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Marketing Manager Career Market Report 2026

3,487 active jobs. 1,637 companies. Median salary $116K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,487
Active Job Openings
1,637
Companies Hiring
$116K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Marketing 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: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $116K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $85K to $176K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 37%

AI/LLM demand rose +10.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 58 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$57K, +53%)

Salary increase: +$57K · Sample: Manager → Director

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 37% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager436$81K$108K$150K
Director56$125K$165K$250K
Lead47$84K$115K$174K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$57K (53%) — 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 States298$115KUSD
Remote65$110KUSD
United Kingdom12$81KGBP
Germany6$73KEUR

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.4%
Remote17.8%
Hybrid3.6%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
37%
Project Management
23%
Email Marketing
13%
Marketing Automation
11%
Lead Generation
9%
SEO
9%
Content Marketing
8%
Go
8%
Data Analysis
6%
Budgeting
6%
Google Analytics
6%
SEM
6%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+10.8ppGo ↑+8.0ppGoogle Analytics ↑+5.6ppSEM ↑+5.6ppBrand Management ↑+5.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-24.6ppSalesforce ↓-11.9ppExcel ↓-10.3ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.0ppLogistics ↓-8.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon581.7%
Lextorahlds330.9%
Skelar270.8%
Abbott230.7%
indrive220.6%
Philips180.5%
Jj170.5%
Jobgether150.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States922
Remote300
United Kingdom193
Germany99
China88
India84
Singapore77
Canada65

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree55.5%1,496
Master's Degree13.3%358
Bachelor's Degree7.0%189
MBA2.0%54
PhD / Doctorate0.2%5

Certifications

MBA (4%)CPA (2%)

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