How much do Marketing Managers make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Marketing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $124,230 and the 90th percentile is $290,850. The difference is $166,620, which is 91.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $150,860 to the 75th at $223,040, covers $72,180.

The mean annual wage is $196,900, which sits above the median of $182,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 9.4% higher than the national median of $166,790 for Marketing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $172,496, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Colorado median of $182,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $182,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marketing Managers at $172,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marketing Managers. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $172,210 and employment of 430. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $171,001, against $172,496 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $199,570 and employment of 630. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $189,702, against $172,496 here.
• Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $190,410 and employment of 100. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,075, against $172,496 here.

Employment share

Marketing Managers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (4,220 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (395,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.