Marketing Director salary
4 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Aug 11, 2026
These figures come from 12 marketing director postings where the employer stated pay, covering 2 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at lead, where 7 postings put the middle half between $152,500 and $202,500, with a median of $158,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 2 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.
Marketing Director pay by specialization
Product Marketing 12Marketing Leadership 7Growth Marketing 4Event Marketing 1
Live marketing director roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
4 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $159,900 – $217,038 | $192,500 | 52 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $175,750 – $222,376 | $207,250 | 15 |
| New York | Lead | $152,500 – $202,500 | $158,000 | 7 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $192,500 – $225,000 | $197,500 | 5 |
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.
Marketing Director vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Marketing Director | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Director | Lead · US | $192,500 | $167,925 | +15% | 52 / 108 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means marketing director pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
You know the number. Now find who pays it.
6,407 roles state pay. Claude and ChatGPT filter by it. This page can't.
Filter by pay →