Side-by-side distribution
Demand Generation
$132,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.7%
- Live roles
- 136
SEO
$93,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.4%
- Live roles
- 261
Highest-paying jobs
Content Marketing Manager, Demand Generation
Senior Manager Demand Generation
Founding Demand Generation Manager
Demand Generation Sr Manager - Customer Experiences for Slack
Senior Program Manager, Demand Generation
Demand Generation Manager, AI
Senior Demand Generation Manager
Senior Demand Generation Manager
Senior Demand Generation Manager
Senior Demand Generation Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Technical SEO Manager
Software Engineering Manager, SEO & Content
SEO Manager
Senior Manager, SEO & GEO
SEO Manager
Senior SEO Product Manager, StreetEasy
SEO/ASO Manager
SEO/GEO Manager
Manager, Technical SEO Marketing
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Homes.com
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 |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$46,717 | 10 |
Modern Family Law
|
$115,000 | 4 |
| FP Fresh Prints | $83,200 | 2 |
Moxie
|
$72,900 | 2 |
Omnicom Media
|
$72,500 | 2 |
| DE DEPT® | $65,050 | 2 |
dentalcorp
|
$64,804 | 2 |
Hunt St
|
$19,379 | 2 |
SEO salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $133,900 | 8 |
| New York | $108,750 | 8 |
| Toronto | $64,240 | 3 |
Demand Generation vs SEO: which pays more?
The median for Demand Generation is $132,500 per year (typically $105,000–$150,500), versus $93,500 for SEO ($70,000–$125,000). That puts Demand Generation about 42% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Demand Generation and SEO 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.