Salaries / Marketing Manager
Sales & Business · SOC 11-2021
Marketing Manager salary
Marketing managers plan and direct campaigns and strategy to grow demand for a product, service, or brand.
Ohio
Median annual (OH)
$158,500
Median hourly (OH)
$76.20
Ohio figures are ESTIMATES derived from the national median and a state wage index, not official statistics. Live state data shows here as soon as the lookup succeeds.
National
Median annual
$166,790
Median hourly
$80.19
Typical range
$90,260 to $293,610
National source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025. Figures are gross pay and vary by location, employer, and experience.
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Low end (about the 10th percentile), median, and high end (about the 90th percentile).
By state, at a glance
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