How much does a Marketing Manager make in Minnesota?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $167,250 for Marketing Managers in Minnesota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $121,620 and the 75th-percentile is $213,050.

How are Minnesota 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.

Why is the BEA RPP for Minnesota 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. Minnesota's overall index of 98.3 reflects rents 90.7, services 89.4, and goods 102.1.

Where does Minnesota rank for Marketing Manager pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Minnesota 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.

Is Minnesota a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Marketing Managers?

No — Minnesota's RPP is close to the national 100 baseline, so nominal and real wages move roughly together. Neither an arbitrage nor a penalty state.

B2B vs B2C marketing manager pay in Minnesota?

BLS aggregates Marketing Managers (11-2021) without industry split. In {state}, B2B / SaaS marketing managers (especially demand-gen, ABM, product-marketing functions) typically earn at or above the BLS P75 once equity is included — driven by tech-cluster compensation. B2C marketing managers in CPG, retail, and consumer-services tend to track BLS median with bonus tied to brand-level revenue. Agency-side marketing managers in {state} usually trail in-house base pay but add billable-leverage upside at director-and-above levels.

Does an MBA add to marketing manager pay in Minnesota?

MBA-credentialed marketing managers in Minnesota 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.

Minnesota Marketing Manager Salary: BLS $167K Median, Real $170K (2026)

TL;DR

Headline Marketing Manager pay in Minnesota is $167,250. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $170,139.
Quartile range $121,620 (bottom 25%) to $213,050 (top 25%). BLS suppresses the P10 or P90 tail for this state, typically because the top tier exceeds the OES wage cap.
Cost of living tracks roughly with the national index, so nominal and real wages stay close.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #4 of 51; nominal rank is #10.

Wage breakdown — Minnesota

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$84,350	$85,807
P25 (lower quartile)	$121,620	$123,721
P50 (median)	$167,250	$170,139
P75 (upper quartile)	$213,050	$216,730
P90 (top tier)
Mean	$171,860	$174,829
Employment	8,610 Marketing Managers in Minnesota

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Minnesota index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	98.3
Goods	102.1
Services	89.4
Rents	90.7

Minnesota's overall RPP (98.3) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Minnesota (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)	$167,250	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$28,958	17.3% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$10,433	5.35–9.85% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$12,795	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$115,065	68.8% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$117,052	÷ (98.3 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Minnesota carries one of the heavier state-tax loads in the country at this income tier (6.2% effective on the BLS median). Combined with federal and FICA, gross-to-take-home spread is 31.2%, leaving $115,065 pre-RPP and $117,052 after the 98.3 cost-of-living index — a $50,198 gap from the headline gross.

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. Minnesota sits at #10 on nominal pay and #4 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Minnesota climbs 6 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Marketing Manager make in Minnesota?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $167,250 for Marketing Managers in Minnesota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $121,620 and the 75th-percentile is $213,050.
How are Minnesota 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.
Why is the BEA RPP for Minnesota 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. Minnesota's overall index of 98.3 reflects rents 90.7, services 89.4, and goods 102.1.
Where does Minnesota rank for Marketing Manager pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Minnesota 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.
Is Minnesota a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Marketing Managers?: No — Minnesota's RPP is close to the national 100 baseline, so nominal and real wages move roughly together. Neither an arbitrage nor a penalty state.
B2B vs B2C marketing manager pay in Minnesota?: BLS aggregates Marketing Managers (11-2021) without industry split. In {state}, B2B / SaaS marketing managers (especially demand-gen, ABM, product-marketing functions) typically earn at or above the BLS P75 once equity is included — driven by tech-cluster compensation. B2C marketing managers in CPG, retail, and consumer-services tend to track BLS median with bonus tied to brand-level revenue. Agency-side marketing managers in {state} usually trail in-house base pay but add billable-leverage upside at director-and-above levels.
Does an MBA add to marketing manager pay in Minnesota?: MBA-credentialed marketing managers in Minnesota 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.

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