Marketing Director salary
7 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for marketing director roles at lead level across the United States: 138 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $158,231 and $229,875, with a median of $191,250.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 4 of the 7 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Marketing Director pay by specialization
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Live marketing director roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
7 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $158,231 – $229,875 | $191,250 | 138 |
| Netherlands · country-wide | Lead | €95,650 – €124,065 | €124,065 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $168,875 – $222,950 | $199,225 | 28 |
| Chicago | Lead | $143,442 – $152,625 | $152,500 | 5hint |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $173,000 – $180,000 | $175,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Lead | $155,000 – $227,638 | $200,000 | 15 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $190,625 – $224,738 | $192,500 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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1 pageMarketing Director vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Marketing Director | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | Lead · US | $191,250 | $172,500 | +11% | 138 / 223 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means marketing director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open marketing director roles · 2 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
ViiV Healthcare (GSK) Marketing Director, Long-Acting HIV Treatment – U.S. Launch Lead Gsk · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 2w ago 
Lifecycle and Expansion Marketing Director Consensus · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 7w ago 
Product Marketing Director, Velocity Veeam Software · Remote · US In listing 2mo ago 
Marketing Director STERRY · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 4mo ago 
Marketing Director (AI & GTM Systems) Huzzle · Remote · Poland Pay not stated 6mo ago Partnership & Marketing Director Tutor Me Education · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 3y ago