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Brand Manager Career Market Report 2026

713 active jobs. 256 companies. Median salary $114K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

713
Active Job Openings
256
Companies Hiring
$114K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Brand Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $114K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $86K to $170K.

Brand Management is the most-demanded skill at 45%

Brand Management demand rose +10.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Astrazeneca leads hiring with 38 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$118K, +106%)

Salary increase: +$118K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 13% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager69$90K$112K$150K
Director6$168K$230K$302K
Senior3$52K$70K$100K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$118K (106%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States55$120KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.2%
Remote6.7%
Hybrid2.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Brand Management
45%
Project Management
28%
Market Research
14%
AI/LLM
13%
HTML/CSS
8%
Budgeting
7%
Go
5%
Advocacy
5%
Program Management
5%
Content Marketing
5%

Skills on the Rise

Brand Management ↑+10.8ppProject Management ↑+6.2ppGo ↑+5.2ppAdvocacy ↑+5.0ppContent Marketing ↑+4.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-14.4ppPharmacy ↓-13.5ppSustainability ↓-8.0ppSupply Chain ↓-7.7ppStakeholder Management ↓-7.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Astrazeneca385.3%
Mdlz223.1%
Abbvie202.8%
Amazon162.2%
Heinz162.2%
Pernodricard142.0%
Pg131.8%
Lextorahlds121.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States169
Japan27
United Kingdom26
India23
Remote19
China18
South Korea17
Germany17

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree51.4%269
Bachelor's Degree11.7%61
Master's Degree10.1%53
MBA4.8%25
PhD / Doctorate0.2%1

Certifications

MBA (9%)

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