Salary benchmark · San Francisco

Marketing Manager Salary in San Francisco

Mid-level (3-5y) marketing manager pay in San Francisco sits around $162,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$137,700

$11,475/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$162,000

$13,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$202,500

$16,875/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in San Francisco

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$89,508$105,300$131,6280.65×
Mid (3-5y)$137,700$162,000$202,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$185,892$218,700$273,3721.35×
Lead (8y+)$240,972$283,500$354,3721.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the San Francisco mid-level base.

How San Francisco compares

Same marketing manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

New York$138,000-15%Austin$114,000-30%Singapore$102,000-37%Remote$102,000-37%London$90,000-44%

Other roles in San Francisco

Top 5 highest-paid roles in San Francisco, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$312,000Product Manager$222,000Backend Engineer$204,000Full-stack Engineer$198,000Frontend Engineer$192,000

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