Side-by-side distribution
Marketing Manager
$144,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.9%
- Live roles
- 5,684
Product Marketing
$167,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.3%
- Live roles
- 1,064
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Affiliate Marketing Manager (Remote)
Marketing Manager - Media
Head of Marketing & Sales
Head of Marketing
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead
Head of Marketing
Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
GTM Product Marketing Lead
Head of Marketing, Fragrance & Beauty
Head of Community, Enterprise Marketing
Highest-paying jobs
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead
Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
GTM Product Marketing Lead
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Product Marketing Lead
Product Marketing Lead
Sr. Manager, Ads Product Marketing- PerformanceAutomation
Product Marketing Manager, Platform
Principal Product Marketing Manager - Cloud Memory
Product Marketing Lead, ChatGPT Work
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Clients Blackbox, Inc.
|
$115,000 | 62 |
Verkada
|
$158,750 | 24 |
|
Abbott
|
$170,500 | 22 |
Brex
|
$159,754 | 18 |
| SA Salesforce | $180,150 | 17 |
Braze
|
$151,000 | 16 |
BD
|
$174,300 | 15 |
EverAI
|
$106,476 | 14 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
KLA
|
$187,000 | 9 |
| SA Salesforce | $180,150 | 9 |
|
Braze
|
$153,250 | 8 |
T-Mobile
|
$167,650 | 6 |
Klaviyo
|
$145,000 | 6 |
Grafana Labs
|
$123,892 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$299,500 | 5 |
|
Abbott
|
$171,000 | 5 |
Marketing Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $182,500 | 364 |
| Seattle | $172,962 | 98 |
| New York | $155,800 | 496 |
| Atlanta | $154,850 | 42 |
| Chicago | $145,950 | 144 |
| Austin | $144,500 | 97 |
| Boston | $140,676 | 102 |
| Los Angeles | $137,500 | 89 |
| Denver | $137,500 | 51 |
| London | $122,243 | 37 |
Product Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $206,338 | 10 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 125 |
| Seattle | $181,025 | 22 |
| New York | $178,175 | 115 |
| Atlanta | $158,825 | 4 |
| Denver | $155,948 | 11 |
| Chicago | $151,750 | 34 |
| Boston | $145,000 | 16 |
| Austin | $144,500 | 19 |
| London | $130,901 | 12 |
Marketing Manager vs Product Marketing: which pays more?
The median for Marketing Manager is $144,400 per year (typically $110,000–$176,371), versus $167,500 for Product Marketing ($137,750–$190,650). That puts Product Marketing about 16% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Marketing Manager and Product 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.