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Management & Leadership Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
40 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Management & Leadership pay at a glance
In the UK, the 24 management & leadership occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £31,126 (Managers and Proprietors in Forestry, Fishing and Related Services) to £90,081 (Information Technology Directors); the average of those medians is about £53,520.
In the US, the 31 occupations with BLS data range from $59,300 (Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare) to $213,990 (Chief Executives and Senior Officials), averaging about $117,233.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers (US) |
— |
$171,270 |
| Natural Sciences Managers (US) |
— |
$167,220 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers (US) |
— |
$149,230 |
| Training and Development Managers (US) |
— |
$133,000 |
| Fundraising Managers (US) |
— |
$125,470 |
| Administrative Services Managers (US) |
— |
$114,130 |
| Facilities Managers (US) |
— |
$106,660 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary (US) |
— |
$104,590 |
| Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (US) |
— |
$96,660 |
| Education Administrators, All Other (US) |
— |
$95,200 |
| Emergency Management Directors (US) |
— |
$93,330 |
| Gambling Managers (US) |
— |
$93,220 |
| Information Technology Directors |
£90,081 |
$175,140 |
| Marketing, Sales and Advertising Directors |
£90,000 |
$166,790 |
| Chief Executives and Senior Officials |
£89,835 |
$213,990 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling (US) |
— |
$79,520 |
| Funeral Home Managers (US) |
— |
$78,790 |
| Directors in Consultancy Services |
£73,453 |
— |
| Public Relations and Communications Directors |
£72,020 |
— |
| Functional Managers and Directors N.E.C. |
£69,996 |
— |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other (US) |
— |
$69,770 |
| Senior Police Officers |
£66,514 |
$106,040 |
| Production Managers and Directors in Mining and Energy |
£63,241 |
— |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare (US) |
— |
$59,300 |
| Purchasing Managers and Directors |
£56,779 |
$148,080 |
| Human Resource Managers and Directors |
£54,474 |
$149,280 |
| Production Managers and Directors in Manufacturing |
£52,885 |
$126,060 |
| Managers and Directors in the Creative Industries |
£50,868 |
$146,910 |
| Waste Disposal and Environmental Services Managers |
£48,927 |
$141,900 |
| Social Services Managers and Directors |
£45,155 |
$80,390 |
| Managers and Proprietors in Other Services N.E.C. |
£43,382 |
— |
| Property, Housing and Estate Managers |
£41,115 |
$69,990 |
| Publicans and Managers of Licensed Premises |
£37,427 |
$69,390 |
| Managers in Storage and Warehousing |
£36,620 |
— |
| Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale |
£36,006 |
$105,770 |
| Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture and Horticulture |
£34,976 |
$89,900 |
| Travel Agency Managers and Proprietors |
£34,505 |
$107,230 |
| Leisure and Sports Managers |
£33,342 |
— |
| Hire Services Managers and Proprietors |
£31,763 |
— |
| Managers and Proprietors in Forestry, Fishing and Related Services |
£31,126 |
— |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25