Side-by-side distribution
Product Marketing
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 1,072
SEO
$92,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.4%
- Live roles
- 261
Highest-paying jobs
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead
Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research
Product Marketing Lead, GTM Strategy - Claude for Knowledge Work
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Product Marketing Lead
Sr. Manager, Ads Product Marketing- PerformanceAutomation
Product Marketing Manager, Platform
Principal Product Marketing Manager - Cloud Memory
Product Marketing Lead, ChatGPT Work
Principal Product Marketing Manager, Foundation AI
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Product Manager, SEO
Lead Technical SEO Manager
SEO Site Manager, Cat.com
Principal Growth Marketing Manager - SEO/GEO
Senior SEO Manager
Senior SEO Manager
SEO/GEO Manager
Senior SEO Product Manager, StreetEasy
SEO/ASO Manager
SEO/GEO Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
KLA
|
$151,050 | 9 |
Braze
|
$153,250 | 8 |
Abbott
|
$170,500 | 6 |
Klaviyo
|
$145,000 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$299,500 | 5 |
DigitalOcean
|
$215,000 | 5 |
T-Mobile
|
$167,650 | 5 |
MKS Instruments
|
$155,000 | 5 |
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 | $70,000 | 2 |
Pavago
|
$30,000 | 2 |
Remotely
|
$15,692 | 2 |
Product Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $206,338 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 124 |
| Seattle | $186,550 | 16 |
| New York | $177,500 | 116 |
| Austin | $170,000 | 16 |
| Denver | $161,799 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $147,500 | 4 |
| London | $147,037 | 10 |
| Chicago | $146,250 | 28 |
| Boston | $145,000 | 15 |
SEO salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 4 |
| Chicago | $142,500 | 3 |
| New York | $100,000 | 14 |
| Toronto | $63,753 | 3 |
Product Marketing vs SEO: which pays more?
The median for Product Marketing is $165,000 per year (typically $135,150–$190,000), versus $92,500 for SEO ($71,275–$123,125). That puts Product Marketing about 78% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Product 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.