SOC 11-2021 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Marketing Managers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for marketing managers in Charlottesville, Virginia is $179,630 a year ($86.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $165,980: half of the 120 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($178,871).

$179,630average per year

$86.36 / hourMedian $165,980Take-home ≈ $124,528

  • $98K10th
  • $127K25th
  • $166KMedian
  • $213K75th
  • $278K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 8Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Marketing Managers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $98,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $278,130 or more. The middle half of marketing managers in Charlottesville earn between $126,810 and $213,490.

  • $98K10th
  • $127K25th
  • $166KMedian
  • $213K75th
  • $278K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$179,630$14,969$86.36
Median$165,980$13,832$79.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$126,810$10,568$60.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$213,490$17,791$102.64

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

Marketing Managers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $179,630, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $124,528 a year, or $10,377 a month and $4,790 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $179,630 buys what about $181,177 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Marketing Managers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 2nd of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($187,800).

All Marketing Managers salaries in Virginia

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 Charlottesville: questions

How much do marketing managers make an hour in Charlottesville?

$86.36 an hour on average, and $79.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $98,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $126,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $124,528 a year ($10,377 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $179,630.

Do marketing managers earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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