What is the average PPC salary?

$156K a year on average and $144K at the median, across 94 open PPC 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 $102K to $208K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest PPC pay?

Faire ($294K), OpenAI ($282K), Brex ($249K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a ppc a high-paying job?

The median PPC posting advertises $144K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a ppc?

A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open PPC role advertises up to $341K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the PPC salary per hour and per month?

The median of $144K a year is about $69 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,979 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $49 to $100 an hour.

Which skills pay more for PPC roles?

Postings that ask for Marketing attribution (+$91K, 19 postings), Paid social (+$31K, 43 postings), Account-based marketing (+$30K, 15 postings) advertise more than the $144K median of all PPC 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.

PPC Salary: $156K Average, $144K Median (Nov 2026)

PPC salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $229K, 67% more than senior roles ($137K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$137K	$108K–$170K	24
Lead and above	$229K	$190K–$250K	28
No level in the title	$114K	$92K–$148K	41

PPC salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$195K	22
🇺🇸California	$195K	24
🇺🇸United States	$137K	87
🇺🇸New York, NY	$125K	21

Skills that pay more for PPC roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Marketing attribution	$235K	+$91K	19
Paid social	$175K	+$31K	43
Account-based marketing	$174K	+$30K	15
Email marketing	$165K	+$21K	11
Marketing automation	$162K	+$19K	16

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Faire	$294K	3
OpenAI	$282K	3
Brex	$249K	4
Perk	$102K	3
Omnicom Media	$92K	6
DEPT®	$70K	10

Highest-paying open PPC roles

All PPC jobs

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
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
Director, Digital MarketingGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA$253K - $292KLead and aboveLLMSEOZendesk3w
VP, Demand GenerationCensys · Remote$215K - $285KRemoteLead and aboveSQLHubSpotPerformance marketing11d
Director, Global Performance MarketingAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$190K - $280KHybridLead and aboveTableauLookerSEO3mo
Director, Performance MarketingBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$221K - $277KLead and abovePerformance marketingMarketing attributionPaid social3w
Director, Performance MarketingBrex · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$221K - $277KLead and abovePerformance marketingMarketing attributionPaid social3w
VP of Global GrowthTrm Labs · 🇺🇸United States$256K - $272KRemoteLead and aboveA/B testingPerformance marketingEvent marketing5w
Director of Growth and Acquisition MarketingChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$196K - $270KLead and aboveMarketing attributionPaid socialPPC5w
Director, Web GrowthGametime United · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$240K - $270KRemoteLead and aboveSEOPaid socialPPC4mo
Principal Product Manager, Ads QualityInstacart · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$209K - $264KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningRecommender systemsUser research10d
Director, Digital MarketingMagicschool · Remote$172K - $258KRemoteLead and aboveLookerGenerative AIA/B testing3w
Partner Enablement LeadBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $250KHybridLead and aboveGCPAzureMachine Learning4w
Growth Marketing Lead (Harry's)Mammoth Brands · 🇺🇸New York, NY$177K - $250KLead and abovePerformance marketingPaid socialPPC4w
System Integration Manager1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$205K - $250KGoPythonC++3mo
Marketing Lead, Growth & AcquisitionMill · 🇺🇸San Bruno, CA$205K - $235KLead and aboveNotionPerformance marketingMarketing attribution2mo

Questions about PPC pay

What is the average PPC salary?: $156K a year on average and $144K at the median, across 94 open PPC 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 $102K to $208K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest PPC pay?: Faire ($294K), OpenAI ($282K), Brex ($249K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a ppc a high-paying job?: The median PPC posting advertises $144K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a ppc?: A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open PPC role advertises up to $341K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the PPC salary per hour and per month?: The median of $144K a year is about $69 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,979 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $49 to $100 an hour.
Which skills pay more for PPC roles?: Postings that ask for Marketing attribution (+$91K, 19 postings), Paid social (+$31K, 43 postings), Account-based marketing (+$30K, 15 postings) advertise more than the $144K median of all PPC 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.

PPC salary: $144K median