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Marketing Operations salary

16 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Mar 10, 2026

These figures come from 161 marketing operations postings where the employer stated pay, covering 8 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at mid level, where 22 postings put the middle half between $107,000 and $140,000, with a median of $122,000.

Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry level around $78,000, mid level around $126,000, senior around $151,000 and lead around $179,000. Moving from entry level to lead is worth roughly 130% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 8 of the 15 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

16 by city and level
CityLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Austin Senior $180,000 – $183,000 $183,000 5
Boston Senior $105,000 – $152,000 $141,000 13
Chicago Lead $158,000 – $176,000 $168,000 6
Chicago Mid $76,000 – $100,000 $87,000 12
Los Angeles Lead $140,000 – $168,000 $168,000 5
Los Angeles Mid $74,000 – $168,000 $125,000 8
New York Entry $61,000 – $90,000 $80,000 17
New York Lead $134,000 – $190,000 $164,000 11
New York Mid $107,000 – $140,000 $122,000 22
New York Senior $126,000 – $152,000 $140,000 15
San Francisco Lead $209,000 – $224,000 $219,000 7
San Francisco Mid $138,000 – $161,000 $150,000 19
San Francisco Senior $152,000 – $176,000 $165,000 9
San Jose Mid $133,000 – $145,000 $145,000 5
Toronto Entry $63,000 – $90,000 $72,000 7
Toronto Mid CA$85,000 – CA$102,000 CA$98,000 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.

Open marketing operations roles · 3 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.