Media Strategist salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for media strategist roles at mid level across the United States: 11 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $81,750 and $107,774, with a median of $98,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 3 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Media Strategist pay by specialization
Social Media 23Paid Media 12Growth Marketing 1Programmatic 1Paid Search / PPC 1
Live media strategist roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $81,750 – $107,774 | $98,000 | 11 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $100,000 – $117,500 | $103,950 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $69,000 – $90,000 | $81,750 | 6hint |
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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Pay by market
1 pageOpen media strategist roles · 8 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, $90,000–$150,000scale $50,000–$210,000
Senior Paid Media Strategist Donaldson · Bloomington New $92,400–$115,500 3d ago 
Paid Media Senior Strategist Tinuiti · New York $120,000–$140,000 9d ago 
Social Media Strategist, Instagram Acquisition.com · Las Vegas $90,000–$150,000 2w ago 
Senior Paid Media Strategist, Global (Offline/Online) Paloaltonetworks · Office - USA - CA - Headquarters $144,200–$233,200 4w ago Senior Social Media Strategist (H/F) Labelium · Paris €40,000–€45,000 6w ago 
Social Media Strategist (Top Secret cleared) ICF · Washington $81,147–$137,949 2mo ago Senior Social Media Strategist gupta · Boston $90,000–$110,000 4mo ago 
Social Media Strategist Viega · Broomfield CO $92,000–$120,000 
Junior Social Media Strategist Kurppa Hosk · Stockholm New Pay not stated 2d ago 
Social Media Strategist Weezie · Atlanta $72,500–$111,000e 5d ago Social Media Strategist CATORCE · Barcelona Pay not stated 9d ago 
Social Media Strategist Bakery Agency · Austin $71,000–$91,000e 10d ago 
Social Media Strategist sofascore · Zagreb Pay not stated 11d ago Associate Social Media Strategist Kurppa Hosk · Stockholm Pay not stated 12d ago Junior Social Media Strategist Kurppa Hosk · Stockholm Pay not stated 12d ago Junior Social Media Strategist (Entry Level) Kurppa Hosk · Stockholm Pay not stated 12d ago Social Media Strategist Kurppa Hosk · Stockholm Pay not stated 12d ago Social Media Strategist Hy-Vee · Corporate Office $72,500–$111,000e 13d ago 
Social Media Strategist | Mid-Senior | Saily nord-security · Vilnius Pay not stated 2w ago 
Paid Media Strategist, Fashion Power Digital · Remote · Argentina Pay not stated 2w ago 
Paid Media Strategist (Ecommerce Industry) Scale Army · Remote · Egypt Pay not stated 2w ago 
Paid Media Strategist Optimal · Austin $77,363–$110,000e 3w ago 
Growth Marketing Media Strategist (On-Site) Integra Beauty · Dania Beach $100,800–$156,000e 4w ago Associate Social Media Strategist - Vivaz Medical Spa Sanford · SD, Sioux Falls Pay not stated 5w ago 
Paid Media Strategist Oceans · Remote · Sri Lanka Pay not stated 5w ago 
Paid Media Strategist Cintas · Mason $77,363–$110,000e 7w ago Senior Social Media Strategist TheSoul Group · Remote · UK £40,000–£52,468e 7w ago 
Paid Media Strategist Adsmurai · Madrid Pay not stated 2mo ago Paid Media Strategist-ATREVIA Madrid ATREVIA · Madrid Pay not stated 4mo ago 
Paid Media Strategist (Freelance) M Booth · New York $82,500–$102,844e 5mo ago 
Senior Paid Media Strategist Common Thread Collective · Remote · US $93,125–$130,000e 5mo ago 
Social Media Strategist Blaze Media · Remote · US $72,500–$111,000e 10mo ago 
Senior Social Media Strategist (Lead Position) (m/w/d) parasol · Düsseldorf Pay not stated 1y ago 
Social Media Strategist Jobs for Humanity · Beirut Pay not stated 1y ago 
Social Media Strategist | Communications [COC0074271] ProSidian Consulting, LLC · Charlotte $72,500–$111,000e 1y ago Programmatic Media Strategist Power Digital · Remote · Colombia Pay not stated 1y ago 
Paid Media Strategist (PPC/SEM) clix · St. Louis $79,125–$100,625e 2y ago 
Social Media Strategist / Director Collabera · New York Pay not stated 10y ago