Marketing Lead salary
12 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Nov 3, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for marketing lead roles at senior level across the United States: 229 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $139,500 and $197,500, with a median of $175,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 12 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Marketing Lead pay by specialization
General Marketing 153Product Marketing 52Growth Marketing 47Performance Marketing 20Event Marketing 11Affiliate Marketing 10Content Marketing 9Email Marketing 8Brand Marketing 7Digital Marketing 6Influencer Marketing 4Ecommerce Marketing 4Trade Marketing 4Account-Based Marketing 2Communications 2Retail Marketing 1Employer Branding 1Community Marketing 1Creative 1
Live marketing lead roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
12 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $139,500 – $197,500 | $175,000 | 229 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £66,064 – £109,000 | £98,750 | 14 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$90,000 – CA$141,425 | CA$103,375 | 10 |
| Germany · country-wide | Senior | €97,500 – €102,000 | €100,000 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $135,000 – $180,000 | $164,000 | 46 |
| Austin | Senior | $165,000 – $210,000 | $169,000 | 5hint |
| Boston | Senior | $122,500 – $176,738 | $125,000 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $121,988 – $150,625 | $140,000 | 6hint |
| London | Senior | £91,875 – £109,000 | £100,000 | 10 |
| New York | Senior | $150,000 – $201,912 | $175,000 | 59 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $175,000 – $214,000 | $195,000 | 53 |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$92,500 – CA$153,500 | CA$101,750 | 7hint |
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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Marketing Lead vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Marketing Lead | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | Senior · US | $175,000 | $160,000 | similar pay | 229 / 739 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means marketing lead pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open marketing lead roles · 145 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $130,700–$247,718scale $70,000–$350,000
60 of 343 open roles. All marketing lead jobs