Marketing Manager vs Performance Marketing

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Marketing Manager pays about 23% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Marketing Manager Performance Marketing
$145k
$118.2k
$31.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $272.8k

Marketing Manager

$145,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +3.6%
$140,000 $145,000
$114.3k 25th
$145k Median
$175k 75th
$85k
$212.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
42.6%
Live roles
3,606
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Performance Marketing

$118,191

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -15.6%
$140,000 $118,191
$77.5k 25th
$118.2k Median
$160k 75th
$47.8k
$256.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $11.4k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
50%
Live roles
218
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Highest-paying jobs

Hometap

Senior Manager, Search Marketing

Hometap · Boston (Remote)

$5,000,000 – $5,000,000
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Performance Marketing Manager

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin

$1,000,000 – $5,000,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Latin America

Jobscan · Remote - Brazil

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - SEA

Jobscan · Remote - Singapore

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Taiwan

Jobscan · Taipei, Taiwan

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Jobscan · Remote - USA

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Australia

Jobscan · Sydney

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Wolt - English

B2B Demand Generation Marketing Manager

Wolt - English · Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland

€1,000,000 – €1,000,000 WITHIN

Search Engine Marketing Account Manager

WITHIN · Long Island City, New York

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000 Sprypointservices

Head of Marketing

Sprypointservices · USA

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000

Highest-paying jobs

VE

Performance Marketing Manager

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin

$1,000,000 – $5,000,000 Colibrigroup

Paid Media Manager

Colibrigroup · Worldwide

$3,400,000 – $3,400,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Taiwan

Jobscan · Taipei, Taiwan

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - SEA

Jobscan · Remote - Singapore

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Latin America

Jobscan · Remote - Brazil

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager - Australia

Jobscan · Sydney

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 Jobscan

Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Jobscan · Remote - USA

$1,200,000 – $1,200,000 PRISM+

Performance Marketing Manager

PRISM+ · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000 Abacum

Performance Marketing Manager (Paid)

Abacum · New York City

$1,000,000 – $1,000,000 Cognism

Senior Paid Media Manager

Cognism · London

£250,000 – £250,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Launch Potato $135,000 18
Airwallex $174,000 17
Brex $151,533 15
OpenAI $252,250 14
Socure $192,500 14
DoorDash USA $176,400 14
Verkada $158,750 14
Asana $175,000 12

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
EverAI $47,846 25
Airwallex $142,500 6
Jobscan $1,200,000 5
Harvey $170,000 4
GoCardless $270,400 2
Later $135,000 2
Samsara $126,604 2
NerdWallet $124,250 2

Marketing Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $175,000 329
New York $153,000 377
Seattle $150,008 56
Boston $146,250 57
Austin $140,000 51
Chicago $140,000 61
Denver $139,650 29
Los Angeles $135,000 60
Atlanta $135,000 31
Singapore $128,659 4

Performance Marketing salary by location

Location Median Roles
London $270,400 4
San Francisco $152,956 14
New York $150,000 15
Boston $127,500 4
Toronto $84,311 3

Marketing Manager vs Performance Marketing: which pays more?

The median for Marketing Manager is $145,000 per year (typically $114,300–$175,000), versus $118,191 for Performance Marketing ($77,500–$160,000). That puts Marketing Manager about 23% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Marketing Manager and Performance 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.

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