Side-by-side distribution
Marketing Manager
$141,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.7%
- Live roles
- 5,872
SEM
$105,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.5%
- Live roles
- 138
Highest-paying jobs
Head of Marketing - US Market
Growth Marketing Lead
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Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
Head of Ads Enterprise Marketing
Principal Product Marketing Manager, DataAI Privacy
Head of Community, Enterprise Marketing
Field Marketing Lead, Public Sector
Highest-paying jobs
Global Paid Search Senior Manager
Senior Manager, Paid Search
Senior Manager, Performance Marketing, SEM
Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Search
Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Search
Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Search
Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Search
Global Paid Search Marketing Manager
Product Marketing Manager - Brave Search APIs
Product Manager - Paid Search
Abbott
Adobe
Verkada
Brex
BD
Braze
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvey
|
$170,000 | 4 |
Wpromote
|
$87,000 | 4 |
|
Airwallex
|
$145,000 | 3 |
OneTrust
|
$140,625 | 2 |
Omnicom Media
|
$92,500 | 2 |
| WM WPP Media | $82,463 | 2 |
Monks
|
$75,000 | 2 |
Remotely
|
$17,143 | 2 |
Marketing Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $200,267 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $177,500 | 377 |
| Seattle | $176,400 | 98 |
| Denver | $159,252 | 53 |
| Austin | $153,200 | 93 |
| Dublin | $153,200 | 5 |
| New York | $150,000 | 509 |
| Boston | $148,975 | 106 |
| Atlanta | $147,500 | 52 |
| Los Angeles | $147,025 | 84 |
SEM salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $147,500 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $140,625 | 3 |
| Chicago | $127,500 | 8 |
| New York | $97,500 | 11 |
Marketing Manager vs SEM: which pays more?
The median for Marketing Manager is $141,700 per year (typically $110,000–$175,000), versus $105,000 for SEM ($82,000–$140,000). That puts Marketing Manager about 35% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Marketing Manager and SEM 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.