Demand Generation vs Email Marketing

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Demand Generation pays about 26% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Demand Generation Email Marketing
$132.5k
$105.5k
$62.3k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $184.4k

Demand Generation

$132,500

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -23%
$172,000 $132,500
$105k 25th
$132.5k Median
$152.5k 75th
$94.8k
$176k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $50k – $252k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.7%
Live roles
140

Email Marketing

$105,548

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -15.6%
$125,000 $105,548
$75k 25th
$105.5k Median
$142.5k 75th
$70.7k
$150k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $55.7k – $200k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
27.3%
Live roles
110

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Grafana Labs $106,313 4
Glean $175,000 2
commercetools $105,000 2
Relay $102,851 2
Motive $101,750 2
OpenAI $239,500 1
Opal Security $215,000 1
Basis AI $187,500 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
NoGigiddy $46,800 9
LO Logitech $169,500 1
ZO Zocdoc $150,000 1
Aristocrat $150,000 1
KnowBe4 $150,000 1
Study.com $145,000 1
Roku $135,000 1
Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC $127,920 1

Demand Generation salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $155,000 8
New York $131,250 8
Boston $105,000 4
Toronto $97,180 4

Email Marketing salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $106,905 4
Toronto $72,456 4
Los Angeles $46,800 3

Demand Generation vs Email Marketing: which pays more?

The median for Demand Generation is $132,500 per year (typically $105,000–$152,500), versus $105,548 for Email Marketing ($74,954–$142,500). That puts Demand Generation about 26% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Demand Generation and Email 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.

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