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Highest-paying management jobs in Lexington

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 Lexington-Fayette, KY 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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#28. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $47,330
– #396 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

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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#27. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $51,170
– #106 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#26. Food service managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $60,310
– #201 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#25. Funeral home managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $66,420
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#24. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $70,580
– #31 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#23. Advertising and promotions managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $71,970
– #65 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#22. Social and community service managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $72,080
– #177 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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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#21. Facilities managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $88,280
– #258 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $90,490
– #253 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480

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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#19. General and operations managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $91,740
– #352 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,830

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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#18. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $92,100
– #260 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290

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. Administrative services managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $95,230
– #265 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 340

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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#16. Public relations managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $103,930
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#15. Human resources managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $105,860
– #314 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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#14. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $108,430
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,810
– Employment: 17,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boulder, CO ($108,680)
— Lexington-Fayette, KY ($108,430)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($105,390)

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#13. Marketing managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $108,530
– #323 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#12. Fundraising managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $108,580
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#11. Industrial production managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $109,300
– #256 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#10. Medical and health services managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $109,390
– #227 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 940

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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#9. Construction managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $110,380
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

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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#8. Education administrators, postsecondary

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $118,230
– #64 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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#7. Sales managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $119,840
– #249 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 760

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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#6. Financial managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $121,710
– #293 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 780

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. Computer and information systems managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $122,110
– #312 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 440

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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#4. Purchasing managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $129,920
– #62 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#3. Architectural and engineering managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $131,850
– #273 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

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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#2. Natural sciences managers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $138,510
– #49 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $205,920
– #146 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 370

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)