Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
168,410 0.8 % $60.67 $126,190 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $28.96 $40.05 $55.78 $74.54 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $60,230 $83,290 $116,010 $155,050 (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 24,870 1.31 $63.45 $131,980
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 8,380 0.80 $65.99 $137,250
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 8,010 0.53 $70.78 $147,220
Software Publishers 5,470 2.06 $68.08 $141,600
Insurance Carriers 5,400 0.46 $59.20 $123,130

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 3,400 2.14 $71.11 $147,910
Software Publishers 5,470 2.06 $68.08 $141,600
Management of Companies and Enterprises 24,870 1.31 $63.45 $131,980
Tobacco Manufacturing 190 1.26 $62.56 $130,130
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 310 1.25 $59.86 $124,510

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Financial Investment Activities 2,010 0.59 $81.62 $169,770
Oil and Gas Extraction 380 0.23 $81.05 $168,590
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 200 0.14 $78.52 $163,310
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 2,570 0.56 $75.74 $157,530
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 80 0.30 $73.96 $153,840


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 30,500 2.17 1.65 $68.63 $142,750
Texas 10,790 1.05 0.80 $61.58 $128,090
New York 10,640 1.26 0.96 $78.60 $163,480
Illinois 9,170 1.65 1.25 $53.22 $110,700
New Jersey 8,000 2.12 1.62 $70.66 $146,970




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)
Connecticut 4,940 3.07 2.34 $59.29 $123,320
Minnesota 6,030 2.32 1.77 $57.92 $120,470
District of Columbia 1,470 2.28 1.73 $65.98 $137,240
New Hampshire 1,370 2.25 1.71 $49.14 $102,210
Washington 6,010 2.21 1.68 $61.78 $128,500




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 10,640 1.26 0.96 $78.60 $163,480
New Jersey 8,000 2.12 1.62 $70.66 $146,970
Delaware 830 2.05 1.56 $70.49 $146,610
California 30,500 2.17 1.65 $68.63 $142,750
Virginia 4,180 1.18 0.90 $68.32 $142,100





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 10,130 2.00 1.52 $80.57 $167,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,640 2.00 1.52 $63.88 $132,860
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 6,950 1.94 1.48 $54.83 $114,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,930 6.77 5.16 $77.50 $161,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,390 3.15 2.40 $58.99 $122,690
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,130 3.74 2.85 $63.21 $131,470
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,560 2.72 2.07 $66.29 $137,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,430 1.99 1.52 $58.21 $121,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,180 1.81 1.38 $69.78 $145,140
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,060 4.23 3.22 $81.50 $169,520




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)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,930 6.77 5.16 $77.50 $161,200
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,290 5.59 4.26 $68.28 $142,020
Portsmouth, NH-ME 230 4.23 3.22 $43.69 $90,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,060 4.23 3.22 $81.50 $169,520
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,130 3.74 2.85 $63.21 $131,470
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 510 3.31 2.52 $82.02 $170,610
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 410 3.24 2.47 $56.71 $117,950
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,390 3.15 2.40 $58.99 $122,690
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 360 3.12 2.38 $70.62 $146,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,580 2.88 2.19 $52.61 $109,430




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)
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 510 3.31 2.52 $82.02 $170,610
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,060 4.23 3.22 $81.50 $169,520
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 10,130 2.00 1.52 $80.57 $167,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,930 6.77 5.16 $77.50 $161,200
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 240 1.44 1.10 $74.59 $155,140
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,220 2.34 1.78 $72.83 $151,480
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,380 2.48 1.89 $72.38 $150,540
Utica-Rome, NY 40 0.35 0.27 $71.80 $149,350
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 360 3.12 2.38 $70.62 $146,880
Richmond, VA 790 1.35 1.03 $70.03 $145,650

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)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 190 0.79 0.60 $51.62 $107,370
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 190 1.09 0.83 $44.86 $93,310
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 180 0.94 0.72 $40.34 $83,900
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.55 0.42 $46.81 $97,360
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 150 0.54 0.41 $46.21 $96,110

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)
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 2.05 1.57 $49.34 $102,630
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 1.26 0.96 $50.20 $104,420
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 120 1.19 0.90 $57.31 $119,210
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 1.13 0.86 $38.46 $80,010
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 40 1.11 0.84 $40.53 $84,310

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 60 0.33 0.25 $66.27 $137,840
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 80 0.34 0.26 $64.54 $134,250
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.20 0.15 $60.26 $125,340
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.95 0.72 $59.91 $124,620
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 40 0.44 0.34 $58.57 $121,830


About May 2011 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 mean 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 $90.00 per hour or $187,199 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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012