What is the average Programmatic advertising salary?

$145K a year on average and $140K at the median, across 63 open Programmatic advertising 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 $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Programmatic advertising pay?

Brex ($204K), Pinterest ($164K), 6sense ($148K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a programmatic advertising a high-paying job?

The median Programmatic advertising posting advertises $140K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a programmatic advertising?

A tenth of the postings offer $208K a year or more; the highest open Programmatic advertising role advertises up to $339K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Programmatic advertising salary per hour and per month?

The median of $140K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,667 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $47 to $87 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Programmatic advertising roles?

Postings that ask for Marketing attribution (+$40K, 15 postings), PPC (+$36K, 6 postings), CRM (+$15K, 15 postings) advertise more than the $140K median of all Programmatic advertising 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.

Programmatic advertising Salary: $145K Average, $140K Median

Programmatic advertising salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $164K, 27% more than senior roles ($130K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$130K	$85K–$166K	18
Lead and above	$164K	$152K–$204K	19
No level in the title	$124K	$98K–$157K	26

Programmatic advertising salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸United States	$138K	59
🇺🇸New York, NY	$125K	20

Skills that pay more for Programmatic advertising roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Marketing attribution	$180K	+$40K	15
PPC	$176K	+$36K	6
CRM	$155K	+$15K	15
SQL	$150K	+$10K	13
Account-based marketing	$148K	+$8K	7

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Brex	$204K	4
Pinterest	$164K	3
6sense	$148K	3
Omnicom Media	$125K	13
DEPT®	$82K	8

Highest-paying open Programmatic advertising roles

All Programmatic advertising jobs

Staff Product Manager, Programmatic AdsPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US$166K - $339KRemoteLead and abovePMPProgrammatic advertising3mo
SVP MarketingCredible · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$247K - $329KRemoteSEOPerformance marketingLifecycle marketing2mo
Digital Campaigns, Policy AdvocacyAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC$265K - $295KPerformance marketingProgrammatic advertisingProject management7w
Senior Software Engineer II, Ads Data Solutions EngineeringInstacart · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$192K - $242KRemoteSeniorGoPythonSQL4w
Growth Marketing Lead, Programmatic & VideoBrex · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$167K - $240KLead and abovePerformance marketingMarketing attributionProgrammatic advertising2mo
Growth Marketing Lead, Programmatic & VideoBrex · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$167K - $240KLead and abovePerformance marketingMarketing attributionProgrammatic advertising2mo
Commercial Counsel, AdvertisingLife360 · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$163K - $238KRemoteProgrammatic advertisingLaw degreeGDPR2w
Client Partner, Sales – Media & Video SolutionsRoblox · 🇺🇸United States$199K - $237KPipeline managementProgrammatic advertisingProspecting6d
Marketing Lead, Growth & AcquisitionMill · 🇺🇸San Bruno, CA$205K - $235KLead and aboveNotionPerformance marketingMarketing attribution2mo
Sr. Manager, Marketing AnalyticsOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois$170K - $233KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning2mo
Platform Partnerships DirectorDefinitive Healthcare, US · Remote$153K - $230KRemoteLead and aboveData qualityContract negotiationProduct marketing5w
Ad Sales Lead, ProgrammaticDuolingo · 🇺🇸New York, NY$152K - $228KLead and abovePMPMarketing attributionProgrammatic advertising6w
GTM EngineerAugust · 🇺🇸New York City$140K - $220KPythonJavaScriptNode.js8mo
Associate Director, Omnichannel MarketingIovance Biotherapeutics · Remote$200K - $215KRemoteLead and aboveMarketing automationPaid socialPPC4w
Senior Product Manager-AdsTypeface · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$190K - $210KSeniorGoFigmaCanva20mo
Lead Client Partner (tvScientific)Pinterest · 🇺🇸New York, NY, US; Chicago, IL, US$119K - $209KLead and aboveSolution sellingPerformance marketingProgrammatic advertising3w
Solutions Consultant Digital AudiencesDefinitive Healthcare, US · Remote$129K - $193KRemoteProgrammatic advertisingE-commerceHIPAA5w
Senior Video ProducerRunPod · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$142K - $189KRemoteSeniorHelp deskMotion designAfter Effects5w
Marketing Analytics ManagerOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois$132K - $182KPythonSQLMachine Learning2mo
Senior Advertising Account Executive6sense · 🇺🇸United States, Remote$120K - $176KRemoteSeniorSolution sellingAccount-based marketingProgrammatic advertising2mo

Questions about Programmatic advertising pay

What is the average Programmatic advertising salary?: $145K a year on average and $140K at the median, across 63 open Programmatic advertising 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 $180K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Programmatic advertising pay?: Brex ($204K), Pinterest ($164K), 6sense ($148K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a programmatic advertising a high-paying job?: The median Programmatic advertising posting advertises $140K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 20% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a programmatic advertising?: A tenth of the postings offer $208K a year or more; the highest open Programmatic advertising role advertises up to $339K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Programmatic advertising salary per hour and per month?: The median of $140K a year is about $67 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,667 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $47 to $87 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Programmatic advertising roles?: Postings that ask for Marketing attribution (+$40K, 15 postings), PPC (+$36K, 6 postings), CRM (+$15K, 15 postings) advertise more than the $140K median of all Programmatic advertising 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.

Programmatic advertising salary: $140K median