How much does a Marketing Manager make in Kansas?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $141,250 for Marketing Managers in Kansas as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $107,410 and the 75th-percentile is $172,920.

How are Kansas Marketing Manager salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

What does the top of the Marketing Manager pay scale look like in Kansas?

The 90th percentile lands at $226,860. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $172,920.

Why is the BEA RPP for Kansas different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Kansas's overall index of 89.9 reflects rents 68.6, services 90.8, and goods 96.5.

Where does Kansas rank for Marketing Manager pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Kansas ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Does an MBA add to marketing manager pay in Kansas?

MBA-credentialed marketing managers in Kansas typically start 15-25% above non-MBA peers and reach VP-marketing 2-4 years sooner on the median path. The $80-200K MBA tuition + 2-year earnings gap takes 5-10 years to break even — better at top-15 programs with strong CPG/tech recruiting pipelines, weaker at regional MBAs. For demand-gen and growth-marketing tracks, demonstrated revenue impact and analytics chops often beat MBA pedigree on pay outcomes.

How Much Do Marketing Managers Make in Kansas? $141K (2026 BLS + BEA)

TL;DR

Headline Marketing Manager pay in Kansas is $141,250. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $157,105.
Bottom quartile $107,410, top quartile $172,920. The P90 ($226,860) is roughly 2.7× the P10 ($83,650).
Low BEA RPP (89.9) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $15,855.
Nominal: #21/51 · Real: #12/51 — ranking shifts by 9 positions after RPP.

Wage breakdown — Kansas

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$83,650	$93,040
P25 (lower quartile)	$107,410	$119,467
P50 (median)	$141,250	$157,105
P75 (upper quartile)	$172,920	$192,330
P90 (top tier)	$226,860	$252,325
Mean	$151,430	$168,428
Employment	1,310 Marketing Managers in Kansas

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Kansas index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	89.9
Goods	96.5
Services	90.8
Rents	68.6

Kansas sits below the national baseline (RPP 89.9), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 68.6.

After-tax take-home — Kansas (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Marketing Manager)	$141,250	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$22,718	16.1% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$7,394	3.1–5.7% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$10,806	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$100,332	71.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$111,594	÷ (89.9 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Kansas state-tax burden means for Marketing Manager take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 5.2% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $100,332 (71.0% of gross). After the 89.9 RPP, real take-home is $111,594.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $161,030 for Marketing Managers with mean pay of $171,520 and total employment of 384,980. Kansas sits at #21 on nominal pay and #12 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Kansas climbs 9 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Marketing Manager make in Kansas?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $141,250 for Marketing Managers in Kansas as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $107,410 and the 75th-percentile is $172,920.
How are Kansas Marketing Manager salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
What does the top of the Marketing Manager pay scale look like in Kansas?: The 90th percentile lands at $226,860. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $172,920.
Why is the BEA RPP for Kansas different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Kansas's overall index of 89.9 reflects rents 68.6, services 90.8, and goods 96.5.
Where does Kansas rank for Marketing Manager pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Kansas ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Does an MBA add to marketing manager pay in Kansas?: MBA-credentialed marketing managers in Kansas typically start 15-25% above non-MBA peers and reach VP-marketing 2-4 years sooner on the median path. The $80-200K MBA tuition + 2-year earnings gap takes 5-10 years to break even — better at top-15 programs with strong CPG/tech recruiting pipelines, weaker at regional MBAs. For demand-gen and growth-marketing tracks, demonstrated revenue impact and analytics chops often beat MBA pedigree on pay outcomes.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 11-2021, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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