What are the main factors that influence a Marketing Intern's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Marketing Intern's salary?

A Marketing Intern's salary grows with experience: a Marketing Intern (0-1 years)earns $45,248, a Marketing Assistant II (1-3 years)earns $50,273, a Marketing Assistant III (3-5 years)earns $56,106, a Marketing Assistant IV (5-7 years)earns $62,553,

What are the highest paying states for a Marketing Intern?

Marketing Intern salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Marketing Intern roles are District of Columbia $50,388, California $50,197, Massachusetts $49,528. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Marketing Intern roles make?

Salaries for Marketing Intern level roles vary by specialization: Analyst Intern: $115,022; Product Marketing Intern: $89,362; Intern IT: $83,168; Engineer Intern: $70,073; Finance Intern: $67,048.

How do different companies affect a Marketing Intern's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Marketing Intern roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Marketing Intern Salary in the United States

How much does a Marketing Intern make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Marketing Intern in the United States is $45,509 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Marketing Intern's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,308
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,635 to $49,068
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,198

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Marketing Intern Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,068	$4,089	$944	$24
Average	$45,509	$3,792	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$40,635	$3,386	$781	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Marketing Intern Salaries

A Marketing Intern's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Marketing Intern Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Marketing Interns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,388.
California: $50,197.
Massachusetts: $49,528.

District of Columbia $50,388 California $50,197 Massachusetts $49,528 Washington $49,346 New Jersey $49,328 Alaska $49,264 Connecticut $48,636 New York $48,381

Hawaii $47,566 Rhode Island $47,184 Maryland $46,925 Minnesota $46,570 Colorado $46,433 Illinois $46,388 Oregon $46,215 Delaware $46,087

New Hampshire $46,007 Virginia $45,828 Pennsylvania $45,305 Nevada $45,041 North Dakota $44,954 Michigan $44,818 Wisconsin $44,768 Vermont $44,667

Texas $44,390 Maine $44,372 Arizona $44,344 Ohio $44,313 Georgia $43,894 Indiana $43,684 Wyoming $43,644 Utah $43,580

Iowa $43,552 Kansas $43,334 Louisiana $43,270 North Carolina $43,248 Missouri $43,238 Florida $43,061 Montana $42,965 Nebraska $42,874

Kentucky $42,824 South Carolina $42,642 Tennessee $42,529 Idaho $42,483 New Mexico $42,151 Oklahoma $42,078 Alabama $41,809 South Dakota $41,359

Arkansas $41,113 West Virginia $40,981 Mississippi $40,585

Top Paying Cities for Marketing Interns

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $57,401
San Francisco: $56,837
Oakland: $55,576

San Jose, CA $57,401

San Francisco, CA $56,837

Oakland, CA $55,576

New York, NY $52,741

Queens Village, NY $52,400

Paramus, NJ $52,035

Passaic, NJ $51,990

Bergenfield, NJ $51,944

Stamford, CT $51,876

Huntington, NY $51,831

Newark, NJ $51,535

Bridgeport, CT $51,444

New Brunswick, NJ $51,294

Vallejo, CA $51,198

Middlesex, NJ $51,171

Somerset, NJ $51,130

Petaluma, CA $51,025

Santa Cruz, CA $50,848

Boston, MA $50,757

Monterey, CA $50,529

Fairbanks, AK $50,497

Los Angeles, CA $50,411

Washington, DC $50,388

Seattle, WA $50,306

Santa Rosa, CA $50,297

Juneau, AK $50,165

Orange, CA $50,015

Anchorage, AK $49,933

Anaheim, CA $49,901

Santa Ana, CA $49,833

Nassau, NY $49,805

Long Beach, CA $49,787

Danbury, CT $49,774

Santa Maria, CA $49,619

Everett, WA $49,610

Bremerton, WA $49,387

Trenton, NJ $49,300

Sacramento, CA $49,282

San Diego, CA $49,259

Brockton, MA $49,241

Tacoma, WA $49,223

Santa Barbara, CA $49,159

Lowell, MA $48,977

New Suffolk, NY $48,959

Nashua, NH $48,904

Lompoc, CA $48,832

Ventura, CA $48,786

Stockton, CA $48,772

New Haven, CT $48,681

Atlantic City, NJ $48,563

Hartford, CT $48,463

Modesto, CA $48,440

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,340

New Britain, CT $48,317

Olympia, WA $48,254

Kennewick, WA $48,254

New London, CT $48,245

Norwich, CT $48,231

Lawrence, MA $48,208

Bakersfield, CA $48,081

Riverside, CA $48,017

New Bedford, MA $48,017

Richland, WA $47,971

Portsmouth, NH $47,935

Vineland, NJ $47,926

San Bernardino, CA $47,890

Boulder, CO $47,762

Worcester, MA $47,726

Portland, OR $47,685

Saint Paul, MN $47,630

Minneapolis, MN $47,630

Philadelphia, PA $47,566

Honolulu, HI $47,325

Springfield, MA $47,166

Providence, RI $47,161

Chicago, IL $47,029

Bellingham, WA $46,975

Baltimore, MD $46,925

Chico, CA $46,811

Wilmington, DE $46,734

Pittsfield, MA $46,688

Manchester, NH $46,602

Spokane, WA $46,401

Denver, CO $46,397

Albany, NY $46,183

Troy, NY $46,165

Schenectady, NY $46,069

Burlington, VT $45,969

Portland, ME $45,810

Salem, OR $45,773

Yakima, WA $45,764

Ann Arbor, MI $45,751

Rochester, MN $45,623

Fresno, CA $45,600

Reno, NV $45,600

Milwaukee, WI $45,559

Detroit, MI $45,514

Allentown, PA $45,500

Carson City, NV $45,496

Houston, TX $45,427

Colorado Springs, CO $45,423

Syracuse, NY $45,400

Eugene, OR $45,314

Bismarck, ND $45,259

Gary, IN $45,259

Galveston, TX $45,259

Springfield, OR $45,223

Medford, OR $45,113

Fort Collins, CO $45,095

Austin, TX $45,059

Mesa, AZ $44,963

Phoenix, AZ $44,954

Dallas, TX $44,941

Reading, PA $44,913

Saint Cloud, MN $44,895

Concord, NH $44,854

Madison, WI $44,836

Utica, NY $44,713

Raleigh, NC $44,677

Las Vegas, NV $44,672

Rochester, NY $44,640

Des Moines, IA $44,636

Atlanta, GA $44,563

Battle Creek, MI $44,549

Salt Lake City, UT $44,535

Lancaster, PA $44,467

Champaign, IL $44,458

Harrisburg, PA $44,404

Durham, NC $44,363

Kansas City, MO $44,358

Kansas City, KS $44,349

Fort Worth, TX $44,344

Boca Raton, FL $44,326

Cleveland, OH $44,322

Columbus, OH $44,313

Pittsburgh, PA $44,308

Richmond, VA $44,290

Indianapolis, IN $44,281

Cincinnati, OH $44,221

Petersburg, VA $44,153

Billings, MT $44,053

Lansing, MI $44,053

Huntsville, AL $44,053

Lebanon, PA $44,049

Dayton, OH $44,044

Pueblo, CO $44,044

Appleton, WI $44,030

Buffalo, NY $44,012

Racine, WI $43,989

Charlotte, NC $43,985

Saint Louis, MO $43,971

Springfield, IL $43,953

Elkhart, IN $43,944

York, PA $43,944

Gastonia, NC $43,939

Benton Harbor, MI $43,939

Beaumont, TX $43,912

Lorain, OH $43,903

Toledo, OH $43,885

Binghamton, NY $43,862

Rock Hill, SC $43,857

Rockford, IL $43,835

Fargo, ND $43,812

Elyria, OH $43,812

Flagstaff, AZ $43,780

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,753

Miami, FL $43,725

Duluth, MN $43,653

Bangor, ME $43,593

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,543

Louisville, KY $43,521

Grand Rapids, MI $43,512

Hialeah, FL $43,507

Casper, WY $43,443

Scranton, PA $43,389

New Orleans, LA $43,375

Virginia Beach, VA $43,370

Akron, OH $43,348

Peoria, IL $43,289

Sarasota, FL $43,279

Green Bay, WI $43,248

Baton Rouge, LA $43,225

Charleston, SC $43,216

Nashville, TN $43,202

Jamestown, NY $43,193

Davenport, IA $43,193

Tucson, AZ $43,170

Cheyenne, WY $43,157

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,143

Tampa, FL $43,134

Omaha, NE $43,125

Port Arthur, TX $43,107

Evansville, IN $43,107

Bradenton, FL $43,088

Santa Fe, NM $43,006

Orlando, FL $42,961

Clearwater, FL $42,911

Canton, OH $42,815

La Crosse, WI $42,815

Grand Forks, ND $42,802

Albuquerque, NM $42,788

Tulsa, OK $42,788

Newport News, VA $42,783

High Point, NC $42,770

Ogden, UT $42,752

Corpus Christi, TX $42,715

Laramie, WY $42,688

Norfolk, VA $42,688

Rock Island, IL $42,661

Saginaw, MI $42,651

Jacksonville, FL $42,647

Salisbury, NC $42,638

Memphis, TN $42,629

Moline, IL $42,606

Fort Myers, FL $42,592

Waterloo, IA $42,533

Spartanburg, SC $42,488

Lincoln, NE $42,465

Fort Wayne, IN $42,456

Birmingham, AL $42,406

Cedar Falls, IA $42,397

Provo, UT $42,392

Springfield, OH $42,387

San Antonio, TX $42,378

Greensboro, NC $42,360

South Bend, IN $42,356

Winston Salem, NC $42,351

Boise, ID $42,337

Savannah, GA $42,306

Muskegon, MI $42,224

Lima, OH $42,169

Lake Charles, LA $42,151

Anderson, IN $42,142

Lexington, KY $42,128

Augusta, GA $42,114

Greenville, SC $42,114

Wichita, KS $42,073

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,073

Columbia, SC $42,032

Bloomington, IN $41,919

Roanoke, VA $41,891

Asheville, NC $41,832

Knoxville, TN $41,755

Shreveport, LA $41,750

Wilmington, NC $41,691

Frankfort, KY $41,605

Oklahoma City, OK $41,573

Chillicothe, OH $41,555

Longview, TX $41,550

Topeka, KS $41,536

Mobile, AL $41,468

Terre Haute, IN $41,450

Erie, PA $41,445

Altoona, PA $41,423

Melbourne, FL $41,409

Amarillo, TX $41,391

Killeen, TX $41,377

Fayetteville, AR $41,341

Sioux Falls, SD $41,309

Chattanooga, TN $41,282

Idaho Falls, ID $41,277

Gainesville, FL $41,181

Portsmouth, OH $41,159

Little Rock, AR $41,150

Lynchburg, VA $41,150

Lafayette, LA $41,131

Youngstown, OH $41,131

Temple, TX $41,113

Daytona Beach, FL $41,104

Clarksville, TN $41,100

Pensacola, FL $41,095

Hopkinsville, KY $40,958

Charleston, WV $40,954

Florence, SC $40,931

Sioux City, IA $40,904

Macon, GA $40,772

Tallahassee, FL $40,767

Fayetteville, NC $40,758

Waco, TX $40,749

Wichita Falls, TX $40,749

Pine Bluff, AR $40,731

Vincennes, IN $40,644

Lubbock, TX $40,626

Great Falls, MT $40,599

Alamogordo, NM $40,594

Abilene, TX $40,558

Rapid City, SD $40,499

Monroe, LA $40,499

Albany, GA $40,472

Huntington, WV $40,467

Jackson, MS $40,462

Greenville, MS $40,458

Parkersburg, WV $40,412

Montgomery, AL $40,403

Johnstown, PA $40,394

Springfield, MO $40,358

Biloxi, MS $40,335

Sumter, SC $40,239

Columbus, GA $40,235

Twin Falls, ID $40,208

Pascagoula, MS $40,148

Kingsport, TN $40,030

Gulfport, MS $40,016

Alexandria, LA $39,866

Fort Smith, AR $39,752

El Paso, TX $39,630

Helena, MT $39,570

Las Cruces, NM $39,425

Harlingen, TX $39,297

Pocatello, ID $39,256

Florence, AL $39,243

Brownsville, TX $39,234

Dothan, AL $39,161

Mcallen, TX $39,138

Columbus, MS $38,801

Altus, OK $38,592

Lawton, OK $38,506

Pierre, SD $38,342

What Skills Can Increase a Marketing Intern's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 4.8% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
CRM (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Customer relationship management (CRM) is a technology for managing all your company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.68% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	4.8%
CRM	2.08%
PowerPoint	1.68%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Marketing Intern's salary.

Marketing Plans: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Marketing Plans	$50,971	12%
Insight	$50,971	12%
Analysis	$50,060	10%
Project Management	$50,060	10%
Consulting	$50,060	10%
Market Research	$49,605	9%

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How Education impacts a Marketing Intern's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Marketing Interns enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Marketing Intern with a Associate's Degree is between $46,398 and $50,248).

Marketing Intern Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Marketing Intern

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 6.0%

Associates 6.8%

Bachelors 78.8%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	6.0%
Associates	6.8%
Bachelors	78.8%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Marketing Intern Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Marketing Intern's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$40,635

Average $45,509/year

$49,068

$3,386

Average $3,792/month

$4,089

$781

Average $875/week

$944

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,068	$4,089	$944	$24
Average	$45,509	$3,792	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$40,635	$3,386	$781	$20

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Salary Trends for Marketing Intern

Salaries for a Marketing Intern can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,446 in 2023 to around $48,564 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Marketing Intern salary trends, .

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