Business & Finance
Marketing Manager
Marketing managers shape how a product reaches and resonates with customers — strategy, campaigns, branding, and measurement. Creative and analytical in equal parts.
Median salary
$140,000
Typical range
$80k – $220k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Marketing Manager
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Marketing Manager Intern
Internship
$40,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Marketing Manager
Entry / Junior
$80,000
~2 yrs to advance
Marketing Manager
Established
$140,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Marketing Manager
Senior
$180,000
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Plan campaigns
- •Analyze results
- •Lead marketing teams
Fields of study
Marketing · Business · Communications
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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