Management · 69 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Management Analyst (2025)

The median Management Analyst salary is $136,670 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Birmingham, AL offers the best purchasing power at $119,712 adjusted.

The 69 cities below are ranked by median wage for Management Analyst, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Management Analyst relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$99,384

National Median

$136,670

Highest City

$75,750

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$136,670	$80,810, $223,170	195.8	$69,801	9,020
2	Boston, MA	$135,640	$83,380, $218,830	152.1	$89,178	26,450
3	Washington, DC	$126,830	$78,970, $181,280	152.8	$83,004	62,360
4	San Francisco, CA	$126,730	$64,080, $211,790	179.6	$70,562	23,560
5	Seattle, WA	$126,340	$78,820, $201,310	149.4	$84,565	16,930
6	New York, NY	$124,390	$66,430, $210,390	187.2	$66,448	67,630
7	Colorado Springs, CO	$117,850	$74,830, $165,530	104.5	$112,775	1,270
8	Baltimore, MD	$117,750	$72,240, $163,890	114.2	$103,109	8,500
9	Bridgeport, CT	$112,920	$37,990, $222,190	137.5	$82,124	1,880
10	Birmingham, AL	$108,220	$64,270, $203,800	90.4	$119,712	1,290
11	Austin, TX	$106,600	$65,930, $190,090	103	$103,495	6,540
12	Hartford, CT	$105,970	$72,060, $162,450	112.6	$94,112	3,390
13	Chicago, IL	$105,090	$60,760, $177,770	107.3	$97,940	37,510
14	Los Angeles, CA	$104,930	$60,300, $191,160	166	$63,211	37,060
15	Reno, NV	$103,990	$64,260, $140,550	106.5	$97,643	880
16	Portland, OR	$103,470	$76,820, $156,450	130.1	$79,531	5,540
17	Charlotte, NC	$102,920	$49,990, $169,820	96.7	$106,432	8,000
18	Milwaukee, WI	$102,900	$68,290, $161,160	97.4	$105,647	2,720
19	Dallas, TX	$102,860	$64,300, $170,590	104.1	$98,809	18,010
20	Nashville, TN	$102,640	$65,580, $172,170	100.3	$102,333	6,270
21	Denver, CO	$102,620	$39,990, $204,240	112.8	$90,975	10,380
22	Minneapolis, MN	$101,560	$65,660, $167,330	106.2	$95,631	16,630
23	Atlanta, GA	$101,220	$62,870, $171,130	99.2	$102,036	26,870
24	San Diego, CA	$101,190	$64,080, $167,250	160.2	$63,165	11,950
25	Houston, TX	$101,120	$63,170, $169,570	96.5	$104,788	9,050
26	St. Louis, MO	$101,100	$61,830, $164,770	90	$112,333	5,100
27	Philadelphia, PA	$100,920	$59,540, $165,840	118.4	$85,236	15,460
28	Detroit, MI	$100,570	$63,970, $164,330	95.1	$105,752	5,680
29	Orlando, FL	$100,420	$51,550, $163,020	103.1	$97,401	8,600
30	Providence, RI	$100,360	$70,720, $206,910	119.4	$84,054	4,060
31	Albuquerque, NM	$100,130	$61,530, $139,480	94	$106,521	2,030
32	Oklahoma City, OK	$99,400	$45,200, $143,040	86.5	$114,913	3,350
33	Lexington, KY	$99,190	$57,720, $141,010	91.3	$108,642	560
34	Kansas City, MO	$98,430	$61,370, $139,320	95.4	$103,176	4,500
35	Tulsa, OK	$98,210	$65,290, $159,920	86.8	$113,145	990
36	Knoxville, TN	$97,470	$65,080, $171,240	90.3	$107,940	1,530
37	Cincinnati, OH	$97,360	$62,410, $142,150	91.2	$106,754	4,710
38	Madison, WI	$97,170	$65,000, $163,280	103.8	$93,613	3,240
39	Rochester, NY	$97,070	$61,740, $162,030	92.9	$104,489	1,810
40	Indianapolis, IN	$97,020	$60,300, $153,490	90.1	$107,680	6,110
41	Spokane, WA	$96,840	$64,580, $154,540	97.4	$99,425	760
42	Raleigh, NC	$96,820	$48,870, $162,620	99.8	$97,014	3,710
43	Bakersfield, CA	$96,580	$61,320, $159,700	100.6	$96,004	1,530
44	Anchorage, AK	$96,120	$48,920, $143,150	127	$75,685	310
45	Tampa, FL	$95,840	$61,260, $160,910	99.6	$96,225	12,470
46	San Antonio, TX	$95,760	$62,240, $139,010	91.5	$104,656	5,020
47	Richmond, VA	$95,660	$58,610, $159,600	102.1	$93,692	6,340
48	New Orleans, LA	$95,100	$58,640, $170,600	95.9	$99,166	1,600
49	Greensboro, NC	$95,000	$35,990, $140,370	91.3	$104,053	940
50	Memphis, TN	$94,980	$59,470, $161,940	84	$113,071	1,770
51	Phoenix, AZ	$94,900	$54,470, $164,970	100.7	$94,240	13,730
52	Miami, FL	$94,290	$58,990, $165,850	123.1	$76,596	16,540
53	Louisville, KY	$91,560	$59,030, $136,990	90.2	$101,508	1,910
54	Des Moines, IA	$90,730	$58,660, $135,200	93.3	$97,245	2,110
55	Columbus, OH	$90,010	$63,460, $146,200	93.1	$96,681	7,840
56	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$87,910	$61,320, $135,140	122.4	$71,822	5,150
57	Boise, ID	$86,390	$54,020, $146,700	102.1	$84,613	2,180
58	Greenville, SC	$86,330	$49,560, $161,210	90.1	$95,816	1,700
59	Pittsburgh, PA	$85,990	$50,660, $154,660	92.3	$93,164	5,910
60	Tucson, AZ	$84,900	$48,640, $131,530	95.4	$88,994	1,400
61	Buffalo, NY	$84,710	$58,720, $141,470	92.5	$91,578	2,690
62	Fresno, CA	$84,200	$60,960, $132,310	105.5	$79,810	1,990
63	Albany, NY	$83,690	$60,010, $129,370	100.7	$83,108	3,560
64	Jacksonville, FL	$83,220	$59,640, $145,770	95.1	$87,508	5,460
65	Sacramento, CA	$82,990	$61,320, $113,940	124.7	$66,552	25,600
66	Wichita, KS	$82,390	$52,330, $130,860	84	$98,083	970
67	Omaha, NE	$81,740	$60,560, $137,200	91.8	$89,041	1,500
68	Las Vegas, NV	$79,870	$49,990, $128,240	109	$73,275	2,770
69	Little Rock, AR	$75,750	$46,810, $121,030	88.2	$85,884	1,820

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Management Analyst paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Birmingham, AL	$119,712	$108,220	90.4
2	Oklahoma City, OK	$114,913	$99,400	86.5
3	Tulsa, OK	$113,145	$98,210	86.8
4	Memphis, TN	$113,071	$94,980	84
5	Colorado Springs, CO	$112,775	$117,850	104.5
6	St. Louis, MO	$112,333	$101,100	90
7	Lexington, KY	$108,642	$99,190	91.3
8	Knoxville, TN	$107,940	$97,470	90.3
9	Indianapolis, IN	$107,680	$97,020	90.1
10	Cincinnati, OH	$106,754	$97,360	91.2
11	Albuquerque, NM	$106,521	$100,130	94
12	Charlotte, NC	$106,432	$102,920	96.7
13	Detroit, MI	$105,752	$100,570	95.1
14	Milwaukee, WI	$105,647	$102,900	97.4
15	Houston, TX	$104,788	$101,120	96.5
16	San Antonio, TX	$104,656	$95,760	91.5
17	Rochester, NY	$104,489	$97,070	92.9
18	Greensboro, NC	$104,053	$95,000	91.3
19	Austin, TX	$103,495	$106,600	103
20	Kansas City, MO	$103,176	$98,430	95.4
21	Baltimore, MD	$103,109	$117,750	114.2
22	Nashville, TN	$102,333	$102,640	100.3
23	Atlanta, GA	$102,036	$101,220	99.2
24	Louisville, KY	$101,508	$91,560	90.2
25	Spokane, WA	$99,425	$96,840	97.4
26	New Orleans, LA	$99,166	$95,100	95.9
27	Dallas, TX	$98,809	$102,860	104.1
28	Wichita, KS	$98,083	$82,390	84
29	Chicago, IL	$97,940	$105,090	107.3
30	Reno, NV	$97,643	$103,990	106.5
31	Orlando, FL	$97,401	$100,420	103.1
32	Des Moines, IA	$97,245	$90,730	93.3
33	Raleigh, NC	$97,014	$96,820	99.8
34	Columbus, OH	$96,681	$90,010	93.1
35	Tampa, FL	$96,225	$95,840	99.6
36	Bakersfield, CA	$96,004	$96,580	100.6
37	Greenville, SC	$95,816	$86,330	90.1
38	Minneapolis, MN	$95,631	$101,560	106.2
39	Phoenix, AZ	$94,240	$94,900	100.7
40	Hartford, CT	$94,112	$105,970	112.6
41	Richmond, VA	$93,692	$95,660	102.1
42	Madison, WI	$93,613	$97,170	103.8
43	Pittsburgh, PA	$93,164	$85,990	92.3
44	Buffalo, NY	$91,578	$84,710	92.5
45	Denver, CO	$90,975	$102,620	112.8
46	Boston, MA	$89,178	$135,640	152.1
47	Omaha, NE	$89,041	$81,740	91.8
48	Tucson, AZ	$88,994	$84,900	95.4
49	Jacksonville, FL	$87,508	$83,220	95.1
50	Little Rock, AR	$85,884	$75,750	88.2
51	Philadelphia, PA	$85,236	$100,920	118.4
52	Boise, ID	$84,613	$86,390	102.1
53	Seattle, WA	$84,565	$126,340	149.4
54	Providence, RI	$84,054	$100,360	119.4
55	Albany, NY	$83,108	$83,690	100.7
56	Washington, DC	$83,004	$126,830	152.8
57	Bridgeport, CT	$82,124	$112,920	137.5
58	Fresno, CA	$79,810	$84,200	105.5
59	Portland, OR	$79,531	$103,470	130.1
60	Miami, FL	$76,596	$94,290	123.1
61	Anchorage, AK	$75,685	$96,120	127
62	Las Vegas, NV	$73,275	$79,870	109
63	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$71,822	$87,910	122.4
64	San Francisco, CA	$70,562	$126,730	179.6
65	San Jose, CA	$69,801	$136,670	195.8
66	Sacramento, CA	$66,552	$82,990	124.7
67	New York, NY	$66,448	$124,390	187.2
68	Los Angeles, CA	$63,211	$104,930	166
69	San Diego, CA	$63,165	$101,190	160.2

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Management Analyst salary at $136,670. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Birmingham, AL offers the most purchasing power at $119,712 adjusted.

The national median Management Analyst salary is $99,384 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $75,750 to $136,670 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.