Side-by-side distribution
Brand Manager
$121,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.7%
- Live roles
- 733
Product Marketing
$167,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.8%
- Live roles
- 1,082
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Product Manager, Brand Expedia AI Experiences
Senior Amazon Brand Manager
Staff Product Manager, Ads Product – Brand
Senior Product Manager, Brand Outcomes, Video and Native Advertising
Senior Product Manager, Brand Outcomes, Video and Native Advertising
Sr. Enterprise Sales Manager – Monotype Secure (Phishing & Brand Protection)
Lead, Product Marketing Manager - Brand
Principal Product Manager, AI Brand Visibility
Senior Product Manager Loyalty Co-Brand Credit Card
Events Manager, Brand & Communications
Highest-paying jobs
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead
Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
GTM Product Marketing Lead
Product Marketing Lead, GTM Strategy - Claude for Knowledge Work
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Product Marketing Lead
Sr. Manager, Ads Product Marketing- PerformanceAutomation
Product Marketing Manager, Platform
Principal Product Marketing Manager - Cloud Memory
Product Marketing Lead, ChatGPT Work
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Abbott
|
$149,000 | 9 |
Wasserman
|
$70,650 | 9 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $120,625 | 8 |
Kraft Heinz
|
$135,900 | 6 |
Stryker
|
$116,995 | 5 |
Church & Dwight
|
$101,350 | 5 |
Novartis
|
$66,709 | 5 |
|
Roku
|
$217,675 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
KLA
|
$187,000 | 9 |
| SA Salesforce | $180,150 | 8 |
Braze
|
$153,250 | 8 |
T-Mobile
|
$167,650 | 6 |
Klaviyo
|
$145,000 | 6 |
Grafana Labs
|
$123,892 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$299,500 | 5 |
DigitalOcean
|
$207,500 | 5 |
Brand Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $197,900 | 5 |
| Seattle | $173,825 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 17 |
| Boston | $164,500 | 5 |
| New York | $134,400 | 51 |
| Los Angeles | $121,850 | 11 |
| Chicago | $117,200 | 15 |
| Amsterdam | $109,863 | 5 |
| London | $96,040 | 9 |
| Toronto | $88,012 | 13 |
Product Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $210,675 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 126 |
| Seattle | $181,025 | 22 |
| New York | $178,500 | 115 |
| Atlanta | $173,650 | 4 |
| Austin | $167,150 | 19 |
| Denver | $161,799 | 10 |
| Chicago | $153,250 | 32 |
| Boston | $145,000 | 15 |
| London | $140,719 | 11 |
Brand Manager vs Product Marketing: which pays more?
The median for Brand Manager is $121,000 per year (typically $88,839–$149,000), versus $167,500 for Product Marketing ($137,750–$190,500). That puts Product Marketing about 38% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Brand Manager and Product Marketing are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.