Email Marketing vs Marketing Manager

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

Side A

Side B

Marketing Manager pays about 14% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Email Marketing Marketing Manager
$127.2k
$145k
$71.6k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $218.9k

Email Marketing

$127,185

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +1.7%
$125,000 $127,185
$100k 25th
$127.2k Median
$141.3k 75th
$81.8k
$149k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $56.2k – $165k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
28.2%
Live roles
85

Marketing Manager

$145,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +3.6%
$140,000 $145,000
$114.5k 25th
$145k Median
$175k 75th
$85.1k
$208.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
42.7%
Live roles
3,661

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
NoGigiddy $46,800 9
EI Enova International $140,000 2
ZO Zocdoc $150,000 1
KnowBe4 $150,000 1
Maven Clinic $148,000 1
Study.com $145,000 1
Roku $135,000 1
Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC $127,920 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
OpenAI $301,000 24
Verkada $150,000 18
Braze $148,500 16
DoorDash USA $176,400 14
Harvey $170,000 14
Airwallex $155,000 14
Air Apps $58,828 12
Baseten $197,500 10

Email Marketing salary by location

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

Marketing Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $176,075 326
Denver $159,500 35
New York $154,000 367
Austin $147,500 55
Seattle $147,465 48
Boston $145,000 55
Atlanta $144,063 26
Chicago $138,944 73
Los Angeles $134,700 50
London $118,473 36

Email Marketing vs Marketing Manager: which pays more?

The median for Email Marketing is $127,185 per year (typically $100,015–$141,250), versus $145,000 for Marketing Manager ($114,500–$175,000). That puts Marketing Manager about 14% ahead at the median.

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

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free