Event Marketing salary
33 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Mar 10, 2026
These figures come from 391 event marketing postings where the employer stated pay, covering 20 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at mid level, where 59 postings put the middle half between $99,000 and $133,000, with a median of $115,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry level around $54,000, mid level around $114,000, senior around $154,000 and lead around $176,000. Moving from entry level to lead is worth roughly 225% more.
Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with enough disclosures to rank, San Francisco pays most at around $147,000 and New York least at around $126,000, a gap of roughly 16%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 18 of the 31 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
33 by city and level| City | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Mid | $86,000 – $111,000 | $94,000 | 7 |
| Austin | Lead | $187,000 – $187,000 | $187,000 | 6 |
| Austin | Mid | $105,000 – $138,000 | $118,000 | 17 |
| Boston | Mid | $95,000 – $107,000 | $97,000 | 9 |
| Chicago | Lead | $170,000 – $197,000 | $189,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | Mid | $90,000 – $117,000 | $98,000 | 18 |
| Chicago | Senior | $167,000 – $180,000 | $172,000 | 7 |
| Columbus | Entry | $35,000 – $47,000 | $35,000 | 10 |
| Dallas | Mid | $87,000 – $115,000 | $105,000 | 6 |
| Denver | Entry | $35,000 – $50,000 | $41,000 | 7 |
| Denver | Mid | $105,000 – $113,000 | $107,000 | 6 |
| Houston | Entry | $35,000 – $54,000 | $35,000 | 6 |
| Indianapolis | Entry | $47,000 – $52,000 | $50,000 | 21 |
| Knoxville | Entry | $35,000 – $65,000 | $62,000 | 12 |
| London | Mid | €58,000 – €88,000 | €58,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $109,000 – $124,000 | $115,000 | 7 |
| Miami | Mid | $74,000 – $113,000 | $106,000 | 6 |
| Nashville | Entry | $35,000 – $65,000 | $61,000 | 12 |
| Nashville | Mid | $81,000 – $117,000 | $108,000 | 7 |
| New York | Entry | $43,000 – $90,000 | $86,000 | 9 |
| New York | Lead | $147,000 – $172,000 | $160,000 | 16 |
| New York | Mid | $99,000 – $133,000 | $115,000 | 59 |
| New York | Senior | $136,000 – $152,000 | $148,000 | 23 |
| Phoenix | Mid | $74,000 – $101,000 | $76,000 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh | Entry | $38,000 – $50,000 | $38,000 | 7 |
| Raleigh | Entry | $35,000 – $35,000 | $35,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | Entry | $100,000 – $125,000 | $102,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $182,000 – $203,000 | $198,000 | 6 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $127,000 – $163,000 | $140,000 | 39 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $148,000 – $161,000 | $155,000 | 20 |
| Seattle | Mid | $100,000 – $123,000 | $106,000 | 10 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$86,000 – CA$95,000 | CA$89,000 | 6 |
| Washington | Mid | $102,000 – $154,000 | $110,000 | 15 |
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.
Open event marketing roles · 6 with stated pay
Some employers here do not state pay. Where they do not, we show our own estimate instead, marked e. Anything without that mark comes from the employer.