SOC 11-2021 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Marketing Managers Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for marketing managers in Austin, Texas is $169,070 a year ($81.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $164,920: half of the 7,170 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($178,871).

$169,070average per year

$81.29 / hourMedian $164,920Take-home ≈ $126,825

  • $92K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $165KMedian
  • $212K75th
  • $275K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

7,170people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 25Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Marketing Managers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $92,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $274,700 or more. The middle half of marketing managers in Austin earn between $121,130 and $212,050.

  • $92K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $165KMedian
  • $212K75th
  • $275K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$169,070$14,089$81.28
Median$164,920$13,743$79.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$121,130$10,094$58.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$212,050$17,671$101.95

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Marketing Managers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $169,070, a single filer in Austin takes home about $126,825 a year, or $10,569 a month and $4,878 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for marketing managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $169,070 buys what about $172,404 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Marketing Managers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 2nd of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($189,330).

All Marketing Managers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for marketing managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($255,360).

Marketing Managers salary by city

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Marketing Managers salary in Austin: questions

How much do marketing managers make an hour in Austin?

$81.29 an hour on average, and $79.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level marketing managers salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $92,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $121,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the marketing managers take-home pay in Austin?

About $126,825 a year ($10,569 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $169,070. Texas has no state income tax.

Do marketing managers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($178,871).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2021; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.18, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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