What is the average Paid Media Manager salary in the US?

The national median Paid Media Manager salary is $85,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $62,000, while senior professionals earn $148,000 or more.

Which city pays Paid Media Managers the most?

New York City offers the highest median Paid Media Manager salary at $159K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Paid Media Manager salaries growing?

Paid Media Manager salaries are growing at 6.5% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Paid Media Manager Salary
by City (2026)

Manage paid advertising campaigns across Google, Meta, and other platforms. National median: $85K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$85K

Top 10% earn

$148K

Entry level

$62K

Salary growth

+6.5%/yr

Paid Media Manager salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
New York City, NY	$116K	$159K	$215K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$115K	$157K	$213K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$115K	$157K	$213K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$109K	$149K	$201K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$107K	$146K	$198K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$102K	$140K	$190K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$102K	$140K	$190K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$100K	$138K	$186K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$98K	$134K	$182K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$96K	$132K	$178K	155	11%
San Francisco, CA	$93K	$128K	$173K	224	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$93K	$128K	$173K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$92K	$126K	$170K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$92K	$126K	$170K	148	5.75%
San Jose, CA	$90K	$123K	$167K	210	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$90K	$123K	$167K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$90K	$123K	$167K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$87K	$119K	$161K	140	10.75%
Oakland, CA	$86K	$117K	$159K	185	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$86K	$117K	$159K	138	9.3%
Washington, DC	$86K	$117K	$159K	152	8.5%
Edison, NJ	$86K	$117K	$159K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$86K	$117K	$159K	138	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$84K	$115K	$155K	162	10.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$81K	$111K	$150K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$81K	$111K	$150K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$81K	$111K	$150K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$81K	$111K	$150K	148	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$79K	$109K	$147K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$78K	$106K	$144K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$76K	$104K	$140K	155	9.3%
New Haven, CT	$76K	$104K	$140K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$74K	$102K	$138K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$73K	$100K	$136K	128	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	5%
Portland, OR	$73K	$100K	$136K	130	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$73K	$100K	$136K	118	5.99%
Austin, TX	$71K	$98K	$132K	110	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$71K	$98K	$132K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$71K	$98K	$132K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$71K	$98K	$132K	118	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$71K	$98K	$132K	115	5.99%
Miami, FL	$69K	$95K	$129K	123	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$69K	$95K	$129K	112	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$69K	$95K	$129K	128	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$69K	$95K	$129K	112	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$69K	$95K	$129K	120	5%
Cary, NC	$69K	$95K	$129K	112	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$69K	$95K	$129K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$69K	$95K	$129K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$69K	$95K	$129K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$68K	$94K	$127K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$68K	$94K	$127K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$68K	$94K	$127K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$68K	$94K	$127K	106	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$68K	$94K	$127K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$68K	$94K	$127K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$68K	$94K	$127K	118	6.99%
McKinney, TX	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$67K	$92K	$124K	118	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	2.5%
Aurora, CO	$67K	$92K	$124K	112	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$67K	$92K	$124K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$67K	$92K	$124K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$67K	$92K	$124K	104	6.8%
Boise, ID	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$67K	$92K	$124K	108	6.6%
Anchorage, AK	$67K	$92K	$124K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$65K	$89K	$121K	97	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$65K	$89K	$121K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$65K	$89K	$121K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	2.5%
Springfield, MA	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$65K	$89K	$121K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$65K	$89K	$121K	102	None ✓
Salem, OR	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	None ✓
Provo, UT	$65K	$89K	$121K	100	4.85%
Meridian, ID	$65K	$89K	$121K	105	5.8%
Houston, TX	$64K	$88K	$120K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$63K	$87K	$117K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$63K	$87K	$117K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$63K	$87K	$117K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$63K	$87K	$117K	108	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$63K	$87K	$117K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$62K	$85K	$115K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$62K	$85K	$115K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	9.3%
St. Petersburg, FL	$62K	$85K	$115K	105	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$62K	$85K	$115K	98	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$62K	$85K	$115K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$62K	$85K	$115K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$62K	$85K	$115K	90	3.07%
Rochester, MN	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	6.8%
Las Vegas, NV	$62K	$85K	$115K	102	None ✓
West Jordan, UT	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$62K	$85K	$115K	105	6.5%
Overland Park, KS	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$62K	$85K	$115K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$61K	$83K	$113K	88	3.99%
Kansas City, MO	$61K	$83K	$113K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$61K	$83K	$113K	102	5.3%
North Las Vegas, NV	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$61K	$83K	$113K	98	7.15%
Colorado Springs, CO	$60K	$82K	$110K	102	4.55%
St. Louis, MO	$60K	$82K	$110K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$60K	$82K	$110K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$60K	$82K	$110K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$60K	$82K	$110K	88	5%
Fresno, CA	$59K	$81K	$109K	102	9.3%
Bakersfield, CA	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$59K	$81K	$109K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$59K	$81K	$109K	93	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	5.75%
Detroit, MI	$59K	$81K	$109K	82	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$59K	$81K	$109K	95	6.5%
Des Moines, IA	$59K	$81K	$109K	88	4.82%
San Antonio, TX	$58K	$79K	$107K	87	None ✓
Midland, TX	$57K	$78K	$106K	92	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$57K	$78K	$106K	88	6.85%
Athens, GA	$57K	$78K	$106K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$57K	$78K	$106K	92	6.8%
Louisville, KY	$57K	$78K	$106K	85	5%
Greenville, SC	$57K	$78K	$106K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$57K	$78K	$106K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$57K	$78K	$106K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	4.95%
Spokane, WA	$56K	$77K	$104K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$56K	$77K	$104K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	5.3%
New Orleans, LA	$56K	$77K	$104K	92	6%
Fargo, ND	$56K	$77K	$104K	90	2.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$55K	$75K	$101K	84	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$55K	$75K	$101K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$55K	$75K	$101K	92	5.75%
Greensboro, NC	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	4.75%
Memphis, TN	$55K	$75K	$101K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$55K	$75K	$101K	85	None ✓
Chattanooga, TN	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	5%
Birmingham, AL	$55K	$75K	$101K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$55K	$75K	$101K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	5.9%
Great Falls, MT	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$55K	$75K	$101K	88	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$53K	$73K	$99K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$53K	$72K	$98K	82	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$53K	$72K	$98K	82	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$53K	$72K	$98K	85	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$51K	$70K	$94K	78	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	4.82%
Little Rock, AR	$51K	$70K	$94K	82	4.9%
Killeen, TX	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$50K	$68K	$92K	80	5%
Laredo, TX	$48K	$66K	$90K	76	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$48K	$66K	$90K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$47K	$64K	$86K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$47K	$64K	$86K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$47K	$64K	$86K	75	6.5%

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Paid Media Manager Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Paid Media Manager is $85,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $62,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $115,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Paid Media Managers nationally earn $148,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Marketing; Google/Meta certifications. This role is 70% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Paid Media Manager compensation is growing at 6.5% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Paid Media Managers significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Paid Media Manager Salaryby City (2026)