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SOC 11-2021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Marketing Managers — Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · 10 metro areas compared

$141,000 /year
$67.79per hour
260jobs in area
−15.5%vs US median

The median wage for Marketing Managers in Ann Arbor, MI is $141,000 per year, 15.5% below the national median of $166,790.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $166,79010TH$83,52025TH$111,240MEDIAN$141,00075TH$173,09090TH$225,080

How pay has moved

$145,630$117,8502019202020212022202320242025$141,000
$122,660 in 2019 to $141,000 in 2025, +15% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+6.6%
Openings per year
34,300
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
5 years or more

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Ann Arbor, MI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Marketing Managers in Ann Arbor, MI is $141,000 per year, 15.5% below the national median of $166,790. Pay ranges from under $83,520 at the tenth percentile to more than $225,080 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $111,240 to $173,090.

Employment stands at 260, or 1.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Niles leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $159,810. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 22nd of 434 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Ann Arbor, MI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$83,520−49.9%
25th$111,240−33.3%
Median (50th)$141,000−15.5%
75th$173,090+3.8%
90th$225,080+34.9%
Mean$154,580−7.3%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Michigan

Median annual wage for Marketing Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Niles$159,81090
2Jackson$159,09060
3Detroit$149,3103,370
4Battle Creek$140,680110
5Traverse City$137,59060
6Kalamazoo$131,500150
7Saginaw$131,02070
8Grand Rapids$128,900970
9Lansing$126,890270
10Muskegon$124,07050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Ann Arbor sit close to the national average, so $141,000 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$141,000as reported by BLS

Local price level

100.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$139,742US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $141,000 a year, 15.5% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $83,520 to $225,080 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 260 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Niles, at $159,810.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Marketing Managers in Ann Arbor, MI?

The median annual wage is $141,000, or $67.79 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $166,790, so pay in Ann Arbor, MI is 15.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Ann Arbor, MI earns more than $225,080 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $83,520 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Niles, at $159,810 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 260 jobs in this occupation in Ann Arbor, MI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.