Side-by-side distribution
Content Marketing
$130,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.7%
- Live roles
- 237
Public Relations
$137,650
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.3%
- Live roles
- 652
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Clinical Content- Physician (Clinical AI Strategist - UpToDate®) - Partnerships
Marketing Manager, Consumer Creative & Content
Senior Marketing Manager, Content Excellence Engagement
Senior Marketing Manager, Content Excellence Execution
Content Strategist, Product
Content Marketing Manager, Demand Generation
B2B Marketing Manager, Content & Social
Content Marketing Manager
Content Marketing Manager
Content Marketing Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, Science Strategy & Communications
Senior Engineering Manager, Communications
Internal Communications Manager, Tech
Internal Communications Manager: GTM
Communications Manager, Monetization
Senior Manager, Advertising Communications
Sr. Manager, Policy Communications
Manager, Real Time Communications Technology
Communications Manager, Safeguards
Policy Communications Manager, Responsible Scaling, Security, and Governance
Legora AB
iCapital
AeroVect
Formlabs
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture
|
$187,200 | 7 |
Fivetran
|
$157,561 | 6 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $121,125 | 6 |
Highwire
|
$107,500 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$320,000 | 5 |
SpaceX
|
$145,000 | 5 |
B Lab Global
|
$84,015 | 5 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$159,500 | 4 |
Content Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $173,500 | 15 |
| New York | $158,750 | 18 |
| Chicago | $137,525 | 6 |
| Boston | $130,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $93,128 | 4 |
Public Relations salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $178,000 | 50 |
| Denver | $170,200 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $166,850 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $166,350 | 12 |
| Seattle | $165,760 | 12 |
| Austin | $162,000 | 9 |
| New York | $146,975 | 64 |
| Boston | $146,750 | 16 |
| Chicago | $134,125 | 23 |
| Toronto | $117,125 | 10 |
Content Marketing vs Public Relations: which pays more?
The median for Content Marketing is $130,000 per year (typically $102,500–$162,500), versus $137,650 for Public Relations ($106,934–$170,000). That puts Public Relations about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Content Marketing and Public Relations 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.