Side-by-side distribution
Content Marketing
$129,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.1%
- Live roles
- 240
Social Media
$81,550
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.1%
- Live roles
- 1,478
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
Senior Manager, Community Growth & Intelligence
Community Sales Manager
Community Engagement Manager, Data Centers (Texas)
Community & Executive Escalations Program Manager
Senior Social Media Manager - Corporate, Expedia Group
Manager, Account Management | Community Institutions
Senior Manager, Community Relations - Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project
Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement
Global Social Media Manager
Sr. Government Program Development Manager (Government Compute/ Intelligence Community)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$224,000 | 2 |
|
Abbott
|
$186,500 | 2 |
Esri
|
$133,016 | 2 |
Bank of America
|
$131,725 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$116,250 | 2 |
AeroVect
|
$116,185 | 2 |
Protiviti
|
$107,500 | 2 |
Martell Ventures
|
$57,198 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Greystar
|
$73,500 | 194 |
NoGigiddy
|
$46,800 | 31 |
Air Apps
|
$42,679 | 31 |
Fairfield Residential
|
$57,351 | 18 |
Solidcore
|
$65,047 | 11 |
ChenMed
|
$93,184 | 9 |
Dentsu
|
$53,906 | 8 |
Bell Partners
|
$90,000 | 7 |
Content Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $148,500 | 5 |
| New York | $147,500 | 15 |
| Boston | $109,425 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $107,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $92,861 | 5 |
Social Media salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $125,000 | 35 |
| New York | $104,750 | 60 |
| Seattle | $87,000 | 15 |
| Boston | $82,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $79,500 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $77,500 | 29 |
| Toronto | $73,095 | 11 |
| Atlanta | $69,330 | 10 |
| London | $57,700 | 6 |
| Denver | $55,884 | 20 |
Content Marketing vs Social Media: which pays more?
The median for Content Marketing is $129,000 per year (typically $95,500–$150,000), versus $81,550 for Social Media ($56,188–$102,125). That puts Content Marketing about 58% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Content Marketing and Social Media 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.