Marketing Managers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$124,897
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$56,303
31.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$116,048
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$181,200
Kept after tax
$124,897
Worth in national money
$116,048
State rank
5
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays marketing managers a middle wage of $181,200, ranking 5 of 48 states and sitting about 8.64% above the national middle.
- Within New York this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, marketing managers ranks 11 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $181,200 the take-home is $124,897. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $116,048 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $202,480, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York's median for marketing managers is $181,200, about 8.64% above the national figure and 5 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation New York publishes a median for, marketing managers sits 11 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $124,897 for marketing managers, from $181,200. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $116,048. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $202,480 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Marketing Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $104,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $181,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $324,310 |
| This salary | $181,200 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $124,897 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $135,116 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$22,997 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $166,249 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$32,695 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New York earn less than $181,200. The published range is $104,140 up to $324,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New York the take-home figure of $124,897, from $181,200, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 11 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $116,048, the adjusted value of that $181,200 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 11 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for marketing managers in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $104,140 to $324,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $124,897 from $181,200. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 11 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $116,048 — the adjusted value of that $181,200 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 11 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $202,480, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $104,140 and the top tenth $324,310 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $116,048 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $124,897.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $202,480. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($104,140) and the ninetieth ($324,310) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $116,048 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $124,897 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.