Marketing Manager Salary by U.S. City (2026)

Marketing Manager salaries across 47 U.S. cities, from BLS wage data: median and 10th-90th percentiles, plus cost-of-living-adjusted real pay. Compare metros.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS) & BEA Regional Price Parities · Updated June 2026

Cities tracked
47
National average
$166,410

How Marketing Manager pay varies by city

Across the 47 U.S. metros tracked here, Marketing Manager pay ranges from about $95,220 in Las Vegas, NV to $217,300 in San Jose, CA (median wage). But the highest nominal pay isn’t the best deal once local prices are factored in: adjusted for cost of living, Wichita, KS delivers the strongest real buying power (about $733,770 in national-average dollars). The U.S. national average for this role is about $166,410.

The table below ranks every metro by median wage. “Real pay” adjusts each salary for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parity, U.S. = 100) so you can compare what the paycheck is actually worth. See our methodology for sources and formulas.

CityMedian10th %ile90th %ileCost of living
(US = 100)		Real pay
(COL-adjusted)
San Jose, CA$217,300$126,520—110.4$213,878
San Francisco, CA$209,170$123,010—115.6$189,226
New York, NY$176,530$106,050—112.6$174,951
Denver, CO$170,110$114,460—105.8$175,001
Washington, DC$169,570$99,280—108.9$165,626
Seattle, WA$169,500$53,360—111.1$161,023
San Diego, CA$169,420$91,730—111.9$162,959
Minneapolis, MN$167,410$99,130—104.8$171,138
Los Angeles, CA$165,030$84,920—113.6$154,016
Colorado Springs, CO$161,960$102,060$235,080100.7$168,459
Atlanta, GA$161,870$98,230—100.1$169,662
Sacramento, CA$156,930$84,660—106.7$156,848
Chicago, IL$155,750$83,020—103.6$155,683
Austin, TX$154,010$79,390—98.1$163,920
Raleigh, NC$153,470$81,110$231,73098.2$162,902
Tulsa, OK$148,550$77,280—89.2$175,342
Portland, OR$145,020$82,080$225,310105.4$146,887
Charlotte, NC$143,800$84,860$229,59097.3$161,205
Philadelphia, PA$142,330$82,120—102.6$155,109
Mesa, AZ$141,280$82,500$224,540103.3$152,251
Phoenix, AZ$141,280$82,500$224,540103.3$152,251
Miami, FL$137,270$67,170—114.2$137,629
Houston, TX$136,970$74,750—98.6$156,364
Baltimore, MD$136,230$76,480—104.5$149,272
Columbus, OH$136,120$84,730$212,96095.5$151,065
Dallas, TX$136,000$77,620—103.1$148,637
Detroit, MI$135,720$79,450$218,170100.3$145,357
Fresno, CA$133,420$73,100—102.2$145,784
Memphis, TN$132,720$77,030$219,54092.2$158,518
Nashville, TN$130,460$75,960$222,58096.3$149,214
Jacksonville, FL$130,040$75,780$234,89099.5$151,612
Milwaukee, WI$129,100$82,260$218,96096.9$147,209
Wichita, KS$128,410$75,300$209,60018.3$733,770
Cleveland, OH$128,350$72,280$218,510——
Kansas City, MO$127,800$72,620$219,29092.5$149,509
Louisville, KY$127,020$71,830$203,68093.1$141,167
Indianapolis, IN$126,680$59,990$217,94095.7$142,044
San Antonio, TX$125,290$71,170$219,35094.7$145,298
Albuquerque, NM$116,650$75,360$205,14095.5$138,551
New Orleans, LA$114,270$65,640$219,24026.3$639,392
Oklahoma City, OK$112,350$51,830$226,24090.4$144,003
Omaha, NE$111,930$63,280$206,87091.9$139,298
Tucson, AZ$111,390$71,160$219,61096.9$139,015
Boston, MA$106,937$55,947$142,629108.3$98,772
Fort Worth, TX$101,866$57,694$132,786103.1$98,813
El Paso, TX$97,650$59,470$212,37089.9$131,840
Las Vegas, NV$95,220$44,060$207,240100.2$116,849

“Real pay” = average wage × 100 ÷ the metro’s Regional Price Parity — what the salary is worth in national-average dollars. A high-paying city with high costs can rank below a cheaper one on real pay.

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