Side-by-side distribution
Performance Marketing
$101,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.1%
- Live roles
- 317
Public Relations
$135,818
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.1%
- Live roles
- 653
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Performance Marketing Manager
Senior Paid Media Manager
Paid Media Marketing Manager
Senior Manager of Digital Experience – Performance Marketing
Sr Manager, Performance Marketing - Amazon
Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Global Paid Social & Mobile UA
Manager, Performance Creative Strategy (Paid Media)
Performance Marketer
Account Manager (Performance Marketing)
Senior Performance Marketing Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, Science Strategy & Communications
Senior Engineering Manager, Communications
Internal Communications Manager, Tech
Senior Manager, Advertising Communications
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
Sr. Manager, Policy Communications
Internal Communications Manager
Communications Manager, The Anthropic Institute
Communications Manager, Claude Platform
Policy Communications Manager, Responsible Scaling, Security, and Governance
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
EverAI
|
$95,268 | 20 |
Clients Blackbox, Inc.
|
$115,000 | 16 |
|
Suno
|
$157,500 | 3 |
Upstart
|
$165,300 | 2 |
| AX Axon | $143,203 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$130,000 | 2 |
1Password
|
$127,000 | 2 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $104,100 | 2 |
Accenture
Fivetran
Highwire
Regeneron
SpaceX
B Lab Global
Performance Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $171,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $160,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 9 |
| Boston | $146,250 | 3 |
| Chicago | $133,750 | 6 |
| New York | $125,000 | 21 |
| Austin | $115,000 | 6 |
| Toronto | $104,500 | 3 |
Public Relations salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | $187,200 | 6 |
| Seattle | $186,900 | 13 |
| San Francisco | $173,900 | 49 |
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 11 |
| Austin | $162,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $161,475 | 10 |
| New York | $147,500 | 63 |
| Boston | $145,375 | 16 |
| Chicago | $129,704 | 22 |
| Toronto | $117,125 | 10 |
Performance Marketing vs Public Relations: which pays more?
The median for Performance Marketing is $101,800 per year (typically $91,875–$144,438), versus $135,818 for Public Relations ($103,743–$166,831). That puts Public Relations about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Performance Marketing and Public Relations 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.