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Marketing Managers salary in Tampa, FL

Median pay for marketing managers in Tampa, FL: $138,920/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $75,780 – $239,200 · about 2,570 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($127,800) by +$11,120 (+9%).

What it's really worth in Tampa

With Tampa's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $138,920 has the buying power of about $135,567 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,197 · median home $360,738 · median rent $2,018/mo.

Full Tampa cost of living & taxes →

How Tampa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tampa, FL is 44th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Tampa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 82nd.

The headline number flatters Tampa. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, marketing managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Tampa

A median home in Tampa, FL costs $360,738 — about 2.6× 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 $2,018/mo works out at 17% 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 Tampa.

MetroMedian payvs TampaRent vs Tampa
San Jose, CA $217,300 +56% 1.8×
San Francisco, CA $209,170 +51% 1.6×
Trenton, NJ $202,000 +45% 1.3×
New York, NY $176,530 +27% 1.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs TampaRent vs Tampa
North Port, FL $160,060 +15% 1.1×
Orlando, FL $153,630 +11%
Palm Bay, FL $143,200 +3%
Miami, FL $137,270 −1% 1.3×

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

Who hires marketing managers around Tampa

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Tampa

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 183 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.