Marketing Managers salary in Roanoke, VA

Median pay for marketing managers in Roanoke, VA: $129,790/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $75,030 – $219,010 · about 120 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($127,800) by +$1,990 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Roanoke

With Roanoke's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $129,790 has the buying power of about $142,306 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,687 · median home $301,139 · median rent $1,403/mo.

Full Roanoke cost of living & taxes →

How Roanoke ranks for this job

On raw pay, Roanoke, VA is 84th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Roanoke's cost of living is applied, it ranks 53rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Roanoke is one of the places where marketing managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Roanoke

A median home in Roanoke, VA costs $301,139 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,403/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where marketing managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Roanoke.

Metro	Median pay	vs Roanoke	Rent vs Roanoke
San Jose, CA	$217,300	+67%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$209,170	+61%	2.3×
Trenton, NJ	$202,000	+56%	1.9×
New York, NY	$176,530	+36%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in VA

Metro	Median pay	vs Roanoke	Rent vs Roanoke
Richmond, VA	$151,430	+17%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$151,380	+17%	1.3×
Lynchburg, VA	$129,890	+0%	0.9×

Staying in VA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires marketing managers around Roanoke

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Wells Fargo Bank · Finance
• Kroger · Retail

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