Marketing Managers salary in Washington, DC

Median pay for marketing managers in Washington, DC: $169,570/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $99,280 – $239,200 · about 9,180 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($127,800) by +$41,770 (+33%).

What it's really worth in Washington

With Washington's cost of living at 110 (US=100), that $169,570 has the buying power of about $154,798 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $119,803 · median home $583,013 · median rent $2,416/mo.

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How Washington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Washington, DC is 8th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Washington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 22nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Washington sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Washington

A median home in Washington, DC costs $583,013 — about 3.4× 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 $2,416/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 Washington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Washington	Rent vs Washington
San Jose, CA	$217,300	+28%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$209,170	+23%	1.3×
Trenton, NJ	$202,000	+19%	1.1×
New York, NY	$176,530	+4%	1.4×

Who hires marketing managers around Washington

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Capital One · Finance

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