Event Marketing salary

40 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026

These figures come from 323 event marketing postings where the employer stated pay, covering 19 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at mid-level, where 40 postings put the middle half between $110,000 and $145,625, with a median of $123,750.

Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $55,000, mid-level around $116,000, senior around $165,000 and lead around $174,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 214% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 17 of the 29 US-dollar 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

40 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$71,388 – $101,375	$93,750	8hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$90,000 – $138,125	$117,475	176
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$78,500 – CA$97,250	CA$87,500	15
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£50,137 – £105,625	£61,875	8hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$127,000 – $175,000	$150,000	89
United States · country-wide	Lead	$151,825 – $212,000	$175,000	29
Remote · United States	Mid	$83,563 – $129,625	$113,750	36
Remote · United States	Senior	$126,451 – $164,481	$142,475	28
Remote · United States	Lead	$151,250 – $220,000	$175,000	7hint
Atlanta	Mid	$86,000 – $111,000	$94,000	7hint
Austin	Mid	$105,000 – $138,000	$118,000	17
Boston	Mid	$80,625 – $99,375	$90,000	6hint
Chicago	Mid	$78,750 – $115,888	$101,225	8hint
Chicago	Senior	$167,000 – $180,000	$172,000	7hint
Chicago	Lead	$170,000 – $197,000	$189,000	5hint
Columbus	Entry	$35,000 – $47,000	$35,000	10
Dallas	Mid	$87,000 – $115,000	$105,000	6hint
Denver	Entry	$35,000 – $50,000	$41,000	7hint
Denver	Mid	$105,000 – $113,000	$107,000	6hint
Houston	Entry	$35,000 – $54,000	$35,000	6hint
Indianapolis	Entry	$47,000 – $52,000	$50,000	21
Knoxville	Entry	$35,000 – $65,000	$62,000	12
London	Mid	£47,188 – £116,875	£84,375	6hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$109,000 – $124,000	$115,000	7hint
Miami	Mid	$74,000 – $113,000	$106,000	6hint
Nashville	Entry	$35,000 – $65,000	$61,000	12
Nashville	Mid	$81,000 – $117,000	$108,000	7hint
New York	Entry	$43,000 – $90,000	$86,000	9hint
New York	Mid	$110,000 – $145,625	$123,750	40
New York	Senior	$130,250 – $180,500	$155,000	20
New York	Lead	$147,000 – $172,000	$160,000	16
Phoenix	Mid	$74,000 – $101,000	$76,000	8hint
Pittsburgh	Entry	$38,000 – $50,000	$38,000	7hint
San Francisco	Entry	$100,000 – $125,000	$102,000	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$142,125 – $166,500	$147,500	26
San Francisco	Senior	$165,250 – $181,500	$180,000	11
San Francisco	Lead	$182,000 – $203,000	$198,000	6hint
Seattle	Mid	$100,000 – $123,000	$106,000	10
Toronto	Mid	CA$86,000 – CA$95,000	CA$89,000	6hint
Washington	Mid	$102,000 – $154,000	$110,000	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.