Marketing Salaries.

16 roles. 81 cities.

National salary data. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$158,000

AI Growth Manager

Industry Median

$77,000

AI Marketing Technologist

Entry Level

$62,000

Influencer / Creator

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 August 2026.

The marketing industry includes 16 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $62,000 to $158,000. The highest-paying role is AI Growth Manager at $158,000 national median. Marketing professionals drive customer acquisition, brand awareness, and revenue growth.

About marketing salaries

Marketing professionals drive customer acquisition, brand awareness, and revenue growth. The industry spans performance marketing, content strategy, SEO, and the rapidly emerging field of AI-powered marketing. Specialists who can demonstrate measurable ROI on campaigns and leverage AI tools for optimization command the highest compensation.

All marketing roles by salary

#	Role	Median	Range
1	AI Growth Manager	$158,000	$118,000 to $210,000
2	Growth Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
3	Marketing Automation Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
4	Marketing Platform Developer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
5	Marketing Data Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
6	Marketing Manager	$95,000	$72,000 to $125,000
7	AI Content Strategist	$77,000	$53,000 to $109,000
8	GEO/AEO Specialist	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
9	AI Marketing Technologist	$77,000	$53,000 to $109,000
10	Digital Marketing Specialist	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
11	SEO Specialist	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
12	Growth Hacker	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
13	Content Strategist	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
14	Social Media Manager	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
15	Brand Strategist	$77,000	$56,000 to $105,000
16	Influencer / Creator	$62,000	$35,000 to $115,000

Top cities for marketing

Cities ranked by average median salary across all 16 marketing roles.

#	City	Avg Median	COL Index
1	San Jose, CA	$133,813	1.38x
2	San Francisco, CA	$129,563	1.35x
3	Honolulu, HI	$125,938	1.30x
4	New York, NY	$123,063	1.28x
5	Washington DC, DC	$121,250	1.25x
6	Seattle, WA	$119,438	1.24x
7	Boston, MA	$119,250	1.22x
8	Arlington, VA	$118,000	1.22x

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