11 Series · SOC 11-2021
Marketing Managers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $166,790
- Median / year
- $293,610
- Top 10% earn
- +6.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 395,240
- US workers
Marketing Managers earn a median of $166,790 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $166,790, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $90,260 (10th percentile) to $293,610 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 395,240 US workers. Massachusetts pays the most ($212,020), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Marketing Managers earn a median of $166,790, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 96% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #5 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.6% by 2033.
- $166,790
- Median annual wage
- Top 4%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #5 of 37
- in Management
- 3.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Massachusetts at $212,020. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Marketing Managers (SOC 11-2021) pays a national median of $166,790 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $90,260 at the 10th percentile to $293,610 at the 90th, with a mean of $177,770 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 395,240 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 446 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 34,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Massachusetts pays the highest state median at $212,020, which is +27% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $231,370 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 395,240 jobs Median $166,790/yr
Median Salary
$166,790
per year
Median Hourly
$80.19/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$177,770
average
Employment
395,240
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Marketing Managers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$166,790 Top 4% higher than 96% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Marketing Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Marketing Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +6.6% growth and $166,790 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+6.6%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
34,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
5 years or more
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Marketing Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.9
Active Learning 3.9
Social Perceptiveness 3.9
Monitoring 3.8
Persuasion 3.8
Judgment and Decision Making 3.8
Negotiation 3.6
Knowledge Areas
Sales and Marketing 4.8
English Language 4.5
Administration and Management 4.0
Customer and Personal Service 3.9
Communications and Media 3.8
Computers and Electronics 3.5
Mathematics 3.5
Design 3.1
Economics and Accounting 3.1
Education and Training 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and markup factors.
- ▸ Formulate, direct, or coordinate marketing activities or policies to promote products or services, working with advertising or promotion managers.
- ▸ Evaluate the financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, or return-on-investment and profit-loss projections.
- ▸ Develop pricing strategies, balancing firm objectives and customer satisfaction.
- ▸ Compile lists describing product or service offerings.
- ▸ Direct the hiring, training, or performance evaluations of marketing or sales staff and oversee their daily activities.
- ▸ Consult with product development personnel on product specifications, such as design, color, or packaging.
- ▸ Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends.
- ▸ Negotiate contracts with vendors or distributors to manage product distribution, establishing distribution networks or developing distribution strategies.
- ▸ Coordinate or participate in promotional activities or trade shows, working with developers, advertisers, or production managers, to market products or services.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$90,260
25th Percentile
$123,020
Median
$166,790
75th Percentile
$216,410
90th Percentile
$293,610
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $212,020 | +27% above national |
| 2 | California | $193,620 | +16% above national |
| 3 | Virginia | $187,820 | +13% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $182,730 | +10% above national |
| 5 | New York | $181,200 | +9% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $180,040 | +8% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $177,170 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $173,300 | +4% above national |
| 9 | Washington | $172,270 | +3% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $169,240 | +1% above national |
| 11 | South Dakota | $167,750 | +1% above national |
| 12 | Montana | $165,580 | 1% below national |
| 13 | North Carolina | $165,480 | 1% below national |
| 14 | Illinois | $162,860 | 2% below national |
| 15 | Wyoming | $161,580 | 3% below national |
| 16 | Oregon | $161,560 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Georgia | $160,760 | 4% below national |
| 18 | Kansas | $154,510 | 7% below national |
| 19 | Maryland | $154,160 | 8% below national |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $150,810 | 10% below national |
| 21 | Texas | $147,880 | 11% below national |
| 22 | South Carolina | $143,290 | 14% below national |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $143,280 | 14% below national |
| 24 | Florida | $142,620 | 14% below national |
| 25 | Idaho | $142,090 | 15% below national |
| 26 | Utah | $139,830 | 16% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $138,510 | 17% below national |
| 28 | Arkansas | $136,520 | 18% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $136,260 | 18% below national |
| 30 | Maine | $135,380 | 19% below national |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $133,600 | 20% below national |
| 32 | Ohio | $132,330 | 21% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $132,220 | 21% below national |
| 34 | Tennessee | $131,990 | 21% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $131,120 | 21% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $130,550 | 22% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $128,930 | 23% below national |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $126,920 | 24% below national |
| 39 | North Dakota | $125,580 | 25% below national |
| 40 | New Mexico | $122,980 | 26% below national |
| 41 | Louisiana | $120,650 | 28% below national |
| 42 | Alabama | $120,160 | 28% below national |
| 43 | Hawaii | $117,770 | 29% below national |
| 44 | Alaska | $116,270 | 30% below national |
| 45 | Nebraska | $110,570 | 34% below national |
| 46 | Nevada | $107,550 | 36% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $100,940 | 39% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $98,750 | 41% below national |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $97,760 | 41% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $79,890 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $231,370 | +39% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $220,480 | +32% above national |
| 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $213,910 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Billings, MT | $212,760 | +28% above national |
| 5 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $208,440 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Topeka, KS | $205,310 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Boulder, CO | $199,570 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Worcester, MA | $199,280 | +19% above national |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $192,840 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Greeley, CO | $190,410 | +14% above national |
| 11 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $189,690 | +14% above national |
| 12 | Cheyenne, WY | $183,540 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Dover, DE | $182,640 | +10% above national |
| 14 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $182,470 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $181,260 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Springfield, MA | $181,070 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Great Falls, MT | $177,930 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $175,850 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Rochester, MN | $175,280 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $175,260 | +5% above national |
| 21 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $175,160 | +5% above national |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $174,840 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Richmond, VA | $174,130 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $173,920 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $173,040 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $172,610 | +3% above national |
| 27 | Colorado Springs, CO | $172,210 | +3% above national |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $171,900 | +3% above national |
| 29 | Pittsfield, MA | $171,620 | +3% above national |
| 30 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $170,920 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $169,540 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $169,240 | +1% above national |
| 33 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $168,980 | +1% above national |
| 34 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $167,640 | +1% above national |
| 35 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $167,640 | +1% above national |
| 36 | Ithaca, NY | $167,480 | same as national |
| 37 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $166,790 | same as national |
| 38 | Columbus, IN | $166,610 | same as national |
| 39 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $166,310 | same as national |
| 40 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $166,200 | same as national |
| 41 | Charlottesville, VA | $165,980 | same as national |
| 42 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $165,340 | 1% below national |
| 43 | Roanoke, VA | $165,000 | 1% below national |
| 44 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $164,920 | 1% below national |
| 45 | Burlington, NC | $164,770 | 1% below national |
| 46 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $164,310 | 1% below national |
| 47 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $164,270 | 2% below national |
| 48 | Napa, CA | $163,870 | 2% below national |
| 49 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $163,500 | 2% below national |
| 50 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $163,210 | 2% below national |
| 51 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $163,160 | 2% below national |
| 52 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $162,850 | 2% below national |
| 53 | Yakima, WA | $162,340 | 3% below national |
| 54 | Rocky Mount, NC | $162,220 | 3% below national |
| 55 | New Haven, CT | $162,190 | 3% below national |
| 56 | Dalton, GA | $162,010 | 3% below national |
| 57 | Redding, CA | $161,910 | 3% below national |
| 58 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $161,720 | 3% below national |
| 59 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $161,630 | 3% below national |
| 60 | Vallejo, CA | $161,560 | 3% below national |
| 61 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $161,090 | 3% below national |
| 62 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $161,020 | 3% below national |
| 63 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $160,770 | 4% below national |
| 64 | Winston-Salem, NC | $160,570 | 4% below national |
| 65 | Modesto, CA | $160,520 | 4% below national |
| 66 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $160,490 | 4% below national |
| 67 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $160,020 | 4% below national |
| 68 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $159,990 | 4% below national |
| 69 | Boise City, ID | $159,930 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Niles, MI | $159,810 | 4% below national |
| 71 | Lynchburg, VA | $159,490 | 4% below national |
| 72 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $159,250 | 5% below national |
| 73 | Jackson, MI | $159,090 | 5% below national |
| 74 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $158,630 | 5% below national |
| 75 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $158,320 | 5% below national |
| 76 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $157,670 | 5% below national |
| 77 | Barnstable Town, MA | $157,490 | 6% below national |
| 78 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $157,410 | 6% below national |
| 79 | Jacksonville, FL | $156,950 | 6% below national |
| 80 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $156,780 | 6% below national |
| 81 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $156,420 | 6% below national |
| 82 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $155,990 | 6% below national |
| 83 | Salinas, CA | $155,940 | 7% below national |
| 84 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $155,520 | 7% below national |
| 85 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $155,460 | 7% below national |
| 86 | Peoria, IL | $155,400 | 7% below national |
| 87 | Mankato, MN | $155,360 | 7% below national |
| 88 | Syracuse, NY | $155,360 | 7% below national |
| 89 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $155,300 | 7% below national |
| 90 | Greenville, NC | $155,280 | 7% below national |
| 91 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $155,080 | 7% below national |
| 92 | Glens Falls, NY | $154,960 | 7% below national |
| 93 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $154,820 | 7% below national |
| 94 | Helena, MT | $154,770 | 7% below national |
| 95 | Florence, SC | $154,620 | 7% below national |
| 96 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $153,930 | 8% below national |
| 97 | Wilmington, NC | $153,860 | 8% below national |
| 98 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $153,830 | 8% below national |
| 99 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $153,580 | 8% below national |
| 100 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $153,030 | 8% below national |
| 101 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $152,430 | 9% below national |
| 102 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $152,230 | 9% below national |
| 103 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $152,200 | 9% below national |
| 104 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $151,930 | 9% below national |
| 105 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $151,880 | 9% below national |
| 106 | Manhattan, KS | $151,780 | 9% below national |
| 107 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $151,740 | 9% below national |
| 108 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $151,450 | 9% below national |
| 109 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $151,190 | 9% below national |
| 110 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $151,160 | 9% below national |
| 111 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $151,150 | 9% below national |
| 112 | Asheville, NC | $150,610 | 10% below national |
| 113 | Wichita, KS | $150,210 | 10% below national |
| 114 | Grand Junction, CO | $150,190 | 10% below national |
| 115 | Binghamton, NY | $150,020 | 10% below national |
| 116 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $149,960 | 10% below national |
| 117 | Midland, TX | $149,510 | 10% below national |
| 118 | Rochester, NY | $149,440 | 10% below national |
| 119 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $149,310 | 10% below national |
| 120 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $148,710 | 11% below national |
| 121 | Merced, CA | $148,670 | 11% below national |
| 122 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $148,630 | 11% below national |
| 123 | Lawrence, KS | $148,550 | 11% below national |
| 124 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $148,480 | 11% below national |
| 125 | Rome, GA | $148,160 | 11% below national |
| 126 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $147,550 | 12% below national |
| 127 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $147,180 | 12% below national |
| 128 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $146,720 | 12% below national |
| 129 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $146,610 | 12% below national |
| 130 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $146,550 | 12% below national |
| 131 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $146,150 | 12% below national |
| 132 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $145,980 | 12% below national |
| 133 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $145,960 | 12% below national |
| 134 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $145,770 | 13% below national |
| 135 | Columbus, GA-AL | $145,120 | 13% below national |
| 136 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $144,890 | 13% below national |
| 137 | Kenosha, WI | $144,840 | 13% below national |
| 138 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $144,470 | 13% below national |
| 139 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $144,390 | 13% below national |
| 140 | Utica-Rome, NY | $143,660 | 14% below national |
| 141 | Bellingham, WA | $143,450 | 14% below national |
| 142 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $143,450 | 14% below national |
| 143 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $143,220 | 14% below national |
| 144 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $143,200 | 14% below national |
| 145 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $142,830 | 14% below national |
| 146 | Savannah, GA | $142,710 | 14% below national |
| 147 | Bend, OR | $142,640 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Duluth, MN-WI | $142,080 | 15% below national |
| 149 | St. George, UT | $141,800 | 15% below national |
| 150 | Elmira, NY | $141,720 | 15% below national |
| 151 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $141,660 | 15% below national |
| 152 | Springfield, IL | $141,530 | 15% below national |
| 153 | Harrisonburg, VA | $141,430 | 15% below national |
| 154 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $141,300 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Wausau, WI | $141,150 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Ann Arbor, MI | $141,000 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Fayetteville, NC | $140,730 | 16% below national |
| 158 | Battle Creek, MI | $140,680 | 16% below national |
| 159 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $140,620 | 16% below national |
| 160 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $140,410 | 16% below national |
| 161 | Fort Wayne, IN | $140,270 | 16% below national |
| 162 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $140,180 | 16% below national |
| 163 | Visalia, CA | $140,040 | 16% below national |
| 164 | Fresno, CA | $139,990 | 16% below national |
| 165 | Spartanburg, SC | $139,990 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Winchester, VA-WV | $139,900 | 16% below national |
| 167 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $139,860 | 16% below national |
| 168 | Chico, CA | $139,830 | 16% below national |
| 169 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $139,830 | 16% below national |
| 170 | Bloomington, IN | $139,800 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Missoula, MT | $139,630 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $139,520 | 16% below national |
| 173 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $139,300 | 16% below national |
| 174 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $139,240 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $139,040 | 17% below national |
| 176 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $138,990 | 17% below national |
| 177 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $138,980 | 17% below national |
| 178 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $138,790 | 17% below national |
| 179 | Madison, WI | $138,270 | 17% below national |
| 180 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $137,980 | 17% below national |
| 181 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $137,910 | 17% below national |
| 182 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $137,900 | 17% below national |
| 183 | Traverse City, MI | $137,590 | 18% below national |
| 184 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $137,530 | 18% below national |
| 185 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $137,430 | 18% below national |
| 186 | Columbia, SC | $136,930 | 18% below national |
| 187 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $136,730 | 18% below national |
| 188 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $136,550 | 18% below national |
| 189 | Sheboygan, WI | $136,460 | 18% below national |
| 190 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $136,350 | 18% below national |
| 191 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $136,240 | 18% below national |
| 192 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $136,150 | 18% below national |
| 193 | Carson City, NV | $136,110 | 18% below national |
| 194 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $136,100 | 18% below national |
| 195 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $135,900 | 19% below national |
| 196 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $135,870 | 19% below national |
| 197 | Gainesville, GA | $135,840 | 19% below national |
| 198 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $135,820 | 19% below national |
| 199 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $135,620 | 19% below national |
| 200 | Idaho Falls, ID | $135,560 | 19% below national |
| 201 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $135,390 | 19% below national |
| 202 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $135,380 | 19% below national |
| 203 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $135,370 | 19% below national |
| 204 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $135,200 | 19% below national |
| 205 | Chambersburg, PA | $135,160 | 19% below national |
| 206 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $135,140 | 19% below national |
| 207 | Huntsville, AL | $134,990 | 19% below national |
| 208 | Lexington Park, MD | $134,910 | 19% below national |
| 209 | St. Cloud, MN | $134,650 | 19% below national |
| 210 | Columbus, OH | $134,420 | 19% below national |
| 211 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $134,240 | 20% below national |
| 212 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $133,900 | 20% below national |
| 213 | Sumter, SC | $133,720 | 20% below national |
| 214 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $133,540 | 20% below national |
| 215 | Odessa, TX | $133,420 | 20% below national |
| 216 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $133,330 | 20% below national |
| 217 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $133,330 | 20% below national |
| 218 | Elizabethtown, KY | $133,220 | 20% below national |
| 219 | Green Bay, WI | $133,210 | 20% below national |
| 220 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $133,080 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $133,010 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $133,010 | 20% below national |
| 223 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $132,980 | 20% below national |
| 224 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $132,900 | 20% below national |
| 225 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $132,880 | 20% below national |
| 226 | Salem, OR | $132,770 | 20% below national |
| 227 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $132,730 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $132,580 | 21% below national |
| 229 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $132,550 | 21% below national |
| 230 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $132,540 | 21% below national |
| 231 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $132,210 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Ames, IA | $132,050 | 21% below national |
| 233 | Logan, UT-ID | $131,990 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Akron, OH | $131,810 | 21% below national |
| 235 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $131,800 | 21% below national |
| 236 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $131,660 | 21% below national |
| 237 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $131,500 | 21% below national |
| 238 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $131,280 | 21% below national |
| 239 | Tulsa, OK | $131,120 | 21% below national |
| 240 | Knoxville, TN | $131,040 | 21% below national |
| 241 | Saginaw, MI | $131,020 | 21% below national |
| 242 | York-Hanover, PA | $130,870 | 22% below national |
| 243 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $130,700 | 22% below national |
| 244 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $130,660 | 22% below national |
| 245 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $130,640 | 22% below national |
| 246 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $130,610 | 22% below national |
| 247 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $130,520 | 22% below national |
| 248 | Oklahoma City, OK | $130,510 | 22% below national |
| 249 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $130,280 | 22% below national |
| 250 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $130,230 | 22% below national |
| 251 | Tyler, TX | $130,200 | 22% below national |
| 252 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $130,190 | 22% below national |
| 253 | Birmingham, AL | $130,160 | 22% below national |
| 254 | Yuba City, CA | $130,000 | 22% below national |
| 255 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $129,930 | 22% below national |
| 256 | Albany, GA | $129,880 | 22% below national |
| 257 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $129,620 | 22% below national |
| 258 | Tucson, AZ | $129,570 | 22% below national |
| 259 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $129,500 | 22% below national |
| 260 | Albany, OR | $129,490 | 22% below national |
| 261 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $129,470 | 22% below national |
| 262 | Decatur, IL | $129,310 | 22% below national |
| 263 | Cleveland, OH | $129,300 | 22% below national |
| 264 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $129,260 | 23% below national |
| 265 | Morristown, TN | $129,010 | 23% below national |
| 266 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $128,980 | 23% below national |
| 267 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $128,900 | 23% below national |
| 268 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $128,880 | 23% below national |
| 269 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $128,830 | 23% below national |
| 270 | San Angelo, TX | $128,830 | 23% below national |
| 271 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $128,610 | 23% below national |
| 272 | Decatur, AL | $128,500 | 23% below national |
| 273 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $128,500 | 23% below national |
| 274 | Appleton, WI | $128,360 | 23% below national |
| 275 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $128,320 | 23% below national |
| 276 | Reading, PA | $127,920 | 23% below national |
| 277 | Evansville, IN | $127,800 | 23% below national |
| 278 | Pittsburgh, PA | $127,590 | 24% below national |
| 279 | Yuma, AZ | $127,570 | 24% below national |
| 280 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $127,510 | 24% below national |
| 281 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $127,460 | 24% below national |
| 282 | Kingston, NY | $127,400 | 24% below national |
| 283 | Eau Claire, WI | $127,330 | 24% below national |
| 284 | Dubuque, IA | $127,280 | 24% below national |
| 285 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $127,230 | 24% below national |
| 286 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $127,040 | 24% below national |
| 287 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $127,000 | 24% below national |
| 288 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $126,890 | 24% below national |
| 289 | Waco, TX | $126,880 | 24% below national |
| 290 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $126,810 | 24% below national |
| 291 | Fargo, ND-MN | $126,790 | 24% below national |
| 292 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $126,770 | 24% below national |
| 293 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $126,740 | 24% below national |
| 294 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $126,720 | 24% below national |
| 295 | Bangor, ME | $126,570 | 24% below national |
| 296 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $126,560 | 24% below national |
| 297 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $126,470 | 24% below national |
| 298 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $126,250 | 24% below national |
| 299 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $126,140 | 24% below national |
| 300 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $125,880 | 25% below national |
| 301 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $125,850 | 25% below national |
| 302 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $125,790 | 25% below national |
| 303 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $124,960 | 25% below national |
| 304 | Toledo, OH | $124,940 | 25% below national |
| 305 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $124,930 | 25% below national |
| 306 | Lancaster, PA | $124,850 | 25% below national |
| 307 | Ogden, UT | $124,810 | 25% below national |
| 308 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $124,800 | 25% below national |
| 309 | Rockford, IL | $124,440 | 25% below national |
| 310 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $124,360 | 25% below national |
| 311 | Longview, TX | $124,360 | 25% below national |
| 312 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $124,070 | 26% below national |
| 313 | Owensboro, KY | $124,040 | 26% below national |
| 314 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $123,480 | 26% below national |
| 315 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $123,450 | 26% below national |
| 316 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $123,210 | 26% below national |
| 317 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $122,970 | 26% below national |
| 318 | Lafayette, LA | $122,780 | 26% below national |
| 319 | State College, PA | $122,660 | 26% below national |
| 320 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $122,540 | 27% below national |
| 321 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $122,390 | 27% below national |
| 322 | Lima, OH | $122,260 | 27% below national |
| 323 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $122,220 | 27% below national |
| 324 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $122,100 | 27% below national |
| 325 | Corpus Christi, TX | $121,990 | 27% below national |
| 326 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $121,980 | 27% below national |
| 327 | Jackson, TN | $121,910 | 27% below national |
| 328 | Flint, MI | $121,830 | 27% below national |
| 329 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $121,780 | 27% below national |
| 330 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $121,730 | 27% below national |
| 331 | Joplin, MO-KS | $121,580 | 27% below national |
| 332 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $121,450 | 27% below national |
| 333 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $121,440 | 27% below national |
| 334 | Kankakee, IL | $121,310 | 27% below national |
| 335 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $121,030 | 27% below national |
| 336 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $121,000 | 27% below national |
| 337 | Bozeman, MT | $120,960 | 27% below national |
| 338 | Medford, OR | $120,760 | 28% below national |
| 339 | Punta Gorda, FL | $120,400 | 28% below national |
| 340 | Springfield, MO | $120,310 | 28% below national |
| 341 | Erie, PA | $120,090 | 28% below national |
| 342 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $119,990 | 28% below national |
| 343 | Altoona, PA | $119,670 | 28% below national |
| 344 | Johnson City, TN | $119,630 | 28% below national |
| 345 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $119,590 | 28% below national |
| 346 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $119,570 | 28% below national |
| 347 | Columbia, MO | $119,520 | 28% below national |
| 348 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $119,420 | 28% below national |
| 349 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $119,410 | 28% below national |
| 350 | Flagstaff, AZ | $119,300 | 28% below national |
| 351 | Albuquerque, NM | $119,180 | 29% below national |
| 352 | Amarillo, TX | $119,140 | 29% below national |
| 353 | Iowa City, IA | $118,850 | 29% below national |
| 354 | Anchorage, AK | $118,770 | 29% below national |
| 355 | Lubbock, TX | $118,550 | 29% below national |
| 356 | Jefferson City, MO | $118,540 | 29% below national |
| 357 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $118,270 | 29% below national |
| 358 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $118,180 | 29% below national |
| 359 | Salisbury, MD | $117,690 | 29% below national |
| 360 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $117,560 | 30% below national |
| 361 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $117,480 | 30% below national |
| 362 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $117,250 | 30% below national |
| 363 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $117,150 | 30% below national |
| 364 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $117,150 | 30% below national |
| 365 | Tallahassee, FL | $116,460 | 30% below national |
| 366 | Reno, NV | $116,340 | 30% below national |
| 367 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $115,970 | 30% below national |
| 368 | Ocala, FL | $115,550 | 31% below national |
| 369 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $115,520 | 31% below national |
| 370 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $115,470 | 31% below national |
| 371 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $115,440 | 31% below national |
| 372 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $114,990 | 31% below national |
| 373 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $114,990 | 31% below national |
| 374 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $114,940 | 31% below national |
| 375 | Cleveland, TN | $114,570 | 31% below national |
| 376 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $114,560 | 31% below national |
| 377 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $114,510 | 31% below national |
| 378 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $114,410 | 31% below national |
| 379 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $114,410 | 31% below national |
| 380 | El Paso, TX | $114,160 | 32% below national |
| 381 | Gainesville, FL | $114,150 | 32% below national |
| 382 | Baton Rouge, LA | $113,800 | 32% below national |
| 383 | Johnstown, PA | $113,580 | 32% below national |
| 384 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $113,520 | 32% below national |
| 385 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $113,360 | 32% below national |
| 386 | Fond du Lac, WI | $113,350 | 32% below national |
| 387 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $113,220 | 32% below national |
| 388 | Omaha, NE-IA | $112,870 | 32% below national |
| 389 | Jonesboro, AR | $112,820 | 32% below national |
| 390 | Laredo, TX | $112,680 | 32% below national |
| 391 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $112,340 | 33% below national |
| 392 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $112,040 | 33% below national |
| 393 | Springfield, OH | $111,110 | 33% below national |
| 394 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $110,930 | 33% below national |
| 395 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $110,500 | 34% below national |
| 396 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $110,380 | 34% below national |
| 397 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $110,050 | 34% below national |
| 398 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $109,320 | 34% below national |
| 399 | Abilene, TX | $109,100 | 35% below national |
| 400 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $109,010 | 35% below national |
| 401 | Wichita Falls, TX | $108,620 | 35% below national |
| 402 | Williamsport, PA | $108,260 | 35% below national |
| 403 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $108,120 | 35% below national |
| 404 | Lincoln, NE | $107,980 | 35% below national |
| 405 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $107,740 | 35% below national |
| 406 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $107,710 | 35% below national |
| 407 | Bowling Green, KY | $107,440 | 36% below national |
| 408 | Mobile, AL | $107,380 | 36% below national |
| 409 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $107,340 | 36% below national |
| 410 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $107,010 | 36% below national |
| 411 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $106,640 | 36% below national |
| 412 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $106,610 | 36% below national |
| 413 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $106,350 | 36% below national |
| 414 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $106,340 | 36% below national |
| 415 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $106,300 | 36% below national |
| 416 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $106,090 | 36% below national |
| 417 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $105,780 | 37% below national |
| 418 | Mansfield, OH | $105,150 | 37% below national |
| 419 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $105,050 | 37% below national |
| 420 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $104,990 | 37% below national |
| 421 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $104,890 | 37% below national |
| 422 | Corvallis, OR | $104,500 | 37% below national |
| 423 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $103,650 | 38% below national |
| 424 | Jackson, MS | $103,280 | 38% below national |
| 425 | Muncie, IN | $102,640 | 38% below national |
| 426 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $102,580 | 38% below national |
| 427 | Sandusky, OH | $101,700 | 39% below national |
| 428 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $101,320 | 39% below national |
| 429 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $101,290 | 39% below national |
| 430 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $100,810 | 40% below national |
| 431 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $99,790 | 40% below national |
| 432 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $99,600 | 40% below national |
| 433 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $99,530 | 40% below national |
| 434 | Dothan, AL | $99,440 | 40% below national |
| 435 | Victoria, TX | $99,440 | 40% below national |
| 436 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $99,390 | 40% below national |
| 437 | Montgomery, AL | $99,040 | 41% below national |
| 438 | Lebanon, PA | $97,940 | 41% below national |
| 439 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $96,520 | 42% below national |
| 440 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $94,750 | 43% below national |
| 441 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $93,990 | 44% below national |
| 442 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $92,790 | 44% below national |
| 443 | Hot Springs, AR | $92,100 | 45% below national |
| 444 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $88,850 | 47% below national |
| 445 | Santa Fe, NM | $88,390 | 47% below national |
| 446 | Morgantown, WV | $80,200 | 52% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Marketing Managers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Marketing Managers is $166,790 ($80.19/hour). The salary range spans from $90,260 at the 10th percentile to $293,610 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Marketing Managers the most? ▼
Massachusetts pays the highest median salary for Marketing Managers at $212,020/year, which is +27% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Marketing Managers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Marketing Managers is Bachelor's degree. 5 years or more of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Marketing Managers? ▼
Marketing Managers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 2.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Marketing Managers a good career? ▼
Employment for Marketing Managers is projected to grow 6.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 34,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Marketing Managers pay vary by state? ▼
Marketing Managers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Massachusetts at $212,020/year, while Nevada pays the least at $107,550/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Marketing Managers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Marketing Managers is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $231,370/year. BLS reports wage data for 446 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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