#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)