May 2025 OEWS estimate
Marketing Manager Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $166,790. 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
$166,790
Mean annual salary
$177,770
Employment estimate
395,240
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 | $90,260 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $123,020 |
| P50 — median | $166,790 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $216,410 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $293,610 |
Median hourly wage
$80.19/hr
Mean hourly wage
$85.47/hr
Employment estimate
395,240
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 | $43.39/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $59.15/hr |
| P50 — median | $80.19/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $104.04/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $141.16/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
- $106,090
- Middle covered median
- $154,165
- Highest covered median
- $231,370
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 | $231,370 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $220,480 |
| #3 | Boston, MA | $213,910 |
| #4 | New York, NY | $192,840 |
| #5 | Denver, CO | $182,470 |
| #6 | Washington, DC | $181,260 |
| #7 | Seattle, WA | $175,850 |
| #8 | Minneapolis, MN | $173,040 |
| #9 | Portland, OR | $172,610 |
| #10 | Los Angeles, CA | $171,900 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 54,730 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 18,550 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 17,400 |
| #4 | Dallas, TX | 16,320 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | 11,940 |
| #6 | San Francisco, CA | 11,170 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 8,930 |
| #8 | Washington, DC | 8,900 |
| #9 | Philadelphia, PA | 8,270 |
| #10 | Miami, FL | 7,530 |