SOC 11-2021 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Marketing Managers make in Salinas, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marketing Managers in Salinas, CA is $155,940. The 10th percentile is $85,360 and the 90th percentile is $265,670. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$155,940
- 10th percentile
- $85,360
- 25th percentile
- $114,940
- Median
- $155,940
- 75th percentile
- $197,040
- 90th percentile
- $265,670
- Mean
- $162,640
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Marketing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $85,360 and the 90th percentile is $265,670. The difference is $180,310, which is 115.6% 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 $114,940 to the 75th at $197,040, covers $82,100.
The mean annual wage is $162,640, which sits above the median of $155,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Salinas, CA median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $166,790 for Marketing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,009, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 19.5% lower than the California median of $193,620.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $155,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marketing Managers at $143,009 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marketing Managers. Salinas, CA ranks 12th of 18 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).).
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $231,370 and employment of 7,300. That median is 48.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $209,531, against $143,009 here.
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $168,980 and employment of 150. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,764, against $143,009 here.
- Merced, CA is 74 miles away, with a median of $148,670 and employment of 50. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,280, against $143,009 here.
Employment share
Marketing Managers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (130 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (395,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.27 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Salinas, CA · Marketing Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Marketing Managers make in Salinas, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marketing Managers in Salinas, CA is $155,940. The 10th percentile is $85,360 and the 90th percentile is $265,670. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Marketing Managers?
The local median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $166,790.
What is Marketing Managers pay in Salinas, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $155,940 is $143,009. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Salinas, CA compare with nearby metros for Marketing Managers?
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $231,370. Salinas, CA ranks 12th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.