Best states for a senior marketing program manager

Q: What is the best state for senior marketing program managers?

The best state to be a senior marketing program manager is Washington based on senior marketing program manager salaries and job opportunities.

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

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

Q: What is the worst state for senior marketing program managers?

The worst state for senior marketing program managers is South Carolina, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Senior marketing program manager opportunities vary in different parts of the country. In order to help you determine the best states for senior marketing program managers, we ranked all fifty states from best to worst for senior marketing program managers.We wanted to look at the best states for senior marketing program managers -- where there are plenty of senior marketing program manager jobs to go around and senior marketing program managers get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

Washington is the best state for jobs for senior marketing program managers, and South Carolina is the worst. The most common pay in Washington is $134,761, while the median pay in South Carolina is $95,044.We found that the South is best for senior marketing program managers, and the West is the worst. San Francisco, CA is the best city in the country for senior marketing program manager jobs, where as Washington is the best state in the country.

10 best states for senior marketing program managers in 2025

1. Washington
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 4,127
Average annual salary: $134,761
Lowest 10 percent earn: $103,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $174,000
Location Quotient:
2.26
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Washington
2. Oregon
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 1,285
Average annual salary: $136,832
Lowest 10 percent earn: $105,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $177,000
Location Quotient:
1.24
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Oregon
3. Utah
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 1,213
Average annual salary: $125,263
Lowest 10 percent earn: $95,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $163,000
Location Quotient:
1.52
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Utah
4. Rhode Island
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 451
Average annual salary: $125,638
Lowest 10 percent earn: $97,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $162,000
Location Quotient:
1.49
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Rhode Island
5. Arizona
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 1,532
Average annual salary: $130,807
Lowest 10 percent earn: $100,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $169,000
Location Quotient:
1.05
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Arizona
6. California
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 9,710
Average annual salary: $128,799
Lowest 10 percent earn: $98,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $168,000
Location Quotient:
1.33
Senior marketing program manager jobs in California
7. Michigan
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 1,448
Average annual salary: $130,695
Lowest 10 percent earn: $101,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $168,000
Location Quotient:
0.75
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Michigan
8. Connecticut
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 1,015
Average annual salary: $116,311
Lowest 10 percent earn: $90,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $150,000
Location Quotient:
1.23
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Connecticut
9. New Jersey
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 2,317
Average annual salary: $117,282
Lowest 10 percent earn: $90,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $151,000
Location Quotient:
1.17
Senior marketing program manager jobs in New Jersey
10. Pennsylvania
Total senior marketing program manager jobs: 2,592
Average annual salary: $111,359
Lowest 10 percent earn: $86,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $143,000
Location Quotient:
0.89
Senior marketing program manager jobs in Pennsylvania

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a senior marketing program manager

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

Detailed list of the best states for a senior marketing program manager

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Washington	$134,761	$103,000	7,405,743	4,127
2	Oregon	$136,832	$105,000	4,142,776	1,285
3	Utah	$125,263	$95,000	3,101,833	1,213
4	Rhode Island	$125,638	$97,000	1,059,639	451
5	Arizona	$130,807	$100,000	7,016,270	1,532
6	California	$128,799	$98,000	39,536,653	9,710
7	Michigan	$130,695	$101,000	9,962,311	1,448
8	Connecticut	$116,311	$90,000	3,588,184	1,015
9	New Jersey	$117,282	$90,000	9,005,644	2,317
10	Pennsylvania	$111,359	$86,000	12,805,537	2,592
11	New York	$117,243	$90,000	19,849,399	3,867
12	Idaho	$117,150	$89,000	1,716,943	335
13	North Dakota	$106,849	$83,000	755,393	288
14	Illinois	$111,263	$86,000	12,802,023	3,321
15	West Virginia	$111,028	$86,000	1,815,857	286
16	Arkansas	$107,763	$83,000	3,004,279	623
17	Nebraska	$109,319	$84,000	1,920,076	495
18	Delaware	$115,488	$89,000	961,939	272
19	Virginia	$112,521	$87,000	8,470,020	2,645
20	Nevada	$109,700	$83,000	2,998,039	454
21	Texas	$107,827	$83,000	28,304,596	4,887
22	North Carolina	$107,960	$83,000	10,273,419	2,102
23	Massachusetts	$111,608	$86,000	6,859,819	2,036
24	Minnesota	$106,776	$83,000	5,576,606	1,636
25	Alaska	$114,185	$94,000	739,795	145
26	Wyoming	$100,523	$77,000	579,315	201
27	Hawaii	$108,341	$90,000	1,427,538	235
28	New Mexico	$105,689	$81,000	2,088,070	426
29	Tennessee	$103,205	$80,000	6,715,984	1,110
30	Mississippi	$105,118	$81,000	2,984,100	364
31	District of Columbia	$102,983	$79,000	693,972	643
32	Iowa	$105,315	$81,000	3,145,711	534
33	Missouri	$106,513	$82,000	6,113,532	901
34	Montana	$99,297	$76,000	1,050,493	380
35	Alabama	$101,480	$78,000	4,874,747	764
36	New Hampshire	$99,941	$77,000	1,342,795	482
37	Vermont	$98,431	$76,000	623,657	333
38	Colorado	$100,168	$77,000	5,607,154	1,660
39	Maine	$98,907	$77,000	1,335,907	326
40	Ohio	$99,224	$76,000	11,658,609	1,887
41	Maryland	$103,591	$80,000	6,052,177	1,379
42	Georgia	$99,834	$77,000	10,429,379	2,207
43	South Dakota	$95,810	$74,000	869,666	234
44	Oklahoma	$98,775	$76,000	3,930,864	436
45	Wisconsin	$94,604	$73,000	5,795,483	1,228
46	Kentucky	$95,112	$73,000	4,454,189	636
47	Kansas	$95,086	$73,000	2,913,123	549
48	Louisiana	$98,413	$75,000	4,684,333	465
49	Indiana	$95,192	$73,000	6,666,818	984
50	Florida	$93,964	$72,000	20,984,400	3,138
51	South Carolina	$95,044	$73,000	5,024,369	710

Highest paying states for senior marketing program managers

Rank	State	Avg. Senior Marketing Program Manager Salary
1	Washington	$134,761
2	Oregon	$136,832
3	Utah	$125,263
4	Rhode Island	$125,638
5	Arizona	$130,807
6	California	$128,799
7	Michigan	$130,695
8	Connecticut	$116,311
9	New Jersey	$117,282
10	Pennsylvania	$111,359
11	New York	$117,243
12	Idaho	$117,150
13	North Dakota	$106,849
14	Illinois	$111,263
15	West Virginia	$111,028
16	Arkansas	$107,763
17	Nebraska	$109,319
18	Delaware	$115,488
19	Virginia	$112,521
20	Nevada	$109,700
21	Texas	$107,827
22	North Carolina	$107,960
23	Massachusetts	$111,608
24	Minnesota	$106,776
25	Alaska	$114,185
26	Wyoming	$100,523
27	Hawaii	$108,341
28	New Mexico	$105,689
29	Tennessee	$103,205
30	Mississippi	$105,118
31	District of Columbia	$102,983
32	Iowa	$105,315
33	Missouri	$106,513
34	Montana	$99,297
35	Alabama	$101,480
36	New Hampshire	$99,941
37	Vermont	$98,431
38	Colorado	$100,168
39	Maine	$98,907
40	Ohio	$99,224
41	Maryland	$103,591
42	Georgia	$99,834
43	South Dakota	$95,810
44	Oklahoma	$98,775
45	Wisconsin	$94,604
46	Kentucky	$95,112
47	Kansas	$95,086
48	Louisiana	$98,413
49	Indiana	$95,192
50	Florida	$93,964
51	South Carolina	$95,044

Expert opinions on the best states for senior marketing program managers

Are there any particularly good places in the United States for senior marketing program managers to find work opportunities?
Gerard Tellis
Director of the Institute for Outlier Research in Business & Professor of Marketing, University of Southern California
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Total senior marketing program manager jobs:	4,127
Average annual salary:	$134,761
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$103,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$174,000
Location Quotient:	2.26

Best states for a senior marketing program manager

10 best states for senior marketing program managers in 2025

1. Washington

2. Oregon

3. Utah

4. Rhode Island

5. Arizona

6. California

7. Michigan

8. Connecticut

9. New Jersey

10. Pennsylvania