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Highest-paying management jobs in Louisville

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 Louisville, KY-IN 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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#29. Legislators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $42,190
– #176 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $51,720
– #346 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 800

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $52,390
– #85 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,360
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 670

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. Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $61,270
– #80 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#24. Funeral home managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $67,950
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#23. Social and community service managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $80,090
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 470

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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#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $82,390
– #390 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,050

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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#21. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $84,690
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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)

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#20. Construction managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $93,270
– #300 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 490

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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#19. Facilities managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $96,050
– #142 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420

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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#18. Education administrators, postsecondary

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $96,420
– #181 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350

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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#17. General and operations managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $96,840
– #294 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 13,220

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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#16. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $100,410
– #149 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 930

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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#15. Administrative services managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $103,820
– #161 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,150

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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#14. Fundraising managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $104,860
– #71 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#13. Training and development managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,230
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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)

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#12. Public relations managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $110,640
– #106 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

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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#11. Industrial production managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $111,800
– #213 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,270

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. Sales managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $113,050
– #327 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,450

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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#9. Medical and health services managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $118,470
– #119 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,690

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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#8. Human resources managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $119,420
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 720

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. Purchasing managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $126,710
– #82 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270

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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#6. Computer and information systems managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $130,870
– #206 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,200

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. Architectural and engineering managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $133,380
– #260 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 610

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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#4. Financial managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $139,100
– #115 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,270

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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#3. Natural sciences managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $141,240
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#2. Marketing managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $150,740
– #43 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 890

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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#1. Chief executives

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $235,260
– #61 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 970

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)