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.

Cities tracked
47
National average
$166410

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$217300$126520110.4$213878
San Francisco, CA$209170$123010115.6$189226
New York, NY$176530$106050112.6$174951
Denver, CO$170110$114460105.8$175001
Washington, DC$169570$99280108.9$165626
Seattle, WA$169500$53360111.1$161023
San Diego, CA$169420$91730111.9$162959
Minneapolis, MN$167410$99130104.8$171138
Los Angeles, CA$165030$84920113.6$154016
Colorado Springs, CO$161960$102060$235080100.7$168459
Atlanta, GA$161870$98230100.1$169662
Sacramento, CA$156930$84660106.7$156848
Chicago, IL$155750$83020103.6$155683
Austin, TX$154010$7939098.1$163920
Raleigh, NC$153470$81110$23173098.2$162902
Tulsa, OK$148550$7728089.2$175342
Portland, OR$145020$82080$225310105.4$146887
Charlotte, NC$143800$84860$22959097.3$161205
Philadelphia, PA$142330$82120102.6$155109
Mesa, AZ$141280$82500$224540103.3$152251
Phoenix, AZ$141280$82500$224540103.3$152251
Miami, FL$137270$67170114.2$137629
Houston, TX$136970$7475098.6$156364
Baltimore, MD$136230$76480104.5$149272
Columbus, OH$136120$84730$21296095.5$151065
Dallas, TX$136000$77620103.1$148637
Detroit, MI$135720$79450$218170100.3$145357
Fresno, CA$133420$73100102.2$145784
Memphis, TN$132720$77030$21954092.2$158518
Nashville, TN$130460$75960$22258096.3$149214
Jacksonville, FL$130040$75780$23489099.5$151612
Milwaukee, WI$129100$82260$21896096.9$147209
Wichita, KS$128410$75300$20960018.3$733770
Cleveland, OH$128350$72280$218510
Kansas City, MO$127800$72620$21929092.5$149509
Louisville, KY$127020$71830$20368093.1$141167
Indianapolis, IN$126680$59990$21794095.7$142044
San Antonio, TX$125290$71170$21935094.7$145298
Albuquerque, NM$116650$75360$20514095.5$138551
New Orleans, LA$114270$65640$21924026.3$639392
Oklahoma City, OK$112350$51830$22624090.4$144003
Omaha, NE$111930$63280$20687091.9$139298
Tucson, AZ$111390$71160$21961096.9$139015
Boston, MA$106937$55947$142629108.3$98772
Fort Worth, TX$101866$57694$132786103.1$98813
El Paso, TX$97650$59470$21237089.9$131840
Las Vegas, NV$95220$44060$207240100.2$116849

“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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