May 2025 OEWS estimate
Managers, All Other Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $141,900. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$141,900
Mean annual salary
$153,890
Employment estimate
622,190
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $74,300 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $102,880 |
| P50 — median | $141,900 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $186,300 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $238,270 |
Median hourly wage
$68.22/hr
Mean hourly wage
$73.99/hr
Employment estimate
622,190
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $35.72/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $49.46/hr |
| P50 — median | $68.22/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $89.57/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $114.55/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $75,460
- Middle covered median
- $135,960
- Highest covered median
- $217,280
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $217,280 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $210,080 |
| #3 | Boston, MA | $184,250 |
| #4 | Denver, CO | $175,980 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | $170,980 |
| #6 | New York, NY | $169,800 |
| #7 | Seattle, WA | $168,980 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $168,160 |
| #9 | Sacramento, CA | $163,130 |
| #10 | Charlotte, NC | $156,020 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington, DC | 42,010 |
| #2 | New York, NY | 34,400 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 31,210 |
| #4 | Chicago, IL | 26,170 |
| #5 | Atlanta, GA | 24,490 |
| #6 | San Francisco, CA | 21,550 |
| #7 | Dallas, TX | 19,890 |
| #8 | Houston, TX | 14,930 |
| #9 | San Jose, CA | 13,740 |
| #10 | Philadelphia, PA | 12,300 |