Marketing Leadership salary
26 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Mar 10, 2026
These figures come from 671 marketing leadership postings where the employer stated pay, covering 24 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 154 postings put the middle half between $151,000 and $226,000, with a median of $190,000.
Location moves the number too. Of the 7 cities with enough disclosures to rank, Boston pays most at around $242,000 and Tempe least at around $108,000, a gap of roughly 124%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 24 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
26 by city and level| City | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Lead | $159,000 – $207,000 | $178,000 | 10 |
| Austin | Lead | $146,000 – $200,000 | $172,000 | 16 |
| Boston | Lead | $174,000 – $286,000 | $242,000 | 47 |
| Charlotte | Lead | $117,000 – $175,000 | $156,000 | 10 |
| Chicago | Lead | $141,000 – $219,000 | $172,000 | 49 |
| Dallas | Lead | $152,000 – $171,000 | $162,000 | 8 |
| Denver | Lead | $150,000 – $196,000 | $165,000 | 24 |
| Indianapolis | Lead | $132,000 – $232,000 | $185,000 | 9 |
| Irvine | Lead | $109,000 – $185,000 | $168,000 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Napa | Lead | $160,000 – $175,000 | $175,000 | 17 |
| New York | Lead | $151,000 – $226,000 | $190,000 | 154 |
| Orlando | Lead | $79,000 – $175,000 | $121,000 | 6 |
| Phoenix | Lead | $130,000 – $130,000 | $130,000 | 10 |
| Salt Lake City | Lead | $76,000 – $92,000 | $92,000 | 10 |
| San Diego | Lead | $138,000 – $203,000 | $145,000 | 15 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $200,000 – $267,000 | $225,000 | 46 |
| Seattle | Lead | $136,000 – $214,000 | $162,000 | 26 |
| Sydney | Lead | $140,000 – $224,000 | $218,000 | 6 |
| Tampa | Lead | $103,000 – $129,000 | $103,000 | 6 |
| Tempe | Lead | $108,000 – $108,000 | $108,000 | 104 |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$145,000 – CA$159,000 | CA$150,000 | 6 |
| Washington | Lead | $108,000 – $230,000 | $173,000 | 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.