What is the average Paid social salary?

$155K a year on average and $146K at the median, across 164 open Paid social 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 $104K to $194K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Paid social pay?

OpenAI ($282K), Brex ($249K), Gametime United ($240K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a paid social a high-paying job?

The median Paid social posting advertises $146K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 16% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a paid social?

A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open Paid social role advertises up to $369K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Paid social salary per hour and per month?

The median of $146K a year is about $70 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,125 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $50 to $93 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Paid social roles?

Postings that ask for PPC (+$30K, 43 postings), Account-based marketing (+$27K, 20 postings), Brand design (+$22K, 16 postings) advertise more than the $146K median of all Paid social 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.

Paid social Salary: $155K Average, $146K Median (Nov 2026)

Paid social salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $194K, 38% more than senior roles ($141K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$141K	$100K–$160K	40
Lead and above	$194K	$150K–$245K	58
No level in the title	$116K	$90K–$160K	66

Paid social salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$200K	26
🇺🇸California	$188K	35
🇺🇸United States	$142K	152
🇺🇸New York, NY	$132K	60

Skills that pay more for Paid social roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
PPC	$175K	+$30K	43
Account-based marketing	$172K	+$27K	20
Brand design	$168K	+$22K	16
Marketing attribution	$160K	+$14K	39
Performance marketing	$155K	+$10K	129

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
OpenAI	$282K	3
Brex	$249K	12
Gametime United	$240K	4
Suno	$158K	6
ShopMy	$120K	3
Fanatics Betting & Gaming	$107K	4
Omnicom Media	$95K	16
Real Chemistry	$90K	7
DEPT®	$85K	13

Highest-paying open Paid social roles

All Paid social jobs

Senior Director of Paid MediaOkta · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, C…$240K - $369KLead and aboveMachine LearningTableauLooker2mo
Head of Paid MarketingFaire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$248K - $341KLead and aboveMachine LearningA/B testingPerformance marketing5w
Head of Paid MarketingFaire · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$248K - $341KLead and aboveMachine LearningA/B testingPerformance marketing5w
Product Manager, SMB GrowthPerplexity · 🇺🇸New York City$230K - $330KSQLSEOShopify2mo
SVP MarketingCredible · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$247K - $329KRemoteSEOPerformance marketingLifecycle marketing2mo
Growth - Digital Marketing (Business)OpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$239K - $325KHybridPerformance marketingMarketing automationMarketing attribution3mo
Growth - Digital Marketing (Enterprise)OpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$239K - $325KHybridPerformance marketingEvent marketingMarketing automation3mo
VP, Growth MarketingLater · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; New York, New York, United States; Remote$276K - $318KRemoteLead and aboveLookerHubSpotSEO2mo
Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography10d
Brand Design Manager, GrowthBrex · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$248K - $311KFigmaBrand designTypography10d
Vice President, GrowthEveryday Dose Inc. · 🇺🇸United States$250K - $300KRemoteLead and abovePerformance marketingMarketing attributionPaid social4w
Director, Digital MarketingGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA$253K - $292KLead and aboveLLMSEOZendesk3w
Vice President, Growth MarketingCookUnity · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States; United States (Remote)$265K - $285KRemoteLead and abovePerformance marketingPaid socialConversion rate optimization11mo
Director, Global Performance MarketingAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$190K - $280KHybridLead and aboveTableauLookerSEO3mo
VP, Head of Paid MediaLendingTree · 🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States; Denver, Colorado, United St…$240K - $280KLead and abovePerformance marketingPaid socialProspecting6mo
Creative Strategy LeadGametime United · 🇺🇸United States$210K - $280KLead and abovePerformance marketingPaid socialSocial media marketing3d
Director of Growth and Acquisition MarketingChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$196K - $270KLead and aboveMarketing attributionPaid socialPPC5w
Director, Creative Operations & ProductionGametime United · 🇺🇸United States$200K - $270KLead and aboveAsanaContract negotiationPerformance marketing3d
Head of Social MarketingCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$240K - $265KHybridLead and aboveInfluencer marketingPaid social5d
Director, Provider Growth MarketingHeadway · Remote$212K - $265KRemoteLead and abovePerformance marketingPaid socialReconciliations5w

Questions about Paid social pay

What is the average Paid social salary?: $155K a year on average and $146K at the median, across 164 open Paid social 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 $104K to $194K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Paid social pay?: OpenAI ($282K), Brex ($249K), Gametime United ($240K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a paid social a high-paying job?: The median Paid social posting advertises $146K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 16% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a paid social?: A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open Paid social role advertises up to $369K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Paid social salary per hour and per month?: The median of $146K a year is about $70 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,125 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $50 to $93 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Paid social roles?: Postings that ask for PPC (+$30K, 43 postings), Account-based marketing (+$27K, 20 postings), Brand design (+$22K, 16 postings) advertise more than the $146K median of all Paid social 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.

Paid social salary: $146K median