Programmatic salary
20 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 28, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for programmatic roles at mid level across the United States: 57 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $81,500 and $107,500, with a median of $95,100.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $95,100, senior $111,550 and lead $150,000. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 58% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 10 of the 20 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
20 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $81,500 – $107,500 | $95,100 | 57 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$59,375 – CA$76,875 | CA$66,250 | 6hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £42,500 – £67,048 | £62,500 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $90,500 – $143,400 | $111,550 | 37 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $125,750 – $180,000 | $150,000 | 35 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $76,420 – $112,500 | $95,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $91,250 – $113,500 | $105,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $111,225 – $135,250 | $126,750 | 8hint |
| Chicago | Entry | $73,000 – $101,000 | $90,000 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $72,000 – $141,000 | $88,000 | 13 |
| Chicago | Senior | $112,000 – $175,000 | $167,000 | 9hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $90,000 – $94,000 | $92,000 | 7hint |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $93,000 – $115,000 | $108,000 | 6hint |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $148,000 – $180,000 | $165,000 | 7hint |
| New York | Entry | $72,000 – $90,000 | $78,000 | 41 |
| New York | Mid | $81,500 – $105,000 | $95,000 | 29 |
| New York | Senior | $85,625 – $135,125 | $106,900 | 14 |
| New York | Lead | $127,136 – $185,625 | $166,000 | 22 |
| Toronto | Entry | CA$50,000 – CA$52,000 | CA$50,000 | 8hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$59,375 – CA$76,875 | CA$66,250 | 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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Open programmatic roles · 83 with stated pay
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Senior Associate, Commerce Programmatic WPP Media · New York New $45,000–$90,000 today 
Programmatic Account Manager wunderkind · New York New $80,000–$87,500 today 
Senior Associate, Programmatic Horizonmedia · New York New $66,300–$85,000 1d ago 
Manager, Programmatic Media mergeworld · Boston New $86,450–$103,750 1d ago 
Senior Client Success Manager - Programmatic zetaglobal · New York New $80,000–$95,000 2d ago 
Technical Campaign Manager, Programmatic Sales Operations NBCUniversal · New York $70,000–$90,000 4d ago 
Programmatic Analyst Nexxen · New York $72,000–$120,000 5d ago Cancer Care Executive – Cancer Care Programmatic Services (Remote US) Onehealthineers · Remote · US $176,800–$243,100 5d ago Programmatic Trading Manager P&G · CINCINNATI GENERAL OFFICES $92,000–$116,500 5d ago 
Programmatic Ad Ops Manager PatientPoint · Remote · US $60,000–$110,000 5d ago Director, Digital and Programmatic - Pharma Dentsuaegis · New York $114,425–$152,662 6d ago Associate, Programmatic Horizonmedia · New York $66,300–$85,000 6d ago Director of Programmatic Partnerships Nexxen · New York $130,000–$160,000 7d ago Manager, Programmatic WPP Media · Chicago $60,000–$140,000 7d ago Buyer, Programmatic Dentsuaegis · Toronto CA$55,000–CA$60,000 8d ago Senior Programmatic Media Manager - Citi Commerce Citi · Irving Texas United States $114,720–$172,080 9d ago 
Associate Director, Programmatic Darkroom · New York $110,000 9d ago Associate Director, Programmatic WPP Media · Los Angeles $75,000–$180,000 9d ago Director, Commerce Programmatic WPP Media · Chicago $100,000–$230,000 9d ago 
Programmatic Account Manager StackAdapt · Singapore SGD 100,606–SGD 138,334 10d ago Programmatic Campaign Analyst Citi · New York New York United States $78,320–$109,280 12d ago Associate Director, Programmatic Horizonmedia · New York $115,000–$135,000 12d ago 
Associate Director, Programmatic Known · New York $115,000–$125,000 12d ago 
Manager, Programmatic Marketing New Engen, Inc. · Seattle $85,000–$95,000 12d ago Programmatic Account Manager StackAdapt · London £56,461–£77,634 12d ago 
Senior Account Manager, Programmatic DEPT® · Remote · US $85,000–$100,000 2w ago Account Manager, Programmatic Retail DEPT® · Remote · US $65,000–$70,000 2w ago 
Programmatic Manager - Low Voltage Deployment Nscale · AMER $75,000–$95,000 2w ago 
VP Programmatic Demand teads1 · New York $380,000–$430,000 2w ago Manager, Programmatic Dentsuaegis · Toronto CA$75,000–CA$85,000 2w ago 
VP, Programmatic, Red Seat Ventures Fox Corporation · New York $247,000–$300,000 2w ago Programmatic Sales Manager StackAdapt · United Kingdom £59,027–£81,162 2w ago Director, Programmatic WPP Media · Los Angeles $100,000–$230,000 2w ago 
Programmatic & AdTech Consultant Incubeta · The Hague €50,000–€65,000 2w ago 
Director, Programmatic B2B Wpromote · Remote · US $119,000–$135,000 2w ago Senior Programmatic Manager DEPT® · Remote · US $75,000–$90,000 3w ago Lead Analyst, Programmatic Analytics zetaglobal · New York $144,414 3w ago Senior Manager, Programmatic Technical Solutions wunderkind · New York $125,000–$140,000 3w ago Programmatic Account Manager Clear Channel Outdoor · New York From $75,000 3w ago Manager, Analytics & Insights - Programmatic zetaglobal · Remote · US $110,000–$130,000 3w ago Manager, Programmatic Services WPP Media · Detroit $60,000–$140,000 4w ago 
Ad Sales Lead, Programmatic Duolingo · New York $152,000–$228,000 4w ago Senior Programmatic Manager DEPT® · Remote · US $72,000–$90,000 4w ago Manager, Programmatic WPP Media · Toronto CA$60,000–CA$70,000 5w ago Programmatic Campaign Analyst Citi · Irving Texas United States $69,130–$96,470 5w ago Programmatic Media Group Manager Citi · Irving Texas United States $144,480–$216,720 5w ago Senior Programmatic Media Manager - Citi Commerce Citi · New York New York United States $129,840–$194,760 5w ago 
Programmatic Client Solutions Lead The Washington Post · NY-New York TWP $125,650–$233,350 5w ago Manager, Planning - Programmatic NBCUniversal · New York $85,000–$115,000 6w ago 
Account Manager, Programmatic Equativ · Los Angeles $85,000–$95,000 6w ago 
Director, Programmatic Ad Sales Eevd · New York $165,000–$169,000 7w ago Senior Associate, Programmatic WPP Media · Chicago $45,000–$90,000 7w ago AI & Bioinformatics Programmatic Technical Advisor Bah · United States $62,000–$141,000 8w ago Director of Sales, Programmatic Advertising Fa Euxy Saasfaprod1 · New York $130,000–$150,000 8w ago 
Programmatic Trader Attention Arc · Irvington $55,000–$68,000 2mo ago Senior Programmatic Campaign Manager Wpromote · Remote · US $84,000–$97,000 2mo ago 
Programmatic Media Supervisor EVERSANA · Remote · US $90,000–$115,000 2mo ago Programmatic Technical Trading Lead EVERSANA · Remote · US $110,000–$145,000 2mo ago Senior Specialist, Programmatic Known · New York $80,000–$90,000 2mo ago Director, Programmatic Demand Partnerships PatientPoint · New York $126,000–$212,750 2mo ago 60 of 253 open roles. All programmatic jobs