Marketing Manager vs Performance Marketing

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

Side A

Side B

Marketing Manager pays about 24% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Marketing Manager Performance Marketing
$145.5k
$117.1k
$29.9k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $292.1k

Marketing Manager

$145,500

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +3.9%
$140,000 $145,500
$115k 25th
$145.5k Median
$175k 75th
$85.3k
$213.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
43%
Live roles
3,641
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Performance Marketing

$117,108

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -16.4%
$140,000 $117,108
$79.2k 25th
$117.1k Median
$157.1k 75th
$48k
$300.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $20.8k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
48.9%
Live roles
225
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Highest-paying jobs

Ruby Labs

Performance Marketing Lead (Social Media Ads)

Ruby Labs · Serbia

$5,000,000 – $5,000,000
VE

Performance Marketing Manager

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin

$1,000,000 – $5,000,000 Hometap

Senior Manager, Search Marketing

Hometap · Boston (Remote)

$5,000,000 – $5,000,000 Ruby Labs

Performance Marketing Lead (Google & Microsoft Ads)

Ruby Labs · Ukraine

$5,000,000 – $5,000,000 Pariveda

Digital Marketing Manager

Pariveda · Dallas

$1,390,800 – $1,671,600 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Latin America

Jobscan · Remote - Brazil

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - SEA

Jobscan · Remote - Singapore

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Australia

Jobscan · Sydney

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Taiwan

Jobscan · Taipei, Taiwan

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Jobscan · Remote - USA

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000

Highest-paying jobs

VE

Performance Marketing Manager

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin

$1,000,000 – $5,000,000
SA

Senior Manager, Paid Media

Sanity · Remote in the United States or Canada (East Coast/ET)

$5,000,000 – $5,000,000 Colibrigroup

Paid Media Manager

Colibrigroup · Worldwide

$3,400,000 – $3,400,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Latin America

Jobscan · Remote - Brazil

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Jobscan · Remote - USA

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Taiwan

Jobscan · Taipei, Taiwan

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - SEA

Jobscan · Remote - Singapore

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Australia

Jobscan · Sydney

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Abacum

Performance Marketing Manager (Paid)

Abacum · New York City

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000 PRISM+

Performance Marketing Manager

PRISM+ · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Launch Potato $135,000 18
Brex $151,533 16
Airwallex $174,000 15
DoorDash USA $176,400 14
Socure $192,500 12
Verkada $158,750 12
Lyft $144,000 10
Air Apps $59,364 10

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
EverAI $48,027 25
Airwallex $142,500 6
Jobscan $1,200,000 5
Harvey $170,000 4
GoCardless $270,400 2
Sierra $185,000 2
Samsara $126,604 2
NerdWallet $124,250 2

Marketing Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
Singapore $190,134 4
San Francisco $174,500 321
Dublin $162,015 4
New York $152,750 402
Seattle $151,533 55
Denver $150,000 33
Boston $148,125 56
Atlanta $146,075 28
Austin $144,000 53
Chicago $139,472 58

Performance Marketing salary by location

Location Median Roles
London $270,400 4
San Francisco $155,911 15
New York $147,500 15
Boston $135,000 4
Toronto $84,311 3

Marketing Manager vs Performance Marketing: which pays more?

The median for Marketing Manager is $145,500 per year (typically $115,000–$175,000), versus $117,108 for Performance Marketing ($79,209–$157,125). That puts Marketing Manager about 24% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Marketing Manager and Performance 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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