Marketing Managers salary in Dallas, TX
Median pay for marketing managers in Dallas, TX: $136,000/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $77,620 – $239,200 · about 13,790 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($127,800) by +$8,200 (+6%).
What it's really worth in Dallas
With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $136,000 has the buying power of about $132,696 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.
How Dallas ranks for this job
On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 55th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 94th.
The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, marketing managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Dallas
A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 2.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where marketing managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $217,300 | +60% | 2.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $209,170 | +54% | 1.9× |
| Trenton, NJ | $202,000 | +49% | 1.6× |
| New York, NY | $176,530 | +30% | 2.1× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $154,010 | +13% | 1× |
| Houston, TX | $136,970 | +1% | 1× |
| Longview, TX | $126,990 | −7% | 0.7× |
| San Antonio, TX | $125,290 | −8% | 0.8× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires marketing managers around Dallas
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- JPMorgan Chase · Finance
- Bank of America · Finance
Other jobs in Dallas
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 183 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.