Marketing Managers in Kentucky

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Marketing Managers in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Marketing Managers in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

• Marketing Managers in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Marketing Manager Career?

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Human Sciences Business Services
• Consumer Merch&ising/Retailing Management
• Textile & Apparel Studies
• Apparel & Textile Marketing Management
• Health Professions
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
• Business, Management & Marketing
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management, General
• Marketing Research
• International Marketing
• Other Marketing

How Many Marketing Managers Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 1,720 people working as Marketing Managers in the year 2018.

There were 1,700 Marketing Managers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,470 Marketing Managers working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Marketing Managers than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Marketing Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.1%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 160 annual job openings, and a total of 1,790 jobs for Kentucky Marketing Managers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 21,300 annual jobs and 240,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Marketing Managers Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Marketing Managers ranged from $49,830 to $207,340 with $95,590 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.96 to $99.68. The median hourly rate was $45.96.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $45.28 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Marketing Managers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Marketing Managers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,790	$117,000
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	870	$100,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY	270	$92,970
Evansville, IN-KY	120	$104,250
Bowling Green, KY	50	$98,970
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	40	$81,790
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	40	$92,250

Top States for Marketing Managers Employment

View the list below to see where most Marketing Managers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	37,410	$156,450
Illinois	20,760	$118,890
New York	17,590	$172,230
Massachusetts	14,350	$132,210
Texas	12,910	$135,470
New Jersey	11,380	$160,420
Florida	9,700	$103,710
Minnesota	8,390	$130,990
Georgia	7,890	$133,530
Pennsylvania	7,510	$142,150
Ohio	6,590	$122,240
Arizona	6,150	$103,330
North Carolina	6,150	$133,190
Washington	6,080	$147,520
Connecticut	5,920	$136,580
Virginia	4,980	$163,470
Oregon	4,500	$109,990
Michigan	4,310	$127,830
Maryland	4,160	$136,730
Colorado	3,840	$161,870

Below are the states where Marketing Managers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$172,230
Virginia	$163,470
Colorado	$161,870
New Jersey	$160,420
California	$156,450
District of Columbia	$151,370
Delaware	$150,440
Rhode Island	$147,940
Washington	$147,520
Arkansas	$146,610

Related Careers in Kentucky

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Occupation	Kentucky Employment Total
Sales Managers	3,310

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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