Salary report · 2026 to date
Marketing jobs in United States advertised a median of $156K a year in 2026 (middle half $108K–$200K), from 1,471 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internship | $42K – $81K | $46K | $22.25 | 26 |
| Entry level | $58K – $110K | $80K | $38.46 | 18 |
| Mid level | $73K – $150K | $96K | $46.27 | 278 |
| Senior | $95K – $165K | $125K | $60.10 | 93 |
| Staff/Principal | $177K – $225K | $203K | $97.40 | 23 |
| Manager | $124K – $189K | $158K | $75.75 | 739 |
| Director | $160K – $240K | $196K | $94.42 | 222 |
| Executive |
JobRipe, "What Marketing jobs pay in the United States, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/us/marketing (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $156K a year (about $75.00 an hour), from 1,471 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 14 January 2026 and 23 October 2026. Half of them fall between $108K and $200K.
One in ten postings advertised $243K a year or more; one in ten advertised $75K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: Santa Clara $237K; Palo Alto $215K; San Francisco $205K; San Jose $196K.
Median advertised pay is $135K for remote postings (709) and $167K for on-site ones (585). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| $205K – $264K |
| $225K |
| $108 |
| 72 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | $90K – $180K | $135K | $64.90 | 709 |
| On-site | $128K – $210K | $167K | $80.29 | 585 |
| Hybrid | $156K – $228K | $191K | $91.66 | 177 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170K – $255K | $205K | $98.56 | 210 |
| New York | $149K – $208K | $174K | $83.41 | 137 |
| San Mateo | $158K – $220K | $188K | $90.14 | 27 |
| Menlo Park | $141K – $212K | $191K | $91.66 | 22 |
| Chicago | $102K – $149K | $131K | $62.79 | 19 |
| Denver | $147K – $193K | $164K | $78.72 | 12 |
| Boston | $101K – $151K | $130K | $62.68 | 12 |
| Seattle | $149K – $249K | $163K | $78.12 | 11 |
| Redlands | $100K – $131K | $117K | $56.05 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $150K – $165K | $153K | $73.49 | 9 |
| Atlanta | $171K – $208K | $188K | $90.14 | 7 |
| Bellevue | $137K – $226K | $170K | $81.49 | 7 |
| Austin | $120K – $163K | $150K | $72.12 | 7 |
| Washington | $140K – $174K | $145K | $69.71 | 7 |
| Santa Clara | $228K – $249K | $237K | $114 | 6 |
| Palo Alto | $214K – $216K | $215K | $103 | 6 |
| San Jose | $183K – $237K | $196K | $93.99 | 6 |
| Arlington | $141K – $184K | $154K | $74.12 | 6 |
| Salt Lake City | $134K – $160K | $150K | $72.12 | 5 |
| Hawthorne | $130K – $145K | $140K | $67.31 | 5 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $228K – $303K | $280K | $134 | 37 |
| Jobgether | $115K – $179K | $138K | $66.46 | 37 |
| Procter & Gamble | $104K – $143K | $138K | $66.18 | 31 |
| Brex | $147K – $185K | $153K | $73.34 | 26 |
| Verkada | $149K – $185K | $160K | $76.92 | 24 |
| Harvey | $164K – $238K | $192K | $92.37 | 22 |
| Anthropic | $280K – $335K | $320K | $154 | 21 |
| Airwallex | $162K – $221K | $169K | $81.25 | 20 |
| Databricks | $194K – $263K | $240K | $115 | 19 |
| Snowflake | $153K – $209K | $191K | $91.66 | 19 |
| Perplexity | $158K – $220K | $183K | $87.74 | 17 |
| MongoDB | $150K – $160K | $150K | $72.12 | 17 |
| Salesforce | $148K – $182K | $178K | $85.38 | 16 |
| Esri | $104K – $136K | $117K | $56.05 | 16 |
| Fivetran | $159K – $177K | $167K | $80.51 | 15 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startup | $150K – $188K | $160K | $76.92 | 9 |
| Small (under 50) | $141K – $218K | $188K | $90.38 | 40 |
| Mid-size | $147K – $213K | $175K | $84.13 | 223 |
| Large | $138K – $203K | $167K | $80.51 | 446 |
| Enterprise | $131K – $254K | $177K | $85.02 | 210 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | $181K – $282K | $226K | $109 | 129 |
| Saas | $136K – $211K | $185K | $88.92 | 74 |
| Devtools | $139K – $180K | $160K | $76.92 | 72 |
| Fintech | $148K – $215K | $179K | $86.06 | 65 |
| Health | $104K – $193K | $138K | $66.18 | 52 |
| Finance | $140K – $212K | $165K | $79.33 | 49 |
| Data | $184K – $254K | $194K | $93.31 | 38 |
| Hardware | $92K – $165K | $130K | $62.50 | 29 |
| Education | $84K – $165K | $137K | $65.79 | 26 |
| Social | $108K – $217K | $191K | $92.03 | 22 |
| Mobility | $113K – $149K | $123K | $58.89 | 17 |
| Security | $161K – $215K | $179K | $85.93 | 14 |