How much does a Marketing Manager make in Mississippi?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $91,030 for Marketing Managers in Mississippi as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $67,070 and the 75th-percentile is $150,280.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Marketing Manager salary in Mississippi?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 86.8 for Mississippi), the real-wage equivalent is $104,883 — what the $91,030 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $77,277 to $173,150.

How are Mississippi 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.

How many Marketing Managers does Mississippi employ?

BLS OES counts 850 Marketing Managers employed in Mississippi in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Mississippi?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Mississippi.

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.

B2B vs B2C marketing manager pay in Mississippi?

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.

Mississippi Marketing Manager Salary: BLS $91K Median, Real $105K (2026)

TL;DR

Mississippi pays Marketing Managers a BLS median of $91,030 — the more useful number is $104,883, what that paycheck buys after rent and services.
Low BEA RPP (86.8) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $13,853.
Quartile range $67,070 (bottom 25%) to $150,280 (top 25%); the P10-P90 envelope is $51,080 to $201,760.
Nominal: #48/51 · Real: #48/51 — ranking shifts by 0 positions after RPP.

Wage breakdown — Mississippi

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$51,080	$58,853
P25 (lower quartile)	$67,070	$77,277
P50 (median)	$91,030	$104,883
P75 (upper quartile)	$150,280	$173,150
P90 (top tier)	$201,760	$232,464
Mean	$114,550	$131,982
Employment	850 Marketing Managers in Mississippi

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Mississippi index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	86.8
Goods	94.4
Services	83.5
Rents	54.9

Mississippi sits below the national baseline (RPP 86.8), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 54.9.

After-tax take-home — Mississippi (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)	$91,030	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$11,274	12.4% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$3,149	4.0% above $10K (2026, HB 1733)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$6,964	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$69,643	76.5% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$80,242	÷ (86.8 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.5% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $69,643 (76.5% of gross). After the 86.8 RPP, real take-home is $80,242.

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. Mississippi sits at #48 on nominal pay and #48 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. Nominal and real ranking are the same — cost of living and pay scale together.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Marketing Manager make in Mississippi?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $91,030 for Marketing Managers in Mississippi as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $67,070 and the 75th-percentile is $150,280.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Marketing Manager salary in Mississippi?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 86.8 for Mississippi), the real-wage equivalent is $104,883 — what the $91,030 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $77,277 to $173,150.
How are Mississippi 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.
How many Marketing Managers does Mississippi employ?: BLS OES counts 850 Marketing Managers employed in Mississippi in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Mississippi?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Mississippi.
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.
B2B vs B2C marketing manager pay in Mississippi?: 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.

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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