Google Ads salary: $132K median
The median advertised Google Ads salary is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $98K to $165K: counted from 104 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $64 an hour or $11,042 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $190K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Google Ads jobs
$132Kmedian advertised salary
$98K – $165Kmiddle half of roles
$133Kaverage advertised salary
104roles counted
Google Ads salary by level
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $152K | $105K–$170K | 33 |
| Lead and above | $125K | $120K–$155K | 23 |
| No level in the title | $106K | $78K–$160K | 47 |
Google Ads salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $170K | 24 |
| 🇺🇸California | $170K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $125K | 95 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $125K | 32 |
Skills that pay more for Google Ads roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing attribution | $165K | +$32K | 11 |
| HubSpot | $162K | +$30K | 18 |
| Google Tag Manager | $160K | +$28K | 11 |
| LinkedIn Ads | $152K | +$20K | 21 |
| Account-based marketing | $152K | +$20K | 19 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Brex | $152K | 4 |
| Omnicom Media | $120K | 19 |
| NewsBreak | $106K | 3 |
| Perk | $102K | 3 |
| DEPT® | $81K | 11 |
| Sony Music | $78K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Google Ads roles
All Google Ads jobs- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Marketing TechnologyAirbnb · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$248K - $310KRemoteLead and aboveJavaKotlinGraphQL
- Director, Digital MarketingGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA$253K - $292KLead and aboveLLMSEOZendesk
- Software Engineer, Ads PlatformNewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$155K - $260KGoJavaC++
- Director, Digital MarketingMagicschool · Remote$172K - $258KRemoteLead and aboveLookerGenerative AIA/B testing
- Sr. Manager, Digital MarketingRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$171K - $257KSeniorTableauPerformance marketingContent marketing
- Partner Enablement LeadBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $250KHybridLead and aboveGCPAzureMachine Learning
- Growth Platform, Marketing EngineerFaire · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$176K - $242KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Senior Software Engineer, Marketing TechnologyAirbnb · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$196K - $227KSeniorRustGoJava
- B2B Growth Marketing ManagerPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$110K - $227KRemotePerformance marketingLifecycle marketingGoogle Ads
- Growth Manager, International (LATAM & EMEA)Oscilar · Remote$195K - $225KRemoteKafkaEnglishA/B testing
- Performance Marketing ManagerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$180K - $220KPerformance marketingMarketing attributionCopywriting
- GTM EngineerAugust · 🇺🇸New York City$140K - $220KPythonJavaScriptNode.js
- Growth Marketing Manager - Paid MarketingHex · 🇺🇸San Francisco$163K - $205KHybridFigmaSnowflakeHubSpot
- Growth Marketing Manager, Paid Demand & ABMAssemblyAI · 🇺🇸United States$130K - $200KSQLLLMLooker
- Performance MarketingKalshi · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$100K - $200KSEOPerformance marketingGoogle Ads
- Senior Performance Marketing ManagerFingerprint · Remote$148K - $200KRemoteSeniorRedisHubSpotSEO
- Senior Revenue Operations Manager (Marketing Ops)Fingerprint · Remote$148K - $200KRemoteSeniorSQLdbtRedis
- Digital Marketing ManagerRapidFort, Inc. · Remote$120K - $200KRemoteDockerHubSpotKubernetes
- VP, Growth AnalyticsOmnicom Media · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$180K - $200KLead and aboveA/B testingPowerPointMicrosoft Word
- Senior Paid Marketing ManagerAshby · 🇺🇸Remote - US$145K - $200KRemoteSeniorHubSpotPerformance marketingAccount-based marketing
Questions about Google Ads pay
- What is the average Google Ads salary?
- $133K a year on average and $132K at the median, across 104 open Google Ads postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $98K to $165K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Google Ads pay?
- Brex ($152K), Omnicom Media ($120K), NewsBreak ($106K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a google ads a high-paying job?
- The median Google Ads posting advertises $132K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 24% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a google ads?
- A tenth of the postings offer $190K a year or more; the highest open Google Ads role advertises up to $310K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Google Ads salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $132K a year is about $64 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $47 to $79 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Google Ads roles?
- Postings that ask for Marketing attribution (+$32K, 11 postings), HubSpot (+$30K, 18 postings), Google Tag Manager (+$28K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $132K median of all Google Ads postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Google Ads roles at companies is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $98K to $165K. Counted from 104 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/google-ads/
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