Marketing Managers salary in Toledo, OH
Median pay for marketing managers in Toledo, OH: $130,380/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $73,400 – $206,870 · about 380 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($127,800) by +$2,580 (+2%).
What it's really worth in Toledo
With Toledo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $130,380 has the buying power of about $143,869 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,620 · median home $203,726 · median rent $1,302/mo.
How Toledo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Toledo, OH is 80th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Toledo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 42nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Toledo 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 Toledo
A median home in Toledo, OH costs $203,726 — about 1.6× 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 $1,302/mo works out at 12% 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 Toledo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Toledo | Rent vs Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $217,300 | +67% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $209,170 | +60% | 2.5× |
| Trenton, NJ | $202,000 | +55% | 2× |
| New York, NY | $176,530 | +35% | 2.7× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Toledo | Rent vs Toledo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | $136,120 | +4% | 1.2× |
| Cincinnati, OH | $134,930 | +3% | 1.2× |
| Cleveland, OH | $128,350 | −2% | 1.1× |
| Akron, OH | $127,230 | −2% | 1× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.