Side-by-side distribution
Performance Marketing
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 296
SEO
$92,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.8%
- Live roles
- 260
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
Performance Marketer
Performance Marketing Manager
Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Social & EMEA Growth
Account Manager (Performance Marketing)
Highest-paying jobs
HPEFS SEO Program Manager
Senior Product Manager, SEO
Lead Technical SEO Manager
SEO Site Manager, Cat.com
Principal Growth Marketing Manager - SEO/GEO
Senior Manager, SEO & GEO
Senior SEO Manager
Senior SEO Manager
SEO/GEO Manager
Senior SEO Product Manager, StreetEasy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Upstart
|
$165,300 | 3 |
Suno
|
$157,500 | 2 |
| AX Axon | $143,203 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$130,000 | 2 |
1Password
|
$127,000 | 2 |
Clients Blackbox, Inc.
|
$115,000 | 2 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $104,100 | 2 |
C.A. Fortune
|
$83,000 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$45,392 | 10 |
Wisevu
|
$25,696 | 3 |
Living Spaces
|
$95,288 | 2 |
Jellyfish
|
$90,000 | 2 |
Omnicom Media
|
$72,500 | 2 |
| SE Scorpion Enterprises, LLC | $67,500 | 2 |
Pavago
|
$30,000 | 2 |
Remotely
|
$15,692 | 2 |
Performance Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $171,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $160,000 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $158,750 | 4 |
| Boston | $146,250 | 3 |
| New York | $125,000 | 22 |
| Chicago | $125,000 | 5 |
| Austin | $103,750 | 4 |
| Toronto | $88,318 | 3 |
SEO salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 4 |
| Chicago | $142,500 | 3 |
| New York | $92,500 | 13 |
| Toronto | $63,753 | 3 |
Performance Marketing vs SEO: which pays more?
The median for Performance Marketing is $115,000 per year (typically $82,875–$155,244), versus $92,500 for SEO ($70,000–$127,775). That puts Performance Marketing about 24% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Performance Marketing and SEO 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.