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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

11-2021 Marketing Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
240,440 0.8 % $70.79 $147,240 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $33.58 $46.04 $64.56 $87.39 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $69,840 $95,770 $134,290 $181,780 (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 37,060 1.56 $74.88 $155,740
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 17,450 0.83 $75.88 $157,840
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 16,330 1.13 $69.31 $144,160
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 8,180 1.67 $75.33 $156,690
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 7,340 0.37 $71.30 $148,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 570 2.53 $70.62 $146,890
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 8,180 1.67 $75.33 $156,690
Other Information Services 4,920 1.66 $81.18 $168,860
Sound Recording Industries 290 1.63 $66.16 $137,620
Management of Companies and Enterprises 37,060 1.56 $74.88 $155,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 4,210 0.62 $91.57 $190,460
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 370 0.68 $88.83 $184,770
Motion Picture and Video Industries 860 0.21 $88.77 $184,650
Oil and Gas Extraction 230 0.16 $88.22 $183,500
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 150 0.17 $84.54 $175,850


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 37,410 2.20 1.32 $80.72 $167,910
Illinois 20,760 3.46 2.09 $62.55 $130,110
New York 17,590 1.87 1.13 $90.32 $187,860
Massachusetts 14,350 4.02 2.42 $68.94 $143,400
Texas 12,910 1.07 0.64 $70.50 $146,640




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 14,350 4.02 2.42 $68.94 $143,400
Connecticut 5,920 3.56 2.14 $74.43 $154,810
Illinois 20,760 3.46 2.09 $62.55 $130,110
Minnesota 8,390 2.93 1.76 $67.04 $139,440
New Jersey 11,380 2.81 1.69 $85.25 $177,330




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 17,590 1.87 1.13 $90.32 $187,860
New Jersey 11,380 2.81 1.69 $85.25 $177,330
Virginia 4,980 1.30 0.78 $82.63 $171,870
Colorado 3,840 1.46 0.88 $81.55 $169,630
California 37,410 2.20 1.32 $80.72 $167,910





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 24,300 2.56 1.54 $91.16 $189,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,270 3.94 2.37 $63.55 $132,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 13,010 4.72 2.84 $70.16 $145,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,280 2.01 1.21 $73.15 $152,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,020 4.56 2.74 $87.78 $182,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,400 3.79 2.28 $68.49 $142,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,800 2.54 1.53 $70.27 $146,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,650 2.12 1.28 $82.15 $170,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,170 5.51 3.32 $94.77 $197,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,420 1.90 1.14 $76.73 $159,600




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,610 6.26 3.77 $85.00 $176,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,170 5.51 3.32 $94.77 $197,130
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 13,010 4.72 2.84 $70.16 $145,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,020 4.56 2.74 $87.78 $182,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,270 3.94 2.37 $63.55 $132,170
Portland-South Portland, ME 790 3.80 2.29 $48.91 $101,730
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,400 3.79 2.28 $68.49 $142,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,130 3.64 2.19 $67.80 $141,030
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 810 3.32 2.00 $83.13 $172,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 3,870 3.25 1.96 $57.96 $120,550




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,170 5.51 3.32 $94.77 $197,130
Trenton, NJ 740 3.19 1.92 $94.29 $196,130
Boulder, CO 500 2.75 1.65 $92.26 $191,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 24,300 2.56 1.54 $91.16 $189,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,020 4.56 2.74 $87.78 $182,580
California-Lexington Park, MD 40 0.75 0.45 $85.25 $177,320
Binghamton, NY 60 0.55 0.33 $85.12 $177,050
Visalia-Porterville, CA 40 0.28 0.17 $85.09 $177,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,610 6.26 3.77 $85.00 $176,790
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 810 3.32 2.00 $83.13 $172,920

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 390 1.74 1.05 $46.53 $96,790
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 190 1.01 0.61 $60.28 $125,390
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 190 1.21 0.73 $57.38 $119,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 180 1.33 0.80 $48.15 $100,150
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 180 0.69 0.42 $47.88 $99,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 390 1.74 1.05 $46.53 $96,790
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.57 0.95 $64.55 $134,250
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 180 1.47 0.89 $49.00 $101,930
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 1.37 0.82 $54.15 $112,620
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 140 1.33 0.80 $74.62 $155,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 100 0.54 0.32 $75.09 $156,190
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 140 1.33 0.80 $74.62 $155,200
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.33 0.20 $74.48 $154,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 0.19 $71.74 $149,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 70 0.44 0.27 $71.67 $149,080


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019