Content Marketing salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Mar 10, 2026
These figures come from 123 content marketing postings where the employer stated pay, covering 4 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is Carson at entry level, where 27 postings put the middle half between $78,000 and $78,000, with a median of $78,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry level around $91,000, mid level around $120,000, senior around $122,000 and lead around $175,000. Moving from entry level to lead is worth roughly 93% more.
Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with enough disclosures to rank, San Francisco pays most at around $130,000 and Carson least at around $78,000, a gap of roughly 67%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 8 ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Every measured range
11 by city and level| City | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Mid | $70,000 – $105,000 | $80,000 | 5 |
| Carson | Entry | $78,000 – $78,000 | $78,000 | 27 |
| London | Mid | £47,000 – £73,000 | £62,000 | 8 |
| New York | Entry | $95,000 – $111,000 | $98,000 | 10 |
| New York | Lead | $133,000 – $297,000 | $175,000 | 11 |
| New York | Mid | $94,000 – $142,000 | $120,000 | 25 |
| New York | Senior | $110,000 – $150,000 | $122,000 | 19 |
| San Francisco | Entry | $112,000 – $185,000 | $130,000 | 7 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $105,000 – $161,000 | $130,000 | 19 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$97,000 – CA$118,000 | CA$104,000 | 7 |
| Vancouver | Mid | CA$79,000 – CA$106,000 | CA$89,000 | 7 |
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the city and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.