What is the average Marketing salary in SF Bay Area?

The median midpoint of 279 live Marketing postings in SF Bay Area is $198k a year. Half of them fall between $173k and $238k.

How does Marketing pay change with seniority?

senior postings $177k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Marketing roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($320k), Orb ($316k), Asana ($248k), OpenAI ($240k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Marketing salary in SF Bay Area

What employers are offering right now, from 279 live Marketing postings in SF Bay Area that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$198k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$173k–$238k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$400k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$115k

$146k

$176k

$207k

$238k

$268k

$299k

$329k

Marketing pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$177k	57
Staff & principal	$196k	5
Director & executive	$238k	37

Top-paying companies for Marketing roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$320k	23
Orb	$316k	2
Asana	$248k	2
OpenAI	$240k	37
Pendo	$223k	3
Lambda	$219k	3
Fireworks AI	$215k	5
Opal Security	$215k	2
Pinterest	$214k	3
Faire	$211k	4
Ramp	$204k	2
AirOps	$203k	2

Highest-paying open Marketing jobs

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Anthropic

Head of Community, Enterprise Marketing

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $400k/yr

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OpenAI

Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research

San Francisco Full-time $374k – $415k/yr

cybersecurityDirect from employer Aug 14

OpenAI

Research Lead, Policy Communications

San Francisco · US - Remote Full-time $347k – $385k/yr

data scienceDirect from employer 13d ago

Anthropic

Developer Relations

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $290k – $435k/yr

visa sponsorshiprecruitingDirect from employer Aug 10

Anthropic

Growth Marketing Lead

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $320k – $400k/yr

visa sponsorshipdata scienceseorecruitingDirect from employer 4d ago

Anthropic

Field Marketing Lead, Cybersecurity

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $320k – $400k/yr

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Marketing salary: common questions

What is the average Marketing salary in SF Bay Area?: The median midpoint of 279 live Marketing postings in SF Bay Area is $198k a year. Half of them fall between $173k and $238k.
How does Marketing pay change with seniority?: senior postings $177k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Marketing roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($320k), Orb ($316k), Asana ($248k), OpenAI ($240k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.

Marketing salary in SF Bay Area

How the offers are spread

Marketing pay by level

Top-paying companies for Marketing roles

Highest-paying open Marketing jobs

Head of Community, Enterprise Marketing

Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research

Research Lead, Policy Communications

Developer Relations

Growth Marketing Lead

Field Marketing Lead, Cybersecurity

Marketing salary: common questions

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