Paid Search / PPC salary
18 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 28, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for paid search / PPC roles at senior level across the United States: 48 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $91,500 and $132,500, with a median of $105,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $86,000, senior $105,000 and lead $125,000. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 45% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 10 of the 18 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
18 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $72,500 – $100,000 | $86,000 | 45 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$66,250 – CA$90,000 | CA$77,625 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $91,500 – $132,500 | $105,000 | 48 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £37,500 – £41,500 | £40,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $110,000 – $145,000 | $125,000 | 25 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $70,625 – $85,000 | $79,250 | 14 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $85,625 – $111,875 | $93,750 | 14 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $108,750 – $142,500 | $117,500 | 11 |
| Boston | Mid | $92,000 – $108,000 | $95,000 | 5hint |
| Boston | Senior | $85,000 – $95,000 | $92,000 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Entry | $52,000 – $79,000 | $64,000 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $80,000 – $100,000 | $100,000 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $101,250 – $112,875 | $105,000 | 6hint |
| New York | Entry | $72,000 – $76,000 | $74,000 | 14 |
| New York | Mid | $100,000 – $131,075 | $101,250 | 8hint |
| New York | Senior | $76,750 – $121,919 | $97,500 | 11 |
| New York | Lead | $122,500 – $131,000 | $127,500 | 5hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$58,750 – CA$88,125 | CA$76,250 | 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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Senior Associate, Paid Search WPP Media · Chicago New $45,000–$90,000 today 
Specialist, Paid Search (Auto) Canvas Worldwide · El Segundo New $70,400 1d ago Director of Paid Search (Hybrid) GEICO · Chicago New $140,425–$229,600 1d ago 
Sr. Manager, Paid Search (SEM) Ovative Group · Minneapolis New $125,000–$175,000 1d ago 
Senior PPC Executive Trainline · London New £35,000–£45,000 1d ago 
Senior Account Manager, SEM monks · New York New $69,000–$81,000 1d ago Senior Account Manager, SEM monks · Toronto New CA$94,000–CA$110,000 1d ago Senior Account Manager, SEM (Remote) monks · Michigan New $69,000–$81,000 1d ago 
Senior Strategist, Paid Search Code3 · Remote · US New $85,000–$106,000 2d ago 
Account Manager, Paid Search DEPT® · Remote · US New $60,100–$70,000 2d ago 
Senior SEM Specialist Golden Hippo · Woodland Hills New $85,386–$99,284 2d ago Head of Paid Search Code3 · Remote · US $134,500–$185,000 5d ago 
Sr. Paid Search Marketing Manager (PPC) PlanetArt · Pleasanton $95,000–$115,000 5d ago German Speaking Google Ads Agency Partner Account Manager Teleperformance Spain · Barcelona €30,000 5d ago 
Senior SEM Coach Clearesult · Burnaby CA$85,280–CA$95,680 6d ago Finnish Speaking Google Ads Agency Partner Account Manager Teleperformance Spain · Barcelona €30,000 6d ago Associate Director, SEM monks · Toronto CA$145,000–CA$165,000 6d ago Associate Director, SEM monks · Denver $105,000–$118,000 6d ago Associate Director, SEM (Remote) monks · Ohio $105,000–$118,000 6d ago 
Lead Paid Search Strategist 829 Studios · Remote · US $90,000–$110,000 7d ago Associate Director, SEM WPP Media · Chicago $75,000–$180,000 8d ago Senior Manager, Paid Search Dentsuaegis · New York $80,000–$105,000 9d ago Senior Associate, Paid Search Dentsuaegis · New York $62,100–$70,000 9d ago 
Manager, Paid Search Real Chemistry · Remote · US $60,000–$80,000 9d ago 
Paid Search Strategist Tinuiti · New York $90,000–$115,000 9d ago Account Coordinator, Paid Search DEPT® · Remote · US $47,900–$60,000 13d ago 
Manager, SEM Rakuten · Toronto CA$77,837–CA$122,548 13d ago 
Associate Director, Paid Search Darkroom · New York $120,000 2w ago Associate Director, Paid Search and Social University of Chicago · Chicago $73,000–$85,000 2w ago Manager, Paid Search WPP Media · New York $60,000–$140,000 2w ago Lead Services Engagement Manager (SEM) - eCOA Veeva Systems · Remote · US $120,000–$160,000 2w ago 
Senior Associate, Paid Search (Hybrid) Enova International · Chicago $90,000–$120,000 2w ago 
Manager, Paid Search mergeworld · Atlanta $78,000–$114,000 3w ago Group Director, SEM monks · Toronto CA$221,000–CA$270,000 3w ago 
Plant Controls Lead (EMS/PPC) Fluidstack · Austin $330,000–$390,000 3w ago 
Paid Search Senior Executive Wise · London £35,000–£48,000 3w ago Group Director, SEM monks · Los Angeles $155,000–$210,000 3w ago Group Director, SEM monks · Denver $155,000–$200,000 3w ago Group Director, SEM monks · New York $155,000–$210,000 3w ago Senior Manager, Paid Search Grainger · Lake Forest $134,100–$223,500 3w ago 
Paid Search & Social Specialist prophet · Atlanta $70,000–$90,000 3w ago 
Manager, Google Ads Formlabs · Somerville $100,000–$160,000 3w ago 
Manager, Paid Search New Engen, Inc. · United States $90,000–$100,000 3w ago 
SEM Coach Resource Innovations · Remote · US $90,000–$125,000 3w ago 
Director of Paid Search, EDU zetaglobal · Remote · US $120,000–$140,000 3w ago Paid Search Specialist Campingworld · Chicago $56,700–$87,000 4w ago SEM Associate Director, Paid Search Activation Citi · New York New York United States $163,600–$245,400 4w ago Danish Speaking Google Ads Agency Partner Account Manager Teleperformance Spain · Barcelona €30,000 4w ago Norwegian Speaking Google Ads Agency Partner Account Manager Teleperformance Spain · Barcelona €30,000 4w ago 
Associate Director, Paid Search B2B Wpromote · Remote · US $100,000–$115,000 4w ago Sr. Failure Analysis Technician - Microelectronics (SEM/TEM) Globalfoundries · Essex Junction $48,200–$83,200 5w ago 
Paid Media Manager, Amazon PPC (Amazon Advertising, Principal Level) Luminize · San Diego $125,000–$175,000 5w ago Paid Search Associate Director Jump 450 Media · Remote · US $90,000–$105,000 5w ago Paid Search Director Jump 450 Media · Remote · US $100,000–$135,000 5w ago Paid Media Manager, Amazon PPC (Amazon Advertising, Sr. Level) Luminize · San Diego $90,000–$120,000 5w ago 
Lead Data Analyst, Marketing (SEM) Rover.com · Barcelona €61,858–€75,163 5w ago Associate Director, Paid Search zetaglobal · Remote · US $80,000–$120,000 5w ago Paid Search Manager zetaglobal · Remote · US $80,000–$90,000 5w ago Manager, Paid Search DEPT® · Chicago $75,000–$85,000 6w ago 
SEM Specialist Klick · Toronto CA$60,000–CA$68,000 6w ago 60 of 469 open roles. All paid search / PPC jobs