Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
