Media Lead salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 2, 2026
The one range measured here is for media lead roles at senior level across the United States: 11 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $100,011 and $159,250, with a median of $130,000.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on at least 10 postings.
Media Lead pay by specialization
Social Media 27Paid Media 3Paid Search / PPC 1Programmatic 1
Live media lead roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $100,011 – $159,250 | $130,000 | 11 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
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 media lead roles · 12 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $96,000–$190,000scale $50,000–$270,000
Social Media Lead – Enterprise InMobi · New York $113,250–$138,500 3w ago 
Social Media Lead, Kraken Pro Kraken · Remote · US $96,000–$192,000 4w ago 
Paid Media Lead Harley-Davidson · Milwaukee $104,100–$155,900 5w ago 
Social Media Lead Peregrine Technologies · New York $155,000–$185,000 5w ago Social Media Lead Peregrine Technologies · San Francisco $155,000–$185,000 5w ago Social Media Lead, Executive Communications Usc (Externalusccareers) · Los Angeles $90,000–$95,875 6w ago 
Social Media Lead Asana · Vancouver CA$132,000–CA$150,000 7w ago 
Social Media Lead ( Health ) ICF · Rockville $74,090–$125,954 7w ago 
Senior Social Media Lead Nscale · New York $110,000–$190,000 8w ago 
Social Media Lead DualEntry · New York City $160,000–$210,000 2mo ago 
Social Media Lead Datamark, Inc. · El Paso $65,000 3mo ago 
Social Media Lead Justworks · New York $147,000–$190,000 4mo ago 
Digital Media Lead - Paid Search Ekeq · Leicester New Pay not stated 2d ago Social Media Lead Maker Lab · Kuala Lumpur New Pay not stated 2d ago Social Media Lead Lbg · London In listing 9d ago 
Social Media Lead Lloyds Banking Group · London In listing 9d ago 
Social Media Lead Circles · United Arab Emirates Pay not stated 11d ago Social Media Lead Maker Lab · Singapore Pay not stated 12d ago 
Paid Media Lead - All Verticals Grab · Petaling Jaya Pay not stated 2w ago 
Social Media Lead Bestseller · Brande Pay not stated 3w ago 
Growth and Social Media Lead Di Rezze Family Office · Manila Pay not stated 4w ago Social Media Lead, Kraken Pro Kraken · Remote · UK £40,000–£52,468e 4w ago 
PR & Social Media Lead MECCA · Richmond Pay not stated 5w ago Social Media Lead Over The Moon · Remote · US $95,063–$148,466e 6w ago 
Influencer und Social Media Lead (all genders) mammaly · Hybrid Berlin Pay not stated 6w ago 
Social Media Lead Ramp · New York $98,750–$159,250e 6w ago Social Media Lead CXM Direct LLC · Remote · Cyprus Pay not stated 2mo ago 
Social Media Lead cxm · See listing Pay not stated 2mo ago 
Social Media Lead Lovable · Stockholm Pay not stated 2mo ago 
Paid Media Lead, Mapping outside · Remote · Worldwide In listing 4mo ago 
Social Media Lead Render · Remote · US $95,063–$148,466e 5mo ago 
Programmatic Media Lead PMG · Dallas $91,625–$143,654e 2y ago