Best states for a database marketing manager

Q: What is the best state for database marketing managers?

The best state to be a database marketing manager is California based on database marketing manager salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for database marketing managers?

The highest paying state for database marketing managers is Hawaii based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for database marketing managers?

The worst state for database marketing managers is Oklahoma, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Gerard Tellis

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We decided to bring you a list of the best states for jobs for database marketing managers in the United States. Database marketing manager positions are available in every state, but not all states are the same. Some states do not offer the same wages, benefits, time off, etc for database marketing managers.In fact, our research shows that California is the best state for database marketing managers in America. The best city in America for database marketing managers with the highest pay is San Francisco, CA.

We figured that the best places for database marketing manager jobs has three things everyone would agree on. There would be high annual wages, good career prospects (no matter what phase of the career you are in), and a lot of job opportunities.California is the best state, and Newport is the city with the highest pay for database marketing managers.

10 best states for database marketing managers in 2025

1. California
Total database marketing manager jobs: 6,405
Average annual salary: $123,242
Lowest 10 percent earn: $90,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $168,000
Location Quotient:
1.34
Database marketing manager jobs in California
2. Rhode Island
Total database marketing manager jobs: 191
Average annual salary: $125,203
Lowest 10 percent earn: $93,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $168,000
Location Quotient:
0.96
Database marketing manager jobs in Rhode Island
3. Washington
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,738
Average annual salary: $112,686
Lowest 10 percent earn: $84,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $150,000
Location Quotient:
1.46
Database marketing manager jobs in Washington
4. Pennsylvania
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,816
Average annual salary: $115,670
Lowest 10 percent earn: $85,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $156,000
Location Quotient:
0.95
Database marketing manager jobs in Pennsylvania
5. District of Columbia
Total database marketing manager jobs: 451
Average annual salary: $122,430
Lowest 10 percent earn: $90,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $165,000
Location Quotient:
1.64
Database marketing manager jobs in District of Columbia
6. North Carolina
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,593
Average annual salary: $106,575
Lowest 10 percent earn: $78,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $144,000
Location Quotient:
1.01
Database marketing manager jobs in North Carolina
7. Oregon
Total database marketing manager jobs: 835
Average annual salary: $105,319
Lowest 10 percent earn: $78,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $141,000
Location Quotient:
1.23
Database marketing manager jobs in Oregon
8. Maryland
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,189
Average annual salary: $112,639
Lowest 10 percent earn: $83,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $152,000
Location Quotient:
1.15
Database marketing manager jobs in Maryland
9. Massachusetts
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,652
Average annual salary: $107,785
Lowest 10 percent earn: $80,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $144,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Database marketing manager jobs in Massachusetts
10. New Jersey
Total database marketing manager jobs: 1,195
Average annual salary: $114,234
Lowest 10 percent earn: $84,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $154,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Database marketing manager jobs in New Jersey

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a database marketing manager

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a database marketing manager

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	California	$123,242	$90,000	39,536,653	6,405
2	Rhode Island	$125,203	$93,000	1,059,639	191
3	Washington	$112,686	$84,000	7,405,743	1,738
4	Pennsylvania	$115,670	$85,000	12,805,537	1,816
5	District of Columbia	$122,430	$90,000	693,972	451
6	North Carolina	$106,575	$78,000	10,273,419	1,593
7	Oregon	$105,319	$78,000	4,142,776	835
8	Maryland	$112,639	$83,000	6,052,177	1,189
9	Massachusetts	$107,785	$80,000	6,859,819	1,652
10	New Jersey	$114,234	$84,000	9,005,644	1,195
11	Arizona	$104,495	$77,000	7,016,270	906
12	South Carolina	$112,354	$82,000	5,024,369	473
13	New York	$106,970	$79,000	19,849,399	2,416
14	Nevada	$103,600	$75,000	2,998,039	315
15	North Dakota	$99,453	$76,000	755,393	133
16	Idaho	$104,240	$77,000	1,716,943	186
17	Arkansas	$98,160	$72,000	3,004,279	391
18	Utah	$94,697	$69,000	3,101,833	924
19	West Virginia	$102,230	$75,000	1,815,857	160
20	Michigan	$100,796	$74,000	9,962,311	956
21	Nebraska	$99,750	$74,000	1,920,076	300
22	Virginia	$100,205	$73,000	8,470,020	1,854
23	Delaware	$104,729	$77,000	961,939	128
24	New Mexico	$100,426	$73,000	2,088,070	247
25	Illinois	$97,022	$72,000	12,802,023	1,914
26	Colorado	$98,122	$72,000	5,607,154	1,010
27	Georgia	$94,334	$69,000	10,429,379	1,667
28	Iowa	$96,989	$72,000	3,145,711	389
29	Mississippi	$97,466	$71,000	2,984,100	214
30	Minnesota	$94,240	$71,000	5,576,606	1,205
31	Tennessee	$94,012	$69,000	6,715,984	748
32	Wyoming	$90,965	$68,000	579,315	104
33	Texas	$93,517	$67,000	28,304,596	3,261
34	Connecticut	$92,717	$69,000	3,588,184	674
35	New Hampshire	$92,383	$69,000	1,342,795	314
36	Maine	$91,382	$69,000	1,335,907	229
37	Alabama	$92,826	$67,000	4,874,747	383
38	Vermont	$90,930	$68,000	623,657	121
39	Alaska	$92,634	$78,000	739,795	110
40	Ohio	$89,160	$65,000	11,658,609	1,277
41	South Dakota	$88,094	$66,000	869,666	157
42	Louisiana	$92,366	$66,000	4,684,333	316
43	Missouri	$92,039	$68,000	6,113,532	721
44	Kentucky	$87,389	$64,000	4,454,189	490
45	Wisconsin	$87,878	$65,000	5,795,483	851
46	Florida	$87,525	$60,000	20,984,400	2,402
47	Indiana	$87,789	$64,000	6,666,818	729
48	Hawaii	$76,304	$59,000	1,427,538	142
49	Montana	$88,530	$66,000	1,050,493	151
50	Kansas	$86,310	$64,000	2,913,123	425
51	Oklahoma	$87,568	$64,000	3,930,864	250

Highest paying states for database marketing managers

Rank	State	Avg. Database Marketing Manager Salary
1	California	$123,242
2	Rhode Island	$125,203
3	Washington	$112,686
4	Pennsylvania	$115,670
5	District of Columbia	$122,430
6	North Carolina	$106,575
7	Oregon	$105,319
8	Maryland	$112,639
9	Massachusetts	$107,785
10	New Jersey	$114,234
11	Arizona	$104,495
12	South Carolina	$112,354
13	New York	$106,970
14	Nevada	$103,600
15	North Dakota	$99,453
16	Idaho	$104,240
17	Arkansas	$98,160
18	Utah	$94,697
19	West Virginia	$102,230
20	Michigan	$100,796
21	Nebraska	$99,750
22	Virginia	$100,205
23	Delaware	$104,729
24	New Mexico	$100,426
25	Illinois	$97,022
26	Colorado	$98,122
27	Georgia	$94,334
28	Iowa	$96,989
29	Mississippi	$97,466
30	Minnesota	$94,240
31	Tennessee	$94,012
32	Wyoming	$90,965
33	Texas	$93,517
34	Connecticut	$92,717
35	New Hampshire	$92,383
36	Maine	$91,382
37	Alabama	$92,826
38	Vermont	$90,930
39	Alaska	$92,634
40	Ohio	$89,160
41	South Dakota	$88,094
42	Louisiana	$92,366
43	Missouri	$92,039
44	Kentucky	$87,389
45	Wisconsin	$87,878
46	Florida	$87,525
47	Indiana	$87,789
48	Hawaii	$76,304
49	Montana	$88,530
50	Kansas	$86,310
51	Oklahoma	$87,568

Expert opinions on the best states for database marketing managers

Are there any particularly good places in the United States for database marketing managers to find work opportunities?
Gerard Tellis
Director of the Institute for Outlier Research in Business & Professor of Marketing, University of Southern California
In addition, because most high-tech, new industry jobs have remained steady or increased and because these have abundant data, skills in big data collection and analysis will be important.

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Total database marketing manager jobs:	6,405
Average annual salary:	$123,242
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$90,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$168,000
Location Quotient:	1.34

Best states for a database marketing manager

10 best states for database marketing managers in 2025

1. California

2. Rhode Island

3. Washington

4. Pennsylvania

5. District of Columbia

6. North Carolina

7. Oregon

8. Maryland

9. Massachusetts

10. New Jersey