Marketing Leadership salary
29 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for marketing leadership roles at lead level across the United States: 364 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $152,594 and $247,500, with a median of $205,000.
Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with at least 25 postings at lead level, San Francisco has the highest median at $227,325 and Los Angeles the lowest at $189,000, a gap of roughly 20%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 12 of the 29 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
29 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $152,594 – $247,500 | $205,000 | 364 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$135,000 – CA$165,000 | CA$143,541 | 12 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Lead | £85,000 – £118,000 | £100,000 | 9hint |
| Netherlands · country-wide | Lead | €95,650 – €124,065 | €124,065 | 5hint |
| Germany · country-wide | Lead | €97,500 – €142,500 | €100,000 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $170,000 – $247,850 | $206,875 | 64 |
| Atlanta | Lead | $159,000 – $207,000 | $178,000 | 10 |
| Austin | Lead | $146,000 – $200,000 | $172,000 | 16 |
| Boston | Lead | $233,100 – $250,000 | $245,436 | 10 |
| Charlotte | Lead | $117,000 – $175,000 | $156,000 | 10 |
| Chicago | Lead | $143,442 – $205,000 | $152,625 | 9hint |
| Dallas | Lead | $152,000 – $171,000 | $162,000 | 8hint |
| Denver | Lead | $150,000 – $196,000 | $165,000 | 24 |
| Indianapolis | Lead | $132,000 – $232,000 | $185,000 | 9hint |
| Irvine | Lead | $145,000 – $240,000 | $167,500 | 9hint |
| London | Lead | £73,000 – £104,000 | £96,000 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $140,000 – $219,000 | $189,000 | 46 |
| Miami | Lead | $135,000 – $202,000 | $182,000 | 12 |
| Minneapolis | Lead | $125,000 – $276,000 | $212,000 | 11 |
| New York | Lead | $168,125 – $269,375 | $211,250 | 60 |
| Orlando | Lead | $79,000 – $175,000 | $121,000 | 6hint |
| Palo Alto | Lead | $228,750 – $300,075 | $275,400 | 6hint |
| Salt Lake City | Lead | $76,000 – $92,000 | $92,000 | 10 |
| San Diego | Lead | $138,000 – $203,000 | $145,000 | 15 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $178,750 – $293,750 | $227,325 | 26 |
| Seattle | Lead | $115,000 – $205,000 | $177,000 | 5hint |
| Tampa | Lead | $103,000 – $129,000 | $103,000 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$145,000 – CA$159,000 | CA$150,000 | 6hint |
| Washington | Lead | $108,000 – $230,000 | $173,000 | 15 |
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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Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
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Lifecycle and Expansion Marketing Director Consensus · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 7w ago Head of Marketing - US Market Crystalia Glass · Remote · Ukraine Pay not stated 2mo ago Senior Director of Marketing Cardiovascular Associates of America · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 2mo ago 
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Marketing Director STERRY · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 4mo ago 
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Head of Marketing (Poland) Flosum · Remote · Poland Pay not stated 5mo ago Head of Marketing (Ukraine) Flosum · Remote · Ukraine Pay not stated 5mo ago 
Head of Marketing Easyship · Remote · Europe Pay not stated 5mo ago Head of Marketing Devoted Studios · Remote · Canada CA$135,000–CA$165,000e 5mo ago 
Director of Marketing Reprise · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 5mo ago 
Marketing Director (AI & GTM Systems) Huzzle · Remote · Poland Pay not stated 6mo ago 
VP of Marketing SchooLinks · Remote · US $146,000–$200,000e 7mo ago 
Head of Marketing (Mobile Apps) Clario · Remote · Ukraine Pay not stated 9mo ago 
Head of Marketing Cracken · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 10mo ago 
Head of Marketing Filmhub · Remote · US $152,594–$247,500e 1y ago Partnership & Marketing Director Tutor Me Education · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 3y ago Director of Sales & Marketing The Archetype Strategy · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated