The salary statistics of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $179,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $179,010. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $128,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $63,940. We note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is almost 179% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $128,870 | 2.03% | 16.23% |
| 2018 | $126,250 | 2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $123,100 | 2.18% | - |
| 2016 | $120,420 | 3.00% | - |
| 2015 | $116,810 | 2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $114,230 | 2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $111,390 | 3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $107,950 | - | - |
The average salaries of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers occupations is the information sector with an annual salary $149,710. The lowest paying sector is the retail trade sector (annual salary $89,880).
The average annual salary of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales manager related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.