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Marketing Managers Salary in Birmingham, AL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Marketing Managers in Birmingham, AL is $130,160. BLS estimates approximately 660 people work in this occupation in Birmingham, AL. Birmingham, AL is 22.0% below the national median ($166,790).

Median salary
$130,160
Average salary
$143,250
Median hourly
$62.58
Employment
660

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$76,750$36.90
25th percentile$94,840$45.60
Median (50th)$130,160$62.58
75th percentile$173,170$83.26
90th percentile$227,330$109.29

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.6% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.266
Location quotient
0.5

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Birmingham, AL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.644, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $142,028 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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