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Marketing Manager Salary in Arkansas (2026)

The average Marketing Manager in Arkansas earns around $158,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $113,188/year ($9,432/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$113,188
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$9,432
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$4,353
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$54/hr
Federal Tax
$26,654
State Tax
$6,071
FICA Taxes
$12,087
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

28.36%
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Marketing Manager Salary Ranges in Arkansas

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$105,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$158,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$240,000

/year

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Not all Marketing Managers earn the same — not even close

Arkansas's marketing manager market is anchored by Walmart Connect Bentonville (the country's #3 US digital advertising platform + Walmart retail media network + the substantial Walmart Connect ad-platform engineering + sales + analytics organization), Walmart consumer marketing Bentonville, Sam Club marketing Bentonville, Tyson Foods consumer marketing Springdale (CPG brand marketing across Tyson + Jimmy Dean + Hillshire Farm + Ball Park + Sara Lee Frozen + State Fair + Aidells), JB Hunt B2B marketing Lowell, Dillard's HQ Little Rock retail marketing, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville (Alice Walton-founded museum with substantial cultural marketing), the substantial NW Arkansas Walmart supplier ecosystem CPG marketing offices, plus UA Walton College + UA J. William Fulbright + UCA Conway marketing pipelines.

Senior Marketing Director (Walmart Connect / Tyson)

$135,000–$215,000+ TC

Senior leadership at Walmart Connect retail media + Tyson + JB Hunt · Fortune 1 + 100 scale + RSU

Senior Brand Manager (Tyson CPG)

$118,000–$185,000

Tyson + Jimmy Dean + Hillshire Farm + Ball Park + Sara Lee Frozen · CPG brand marketing

Senior Marketing Manager (Walmart Supplier / CPG)

$118,000–$175,000

P&G + Coca-Cola + Procter + J&J + General Mills + Kraft Heinz Walmart-facing supplier marketing

Senior Marketing Manager (Retail Media / Walmart Connect)

$125,000–$195,000

Walmart Connect retail media ad platform · DSP + measurement + brand sales

Senior Marketing Manager (Retail / Dillard·s)

$98,000–$148,000

Dillard·s + Sam Club retail marketing · merchandising + private brand + customer acquisition

Senior Marketing Manager (Logistics B2B / JB Hunt)

$98,000–$148,000

JB Hunt + ArcBest B2B marketing · carrier acquisition + shipper marketing + freight digital

Senior Athletics Marketing (UA Razorbacks)

$88,000–$135,000

University of Arkansas Razorbacks SEC + UA Little Rock + ASU athletic department marketing

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

$92,000–$142,000

AR agency + in-house digital · SEO + paid acquisition + social · Bentonville + Little Rock

Mid-Level Marketing Manager (3-6 yrs)

$72,000–$108,000

Functional manager at AR enterprise + agency · transitioning to senior band

Junior Marketing Coordinator (0-3 yrs)

$45,000–$65,000

UA Walton + UA Little Rock + ASU + UCA pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: Walmart Connect Bentonville is the country's most distinctive concentrated US retail media advertising platform and one of the country's largest US digital ad organizations HQ'd outside Silicon Valley + NYC and a feature most national marketing surveys understate for AR. Walmart Connect (the substantial Walmart-internal retail media network and the country's #3 US digital advertising platform by some measures behind Google + Meta + ahead of Amazon Advertising for retail media specifically with ~$3B+ annual ad revenue + substantial ~30% YoY growth + the substantial Walmart DSP + Sponsored Search + Display + Onsite Video ad inventory across Walmart.com + Sam Club + the substantial connected TV via Vizio post-2024 acquisition + the substantial in-store digital signage + Walmart's first-party shopper data advantage) operates one of the country's largest US retail media advertising platforms. Senior Walmart Connect marketing directors clear $135-215K+ TC with substantial . The substantial Northwest Arkansas Walmart supplier ecosystem CPG marketing offices (~1,200+ supplier offices including P&G + Coca-Cola + Procter & Gamble + Johnson & Johnson + General Mills + Kraft Heinz + Kellogg + Mars + Nestlé + Unilever + Mondelez + PepsiCo) supports substantial Walmart-facing CPG brand marketing + shopper marketing + Walmart-trade-marketing work. Tyson Foods Springdale CPG brand marketing supports substantial protein CPG marketing across Tyson + Jimmy Dean + Hillshire Farm + Ball Park + Sara Lee Frozen + State Fair + Aidells brands. JB Hunt B2B marketing + Dillard's retail marketing + Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Alice Walton-founded with ~$1B+ endowment + substantial annual visitorship) cultural marketing all contribute. AR progressive 2-4.4% top phasing 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + lower NW Arkansas cost of living vs major coastal marketing metros anchor the AR marketing manager proposition.

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