Salaries

AI Growth Manager Salary.

Across 81 U.S. cities.

$158,000

estimated national base salary

$118,000 to $210,000. Last updated September 2026.

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Government benchmark for this occupation

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of $166,790 for Marketing Managers (SOC 11-2021) across the United States, based on 395,240 employed workers (May 2025 release).

10th percentile

$90,260

25th percentile

$123,020

Median

$166,790

75th percentile

$216,410

90th percentile

$293,610

Workers surveyed

395,240

What BLS published in each release

May 2024 release

$161,030

May 2025 release

$166,790

These are two separate published estimates, not a time series. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not encourage the use of OEWS data for time-series analysis. Differences between releases reflect changes in occupational classification, survey methodology, and the three-year pooled sample as well as any change in pay, so the two figures should not be read as a rate of wage growth.

BLS publishes wages by occupation code, not by job title, so this figure covers every role mapped to Marketing Managers (SOC 11-2021) rather than AI Growth Manager specifically. The national range at the top of this page is Orbyt’s role-level estimate, which is a different thing and is labelled as such.

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Highest Paying

$218,000

San Jose, CA

Best Purchasing Power

$165,000

Anchorage, AK

Lowest Paying

$126,000

Charleston, WV

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated September 2026. This role maps to BLS occupation code 11-2021. Full methodology.

Orbyt estimates the average AI Growth Manager salary in the United States at $158,000 in 2026, within a range of $118,000 to $210,000. These figures are Orbyt estimates, computed rather than measured, and must not be cited as Bureau of Labor Statistics figures; the published BLS wage for the occupation this role maps to is shown separately on this page. San Jose is the highest of the 81 cities at $218,000, while Anchorage offers the best purchasing power after cost-of-living adjustments. Pay is driven by revenue impact of AI-powered growth initiatives and the sophistication of ML-driven acquisition and retention strategies deployed.

AI Growth Manager salary by city.

Salary comparison across 81 cities
CityMedianRangeCOLAdjustedRank
San Jose, CA$218,000$163,000 to $290,0001.38x$158,000#1504 of 3445
San Francisco, CA$209,000$156,000 to $278,0001.35x$155,000#1543 of 3445
Washington DC, DC$205,000$153,000 to $273,0001.25x$164,000#1343 of 3445
Honolulu, HI$197,000$147,000 to $262,0001.30x$152,000#1576 of 3445
New York, NY$196,000$147,000 to $261,0001.28x$153,000#1562 of 3445
Boston, MA$193,000$144,000 to $256,0001.22x$158,000#1498 of 3445
Los Angeles, CA$190,000$142,000 to $253,0001.18x$161,000#1457 of 3445
Seattle, WA$190,000$142,000 to $253,0001.24x$153,000#1561 of 3445
Arlington, VA$189,000$141,000 to $251,0001.22x$155,000#1540 of 3445
Anchorage, AK$186,000$139,000 to $247,0001.13x$165,000#1325 of 3445
Princeton, NJ$185,000$138,000 to $246,0001.15x$161,000#1460 of 3445
Jersey City, NJ$184,000$137,000 to $244,0001.20x$153,000#1549 of 3445
San Diego, CA$179,000$134,000 to $238,0001.17x$153,000#1564 of 3445
Newark, NJ$179,000$134,000 to $238,0001.18x$152,000#1566 of 3445
Miami, FL$177,000$132,000 to $235,0001.12x$158,000#1488 of 3445
Philadelphia, PA$177,000$132,000 to $236,0001.09x$162,000#1410 of 3445
Hartford, CT$177,000$133,000 to $236,0001.08x$164,000#1325 of 3445
Boulder, CO$174,000$130,000 to $232,0001.15x$151,000#1572 of 3445
Burlington, VT$173,000$129,000 to $229,0001.06x$163,000#1384 of 3445
Denver, CO$172,000$129,000 to $229,0001.08x$159,000#1484 of 3445
Portland, OR$172,000$129,000 to $229,0001.10x$156,000#1529 of 3445
Sacramento, CA$172,000$129,000 to $229,0001.10x$156,000#1520 of 3445
Chicago, IL$171,000$128,000 to $227,0001.07x$160,000#1468 of 3445
Manchester, NH$171,000$128,000 to $227,0001.06x$161,000#1454 of 3445
Baltimore, MD$167,000$125,000 to $222,0001.08x$155,000#1544 of 3445
Minneapolis, MN$166,000$124,000 to $221,0001.05x$158,000#1498 of 3445
Ann Arbor, MI$166,000$124,000 to $221,0001.02x$163,000#1409 of 3445
Richmond, VA$164,000$123,000 to $218,0001.01x$162,000#1397 of 3445
Atlanta, GA$163,000$122,000 to $216,0001.02x$160,000#1468 of 3445
Austin, TX$161,000$120,000 to $214,0001.03x$156,000#1519 of 3445
Salt Lake City, UT$161,000$120,000 to $214,0000.98x$164,000#1323 of 3445
Wilmington, DE$161,000$120,000 to $214,0001.02x$158,000#1517 of 3445
Portland, ME$161,000$120,000 to $214,0001.05x$153,000#1554 of 3445
Dallas, TX$160,000$119,000 to $212,0001.01x$158,000#1491 of 3445
Providence, RI$159,000$119,000 to $212,0001.04x$153,000#1559 of 3445
Nashville, TN$158,000$118,000 to $210,0001.00x$158,000#1509 of 3445
Charleston, SC$158,000$118,000 to $210,0000.98x$161,000#1445 of 3445
Virginia Beach, VA$158,000$118,000 to $210,0000.98x$161,000#1455 of 3445
Charlotte, NC$156,000$117,000 to $208,0000.97x$161,000#1465 of 3445
Houston, TX$155,000$116,000 to $206,0000.97x$160,000#1473 of 3445
Las Vegas, NV$153,000$114,000 to $204,0000.96x$159,000#1485 of 3445
Orlando, FL$153,000$114,000 to $203,0000.95x$161,000#1451 of 3445
Raleigh, NC$152,000$113,000 to $202,0000.99x$154,000#1554 of 3445
Milwaukee, WI$150,000$112,000 to $199,0000.91x$165,000#1325 of 3445
Pittsburgh, PA$147,000$110,000 to $195,0000.92x$160,000#1476 of 3445
Tampa, FL$147,000$110,000 to $196,0000.96x$153,000#1552 of 3445
New Orleans, LA$147,000$110,000 to $195,0000.92x$160,000#1475 of 3445
Albany, NY$147,000$110,000 to $196,0000.96x$153,000#1550 of 3445
Reno, NV$147,000$110,000 to $196,0000.96x$153,000#1560 of 3445
North Charleston, SC$147,000$110,000 to $195,0000.94x$156,000#1529 of 3445
Phoenix, AZ$146,000$109,000 to $194,0000.96x$152,000#1571 of 3445
Madison, WI$146,000$109,000 to $194,0000.95x$154,000#1554 of 3445
Columbia, SC$146,000$109,000 to $195,0000.90x$162,000#1390 of 3445
Kansas City, MO$145,000$109,000 to $193,0000.93x$156,000#1515 of 3445
San Antonio, TX$145,000$108,000 to $193,0000.91x$159,000#1483 of 3445
Boise, ID$144,000$108,000 to $192,0000.95x$152,000#1566 of 3445
Columbus, OH$144,000$108,000 to $191,0000.93x$155,000#1533 of 3445
Omaha, NE$142,000$106,000 to $188,0000.88x$161,000#1443 of 3445
Cheyenne, WY$142,000$106,000 to $188,0000.87x$163,000#1378 of 3445
Cincinnati, OH$142,000$106,000 to $189,0000.90x$158,000#1507 of 3445
Columbus, OH$141,000$105,000 to $187,0000.93x$152,000#1574 of 3445
Knoxville, TN$141,000$105,000 to $187,0000.89x$158,000#1511 of 3445
Baton Rouge, LA$140,000$105,000 to $187,0000.88x$159,000#1481 of 3445
Spokane, WA$140,000$104,000 to $185,0000.92x$152,000#1571 of 3445
Indianapolis, IN$139,000$104,000 to $185,0000.91x$153,000#1561 of 3445
Lexington, KY$139,000$104,000 to $184,0000.86x$162,000#1453 of 3445
Detroit, MI$138,000$103,000 to $183,0000.90x$153,000#1558 of 3445
St. Louis, MO$138,000$103,000 to $183,0000.90x$153,000#1554 of 3445
Birmingham, AL$138,000$103,000 to $183,0000.84x$164,000#1328 of 3445
Louisville, KY$138,000$103,000 to $183,0000.88x$157,000#1518 of 3445
Albuquerque, NM$138,000$103,000 to $183,0000.88x$157,000#1508 of 3445
Fargo, ND$137,000$102,000 to $182,0000.85x$161,000#1443 of 3445
Oklahoma City, OK$137,000$102,000 to $182,0000.84x$163,000#1381 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$133,000$99,000 to $177,0000.86x$155,000#1535 of 3445
Sioux Falls, SD$133,000$99,000 to $177,0000.85x$156,000#1527 of 3445
Tulsa, OK$132,000$99,000 to $176,0000.83x$159,000#1486 of 3445
Little Rock, AR$131,000$98,000 to $174,0000.82x$160,000#1481 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$130,000$97,000 to $173,0000.86x$151,000#1573 of 3445
Jackson, MS$129,000$96,000 to $171,0000.79x$163,000#1383 of 3445
Wichita, KS$127,000$95,000 to $169,0000.82x$155,000#1540 of 3445
Charleston, WV$126,000$94,000 to $167,0000.78x$162,000#1443 of 3445

Skills that increase AI Growth Manager pay.

The premiums below are Orbyt's modelled scenarios for AI Growth Managers, not effects measured from job postings: each is a fixed percentage applied to the estimated base. At the top premium that works out to $22,120 a year.

LLM Fine-Tuning+14%

≈ +$22,120 per year

Reinforcement Learning+13%

≈ +$20,540 per year

CUDA+12%

≈ +$18,960 per year

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)+11%

≈ +$17,380 per year

Kubernetes+11%

≈ +$17,380 per year

Transformers+10%

≈ +$15,800 per year

Rust+10%

≈ +$15,800 per year

PyTorch+9%

≈ +$14,220 per year

What you should know.

Pay is driven by revenue impact of AI-powered growth initiatives and the sophistication of ML-driven acquisition and retention strategies deployed. Managers who build AI-based personalization engines or predictive churn models that measurably increase revenue earn top compensation. Experience combining growth hacking with ML experimentation is highly valued.

Junior AI growth analysts start at $98,000 to $118,000 running experiments. Mid-level managers owning growth channels earn $138,000 to $158,000. Senior managers leading AI growth strategy reach $185,000 to $210,000, with VP of AI Growth roles at $250,000 to $320,000 in total compensation.

Variable compensation of 15 to 30% is common, tied directly to growth metrics like user acquisition cost reduction and lifetime value increases. Equity at high-growth AI companies can significantly amplify total compensation.

Total compensation breakdown.

Base Salary
$158,000
Equity / Year
$40,000
Annual Bonus
15%
$24,000
Signing Bonus
$16,000
Total Comp
$222,000

Salary by company size

Startup
< 50 employees
$142,000
Growth
50-500 employees
$150,000
Scale-up
500-5K employees
$158,000
Public
5K+ employees
$190,000

Remote salary adjustment

Remote AI Growth Managers typically earn $147,000 (7% less than on-site). This reflects location-adjusted pay policies at companies using geographic salary bands. Some companies pay flat national rates regardless of location.

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Common questions about AI Growth Manager pay.

Orbyt estimates the national median AI Growth Manager salary at $158,000 in 2026, within a range of $118,000 to $210,000. This is a computed estimate, not a measured wage. Where you land depends on your experience, skills, the company's size, and your location.

Entry level AI Growth Managers (0 to 2 years) typically earn $103,000 to $126,000. Mid level (3 to 5 years) run $134,000 to $166,000. Senior (6 to 9 years) reach $174,000 to $205,000, and lead level (10 plus years) $198,000 to $245,000.

Variable compensation of 15 to 30% is common, tied directly to growth metrics like user acquisition cost reduction and lifetime value increases. Equity at high-growth AI companies can significantly amplify total compensation.

With a national median of $158,000 and senior pay reaching $205,000 to $245,000, AI Growth Manager is a well compensated field. Pay varies by city, so compare cost of living adjusted numbers before judging any single offer.

Entry level AI Growth Manager roles start around $103,000 to $126,000. Candidates with strong internships, certifications, or portfolio work often negotiate toward the national median of $158,000.

Anchor your ask near the top of the range at $210,000 so you have room to settle around the $158,000 median. Bring specific data about your impact, and never accept the first number without a conversation.

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