Highest-paying Cities for Advertising and Promotions Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for advertising and promotions managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of advertising and promotions managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $209,240, Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey is the highest paying city for advertising and promotions managers. It is followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York (average annual salary $172,410). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of advertising and promotions managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Advertising and Promotions Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$209,240	$116,850	90
2	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$172,410	$87,020	4,010
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$171,960	$102,690	4,960
4	Boulder, Colorado	$170,040	$116,990	30
5	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$168,870	$65,250	160
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$163,780	$90,300	1,110
7	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$160,590	$79,940	80
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$154,760	$89,540	130
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$152,620	$64,570	370
10	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$149,850	$106,020	190
11	Wilmington, New Jersey	$143,180	$105,950	40
12	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$141,770	$76,920	130
13	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$139,990	$82,050	190
14	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$139,450	$68,540	n/a
15	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$136,510	$79,880	40
16	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$136,370	$61,990	170
17	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$134,420	$79,450	460
18	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$132,960	$68,960	170
19	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$131,970	$56,930	80
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$131,850	$95,900	220
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$131,560	$77,580	1,750
22	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$130,580	$67,780	30
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$129,930	$77,580	190
24	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$129,360	$66,000	460
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$127,310	$78,590	1,050
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$127,010	$84,200	50
27	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$126,680	$59,170	40
28	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$126,650	$52,040	70
29	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$126,320	$53,120	110
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$125,690	$65,990	320
31	Rochester, New York	$125,670	$73,630	80
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$125,400	$84,880	130
33	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$125,360	$78,050	40
34	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$125,010	$74,370	400
35	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$124,850	$66,660	190
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$124,800	$73,820	300
37	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$124,190	$70,250	60
38	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$123,420	$73,720	40
39	Framingham, Massachusetts	$121,960	$85,450	80
40	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$121,600	$77,410	330
41	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$121,250	$63,100	200
42	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$120,950	$67,250	260
43	Kansas City, Missouri	$120,690	$80,440	110
44	Richmond, Virginia	$120,370	$37,220	70
45	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$119,640	$58,770	30
46	Madison, Wisconsin	$118,810	$64,410	50
47	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$118,530	$50,260	30
48	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$118,340	$77,580	70
49	Worcester, Massachusetts	$118,260	$53,050	50
50	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$117,580	$68,980	770
51	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$114,520	$43,550	90
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$114,360	$45,750	2,040
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$113,490	$51,700	940
54	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$113,280	$36,360	150
55	Gainesville, Florida	$112,410	$40,210	30
56	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$112,170	$57,900	220
57	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$111,650	$66,490	90
58	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$111,460	$75,780	70
59	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$110,860	$43,160	50
60	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$110,210	$74,660	150
61	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$109,960	$51,810	30
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$109,950	$55,690	320
63	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$109,140	$77,150	30
64	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$108,800	$58,930	520
65	Syracuse, New York	$108,200	$52,360	50
66	Duluth, Wisconsin	$108,150	$42,410	30
67	New Haven, Connecticut	$108,050	$70,080	30
68	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$107,710	$79,030	100
69	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$107,190	$71,490	50
70	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$106,130	$66,180	30
71	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$105,520	$49,980	910
72	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$104,530	$61,760	130
73	Columbus, Ohio	$103,990	$77,530	70
74	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$103,970	$67,920	100
75	Fresno, California	$102,340	$38,920	30
76	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$102,120	$62,760	460
77	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$101,590	$58,790	80
78	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$101,400	$67,850	40
79	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$101,160	$85,860	70
80	Provo-Orem, Utah	$101,010	$67,430	60
81	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$99,960	$57,090	1,170
82	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$99,880	$59,580	50
83	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$99,570	$85,260	30
84	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$99,240	$36,290	40
85	Tucson, Arizona	$98,330	$44,890	70
86	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$97,550	$34,330	250
87	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$97,350	$65,510	30
88	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$96,960	$54,040	360
89	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$96,650	$54,910	80
90	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$96,270	$70,580	60
91	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$96,200	$55,170	450
92	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$96,100	$72,430	40
93	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$96,010	$63,650	70
94	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$95,400	$56,770	90
95	Knoxville, Tennessee	$94,940	$17,540	50
96	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$94,250	$37,910	3,000
97	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$94,190	$64,460	30
98	Springfield, Missouri	$94,170	$62,130	30
99	St Louis, Missouri	$93,710	$48,070	100
100	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$93,150	$47,120	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for advertising and promotions managers.