🇺🇸 United States · Marketing Manager

From $170,310 / yr by industry

Mean salary — $170,310 / yr.

$170,310 / yr
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024 annual gross (mean) updated: 2024

💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty

The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.

195,000 $
Tech / SaaS Marketing
Product-led growth, demand gen
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
175,000 $
Brand Marketing
CPG / retail flagship brands
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
165,000 $
Performance Marketing
Paid media ROI ownership
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024
145,000 $
Content / SEO Manager
Organic acquisition
🟢 Tier 1 — BLS OEWS May 2024

🗺️ The path — stage by stage

  1. 1. Bachelor (any) (4 yr) — Marketing / business / liberal arts
  2. 2. Coordinator / Analyst (2~3 yr) — Campaign execution, data hands-on
  3. 3. Manager (own a channel) (3~5 yr) — B2B demand gen / brand / content
  4. 4. Senior / Director (3~5 yr) — Multi-channel, team management
  5. 5. VP / CMO (— yr) — Full-funnel ownership

💵 Specialties — same title, different number

Specialty / Industry Mean / yr Notes
Tech / SaaS Marketing 195,000 $ Product-led growth, demand gen
Brand Marketing 175,000 $ CPG / retail flagship brands
Performance Marketing 165,000 $ Paid media ROI ownership
Content / SEO Manager 145,000 $ Organic acquisition
Field / Event Marketing 135,000 $ Sales-aligned events

🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp

Tech Company

Base + RSU + bonus

Agency

Base + client-perf bonus

F500 CPG

Base + LTI + perf bonus

📈 Income across years

Marketing Coordinator
60,000 $
0~2 yr
Marketing Manager
110,000 $
3~7 yr
Senior / Director
170,000 $
7~12 yr
VP / CMO
250,000 $
12+ yr

🌍 Same job, other countries

PPP-adjusted comparison across 6 countries — the ARBITORIA difference.