Paid Media salary
22 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 111 paid media postings where the employer stated pay, covering 4 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at entry-level, where 23 postings put the middle half between $54,000 and $81,000, with a median of $76,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $78,000, mid-level around $86,000, senior around $95,000 and lead around $151,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 95% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 6 of the 10 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
22 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $54,000 – $71,175 | $62,500 | 9hint |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $70,950 – $108,750 | $87,750 | 83 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$86,875 – CA$99,038 | CA$91,250 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $92,163 – $122,500 | $100,750 | 45 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $125,000 – $179,004 | $153,750 | 56 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$109,375 – CA$173,125 | CA$118,750 | 6hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $69,000 – $92,500 | $87,500 | 17 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $100,000 – $120,000 | $107,065 | 13 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $138,750 – $174,300 | $165,000 | 8hint |
| Chicago | Entry | $62,000 – $82,000 | $78,000 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $66,625 – $92,500 | $82,000 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $88,000 – $110,000 | $89,000 | 5hint |
| London | Senior | £65,000 – £69,000 | £65,000 | 6hint |
| Los Angeles | Entry | $47,000 – $85,000 | $82,000 | 8hint |
| New York | Entry | $54,000 – $81,000 | $76,000 | 23 |
| New York | Mid | $72,000 – $108,000 | $83,750 | 14 |
| New York | Senior | $91,000 – $115,000 | $97,500 | 10 |
| New York | Lead | $130,000 – $187,500 | $155,400 | 21 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$85,625 – CA$93,750 | CA$88,750 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$107,500 – CA$122,500 | CA$115,000 | 5hint |
| Washington | Mid | $82,000 – $112,000 | $92,000 | 8hint |
| Washington | Lead | $120,000 – $150,000 | $141,000 | 9hint |
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.
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Open paid media roles · 146 with stated pay
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Associate Director, Paid Media DTC & HCP Data Domain Owner AbbVie · Mettawa New $141,500–$268,500 1d ago 
Media Buyer (DTC) Clera · United States New $90,000–$135,000 1d ago Senior Paid Media Manager Five9 · Remote · US New $82,300–$229,500 1d ago 
Senior Paid Media Manager Mimecast · Lexington New $132,000–$198,000 1d ago Paid Media Manager Scorpion Enterprises, LLC · Remote · US New $110,000–$135,000 1d ago 
Manager, Paid Media Sony · New York New $130,000–$140,000 1d ago Media Supervisor, Media Buying Bully Pulpit International · Washington New $80,000–$90,000 2d ago 
Senior Paid Media Manager Choice Hotels · Remote · US New $99,919–$135,000 2d ago 
Director, Paid Media Hiive · Vancouver New CA$200,000–CA$240,000 2d ago 
Account Supervisor, Media Relations rhstrategic · Washington New $95,000–$120,000 2d ago 
Vice President, Paid Media Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · New York New $115,000–$135,000 3d ago Account Supervisor, Paid Media Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · New York New $75,000–$95,000 3d ago 
Digital Media Buyer Location3 Media · Remote · US New $78,650–$103,500 3d ago 
Senior Paid Media Manager (Search & Social) Bosun · Chicago $90,000–$100,000 4d ago 
Senior Media Relations Manager Inizio Evoke · New York $80,000–$110,000 6d ago 
Director, Paid Media and Digital Demand Pluralsight · Remote · US $148,200–$195,000 6d ago Senior Media Buyer TopDog Law LLC · Remote · US $118,000–$142,000 6d ago Vice President, Media Relations, Global Vantagedc · Remote · US $270,000–$290,000 6d ago 
Media Planning & Strategy Lead CACI · Tampa $65,000–$136,500 7d ago Media Relations Assistant Director of Academic Life and University Programming FAU · Boca Raton $60,000–$72,000 7d ago 
Paid Media Planner Freddiemac · McLean $92,000–$138,000 7d ago Strategist Paid Media (H / F) Labelium · Paris €35,000–€38,000 7d ago 
Senior Project Manager, Community & Media Relations New York City Economic Development Corporation · New York $84,000–$86,000 7d ago Paid Media Associate Westman Atelier · New York $70,000–$80,000 7d ago 
Senior Media Planning & Buying Manager Wise · London £62,000–£88,000 7d ago Director, Paid Media FirmPilot · Miami $125,000–$135,000 8d ago 
Paid Media Campaigns Manager Jellyfish · Paris €38,000–€42,000 8d ago 
Head of Paid Media StudyFetch · Beverly Hills $130,000–$160,000 8d ago 
Media Relations Specialist Corporate · Bloomington $64,800–$89,100 9d ago 
Account Strategist, Paid Media (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $70,000–$95,000 9d ago Paid Media Strategist (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $70,000–$95,000 9d ago Paid Media Manager (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $70,000–$95,000 9d ago Senior Account Strategist, Paid Media (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $90,000–$110,000 9d ago Paid Media Lead (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $90,000–$110,000 9d ago Senior Paid Media Strategist (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $90,000–$110,000 9d ago Global VP of Media Planning Future Publishing · New York $200,000–$250,000 10d ago 
Media Planning Coordinator Klick · Toronto CA$46,500–CA$60,000 10d ago 
Paid Media Strategist | The Points Guy redventures · New York $100,000–$120,000 10d ago Senior Paid Media Associate seatgeek · Remote · US $80,000–$116,000 10d ago 
Associate Director, Paid Media Princeton10 · Remote · US $130,000–$150,000 13d ago Director, Paid Media, Hybrid Belk · Charlotte $131,000–$175,000 2w ago Media Planning Specialist Klick · Toronto CA$60,000–CA$68,000 2w ago Senior Media Relations / Public Affairs Leidos · Falls Church $65,650–$118,675 2w ago Junior Media Relations / Public Affairs Leidos · Falls Church $50,700–$91,650 2w ago Media Relations / Public Affairs - Mid-level Leidos · Falls Church $59,150–$106,925 2w ago 
Director of Strategic Communications & Media Relations: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture University of Tennessee · Knoxville $80,000–$93,500 2w ago Director, Paid Media - CNBC & MS NOW Versant · Englewood Cliffs $130,000–$150,000 2w ago Director, Paid Media Planning Bully Pulpit International · New York $120,000–$135,000 2w ago Communications and Media Relations Coordinator Rfcuny · Bronx Up to $54,313 2w ago Paid Media Specialist Brighthorizons · Newton Massachusetts 02459 $58,000–$73,000 2w ago 
Media Buying Cluster Lead Genius Sports · New York $110,000–$130,000 2w ago Vice President, Media Relations Inizio Evoke · New York $130,000–$165,000 2w ago 
Paid Media Manager Sans · Culver City $100,000–$120,000 2w ago Paid Media Manager (UK) Terra · Remote · UK £60,000–£90,000 2w ago Associate Account Director, Paid Media gupta · Philadelphia $105,000–$125,000 2w ago 
Paid Media Manager quinstreet · United States $70,000–$85,000 2w ago 
Paid Media Manager Fundraise Up · Remote · US $110,000–$120,000 3w ago Associate Director, Audience Engagement and Paid Media Newschool · A - 66 West 12th Street $83,500–$90,000 3w ago Paid Media Manager Terra · Remote · US $90,000–$130,000 3w ago 
Senior Paid Media Specialist Washingtonpost · DC-Washington-TWP $74,000–$111,000 3w ago 60 of 509 open roles. All paid media jobs
