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Marketing Manager vs Sales Manager Salary (2025)

Marketing Manager earns $7,442 more than Sales Manager nationally. The median Marketing Manager salary is $150,623 compared to $143,181 for Sales Manager, based on BLS data across 69 metro areas.

Comparing Marketing Manager, Sales Manager: side-by-side wage and employment data across the same metropolitan areas, from BLS OEWS. The comparison view normalizes percentile distributions so the wage differences are apples-to-apples within each metro. Role comparisons are most useful when the worker has flexibility between the occupations — usually adjacent specialties within the same field (e.g., software-engineering versus data-engineering) or related disciplines with overlapping skill sets.

Median wage differences across roles understate the spread for senior workers and overstate it for entry-level. The per-percentile comparison gives a fuller picture — particularly the p75 and p90 columns, which capture experienced-worker pay.

Management

Marketing Manager

National Median$150,623

National Mean$183,254

Salary Range$105,050, $231,370

Total Employment287,520

Management

Sales Manager

National Median$143,181

National Mean$171,531

Salary Range$98,270, $215,150

Total Employment422,030

Salary Comparison by City

City	Marketing Manager	Sales Manager	Difference	Higher Earner
San Diego, CA	$174,840	$119,750	+$55,090	Marketing Manager
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$157,670	$103,220	+$54,450	Marketing Manager
Bakersfield, CA	$149,960	$98,270	+$51,690	Marketing Manager
Sacramento, CA	$164,270	$113,980	+$50,290	Marketing Manager
San Francisco, CA	$220,480	$170,810	+$49,670	Marketing Manager
Los Angeles, CA	$171,900	$132,330	+$39,570	Marketing Manager
Fresno, CA	$139,990	$101,020	+$38,970	Marketing Manager
San Jose, CA	$231,370	$201,780	+$29,590	Marketing Manager
Tampa, FL	$159,990	$132,010	+$27,980	Marketing Manager
Jacksonville, FL	$156,950	$133,460	+$23,490	Marketing Manager
Greenville, SC	$148,480	$129,090	+$19,390	Marketing Manager
Boise, ID	$159,930	$141,440	+$18,490	Marketing Manager
Anchorage, AK	$118,770	$100,940	+$17,830	Marketing Manager
Houston, TX	$153,030	$135,880	+$17,150	Marketing Manager
Greensboro, NC	$151,880	$134,760	+$17,120	Marketing Manager
Wichita, KS	$150,210	$134,650	+$15,560	Marketing Manager
Minneapolis, MN	$173,040	$158,100	+$14,940	Marketing Manager
St. Louis, MO	$137,900	$123,870	+$14,030	Marketing Manager
Austin, TX	$164,920	$151,760	+$13,160	Marketing Manager
Knoxville, TN	$131,040	$119,380	+$11,660	Marketing Manager
Orlando, FL	$143,220	$131,770	+$11,450	Marketing Manager
Dallas, TX	$155,460	$144,290	+$11,170	Marketing Manager
Birmingham, AL	$130,160	$119,740	+$10,420	Marketing Manager
Portland, OR	$172,610	$162,640	+$9,970	Marketing Manager
Philadelphia, PA	$166,310	$156,500	+$9,810	Marketing Manager
Albuquerque, NM	$119,180	$110,160	+$9,020	Marketing Manager
New Orleans, LA	$126,740	$118,540	+$8,200	Marketing Manager
Boston, MA	$213,910	$206,610	+$7,300	Marketing Manager
San Antonio, TX	$131,800	$124,750	+$7,050	Marketing Manager
Cincinnati, OH	$145,770	$138,790	+$6,980	Marketing Manager
Chicago, IL	$165,340	$158,690	+$6,650	Marketing Manager
Miami, FL	$135,870	$130,180	+$5,690	Marketing Manager
Richmond, VA	$174,130	$168,590	+$5,540	Marketing Manager
Washington, DC	$181,260	$175,820	+$5,440	Marketing Manager
Baltimore, MD	$140,180	$135,910	+$4,270	Marketing Manager
Charlotte, NC	$166,200	$162,000	+$4,200	Marketing Manager
Raleigh, NC	$167,640	$163,520	+$4,120	Marketing Manager
Memphis, TN	$132,540	$128,560	+$3,980	Marketing Manager
Nashville, TN	$135,370	$131,600	+$3,770	Marketing Manager
Oklahoma City, OK	$130,510	$127,110	+$3,400	Marketing Manager
Little Rock, AR	$105,050	$102,300	+$2,750	Marketing Manager
Pittsburgh, PA	$127,590	$125,060	+$2,530	Marketing Manager
Las Vegas, NV	$106,090	$103,580	+$2,510	Marketing Manager
Lexington, KY	$127,040	$124,860	+$2,180	Marketing Manager
Hartford, CT	$163,210	$161,410	+$1,800	Marketing Manager
Denver, CO	$182,470	$181,580	+$890	Marketing Manager
Indianapolis, IN	$137,980	$137,410	+$570	Marketing Manager
Bridgeport, CT	$169,240	$169,300	-$60	Sales Manager
Des Moines, IA	$135,140	$136,570	-$1,430	Sales Manager
Louisville, KY	$136,350	$137,880	-$1,530	Sales Manager
Atlanta, GA	$163,500	$166,920	-$3,420	Sales Manager
Salt Lake City, UT	$139,830	$143,930	-$4,100	Sales Manager
Columbus, OH	$134,420	$138,580	-$4,160	Sales Manager
Colorado Springs, CO	$172,210	$177,780	-$5,570	Sales Manager
Detroit, MI	$149,310	$155,560	-$6,250	Sales Manager
Reno, NV	$116,340	$123,990	-$7,650	Sales Manager
Madison, WI	$138,270	$146,380	-$8,110	Sales Manager
Seattle, WA	$175,850	$184,320	-$8,470	Sales Manager
Tulsa, OK	$131,120	$140,040	-$8,920	Sales Manager
Tucson, AZ	$129,570	$138,880	-$9,310	Sales Manager
Spokane, WA	$145,960	$155,300	-$9,340	Sales Manager
Albany, NY	$153,580	$163,510	-$9,930	Sales Manager
Milwaukee, WI	$130,700	$144,560	-$13,860	Sales Manager
Rochester, NY	$149,440	$165,140	-$15,700	Sales Manager
Phoenix, AZ	$132,580	$148,320	-$15,740	Sales Manager
Omaha, NE	$112,870	$130,100	-$17,230	Sales Manager
Buffalo, NY	$144,390	$163,090	-$18,700	Sales Manager
Kansas City, MO	$139,240	$159,990	-$20,750	Sales Manager
New York, NY	$192,840	$215,150	-$22,310	Sales Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

Marketing Manager earns more on average, with a national median of $150,623 compared to $143,181 for Sales Manager, a difference of $7,442 per year.

The largest salary gap is in San Diego, CA, where Marketing Manager earns $174,840 vs $119,750 for Sales Manager.

Marketing Manager has approximately 287,520 positions tracked, while Sales Manager has 422,030 positions. Sales Manager has more jobs available nationally.