Side-by-side distribution
Content Marketing
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.6%
- Live roles
- 249
Marketing Manager
$141,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.7%
- Live roles
- 5,893
Highest-paying jobs
Clinical Content- Physician (Clinical AI Strategist - UpToDate®, M.D.)
Marketing Manager, Consumer Creative & Content
Brand and Content Strategist
Content Marketing Manager, Demand Generation
Senior Digital Strategist, Content Strategy & Operations
Content Strategist
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Senior Manager, Content Marketing Nonprofits
Content Marketer
Startup Content Marketing Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Head of Marketing - US Market
Growth Marketing Lead
Head of Product Marketing
Principal Product Marketing Manager, DataAI Privacy
Head of Marketing
Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
Head of Ads Enterprise Marketing
Principal Product Marketing Manager, DataAI Privacy
Head of Marketing, Fragrance & Beauty
Head of Community, Enterprise Marketing
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Kanopi
|
$90,043 | 4 |
|
OpenAI
|
$224,000 | 2 |
|
Abbott
|
$186,500 | 2 |
Esri
|
$133,016 | 2 |
Bank of America
|
$131,725 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$116,250 | 2 |
|
Wolters Kluwer
|
$241,750 | 1 |
|
Dust
|
$230,000 | 1 |
Verkada
Brex
Braze
Harvey
BD
Content Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,500 | 13 |
| New York | $148,750 | 14 |
| Chicago | $129,000 | 5 |
| Boston | $109,425 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $103,750 | 4 |
| Toronto | $89,189 | 4 |
Marketing Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $200,267 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $177,500 | 376 |
| Seattle | $176,400 | 96 |
| Denver | $159,252 | 53 |
| Austin | $150,650 | 91 |
| New York | $150,500 | 509 |
| Boston | $148,950 | 107 |
| Atlanta | $147,500 | 51 |
| Los Angeles | $147,025 | 84 |
| Chicago | $141,000 | 148 |
Content Marketing vs Marketing Manager: which pays more?
The median for Content Marketing is $125,000 per year (typically $92,681–$150,000), versus $141,250 for Marketing Manager ($110,000–$175,000). That puts Marketing Manager about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Content Marketing and Marketing Manager 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.