How much do starting marketing managers make?

• Sunnyvale, CA, averages $52,371 a year ($25.18 an hour)

• Santa Cruz, CA, averages $52,018 a year ($25.01 an hour)

• Santa Rosa, CA, averages $50,693 a year ($24.37 an hour)

• Williston, ND, averages $49,750 a year ($23.92 an hour)

• Manhattan, NY, averages $49,619 a year ($23.86 an hour)

• Barnstable Town, MA, averages $49,298 a year ($23.70 an hour)

• Cambridge, MA, averages $49,090 a year ($23.60 an hour)

• Arlington, VA, averages $48,728 a year ($23.43 an hour)

• Dickinson, ND, averages $48,431 a year ($23.28 an hour)

• San Mateo, CA, averages $48,332 a year ($23.24 an hour)

Top companies in pay for entry level marketing manager positions:

• Platinum Supplemental Insurance averages $93,358 a year (range: $93K - $93K)

• IBM averages $79,010 a year (range: $49K - $125K)

• Allstate averages $47,403 a year (range: $43K - $56K)

• Aerotek averages $33,075 a year (range: $31K - $38K)

• Avon averages $73,305 per year (range: $69K - $87K)

• General Motors (GM) averages $68,351 per year (range: $59K - $84K)

• YP averages $36,606 a year (range: $34K - $45K)

• Aerotek averages $42,678 a year (range: $33K - $73K)

• Boeing averages $86,012 per year (range: $71K - $133K)