)

#13. Training and development managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $132,000
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#12. Construction managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $134,620
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#11. Industrial production managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $138,160
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#10. Compensation and benefits managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $138,770
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#9. Fundraising managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $140,190
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#8. Computer and information systems managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $149,550
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,530

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)

#7. Sales managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $149,680
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#6. Education administrators, postsecondary

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $149,700
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#5. Financial managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $150,200
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,920

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)

#4. Marketing managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $166,190
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#3. Natural sciences managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $170,600
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#2. Chief executives

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $178,150
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#1. Architectural and engineering managers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $179,560
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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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