San Francisco · United States
Marketing Manager salary in San Francisco
The median salary in Marketing Manager job ads in San Francisco, United States is $195,000 a year (about $16,250 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $162,500 to $222,500, based on 49 salaries from 19 employers, updated 28 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $195,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $214,250
- Aug 2026
- Low $187,800 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 49
- from 19 employers
- Last updated
- 28 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 28 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in San Francisco
- 10th percentile
- $147,493
- 25th percentile
- $162,500
- Median
- $195,000
- 75th percentile
- $222,500
- 90th percentile
- $249,000
49 salaries · 80 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 180 salaries: up +19.1%
Based on 49 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 28 Oct 2026
Salary by experience
How Marketing Manager pay changes with experience in San Francisco
Pay by the years of experience employers ask for in their job posts (grouped by the stated minimum), from salaries listed in the last 12 months. A group appears only with at least 8 salaries.
| Years of experience | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 3–6 years$149,375–$198,375 · 12 salaries. 10th to 90th percentile $147,469 to $208,500 | $173,750 | |
| 6–10 years$172,000–$239,500 · 11 salaries. 10th to 90th percentile $161,500 to $255,000 | $200,400 |
One shared scale, $143.2K to $259.3K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Salary by company
What companies pay a Marketing Manager in San Francisco
Employers with at least 5 listed salaries for this role; those with 8 or more link to their own salary page. The sparkline is the company's monthly median where it has enough salaries.
| Company | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI$234,125–$239,500 · 10 salaries | $238,500 | |
| Perplexity$173,125–$246,250 · 6 salaries | $220,000 | |
| Baseten$195,000–$205,000 · 5 salaries | $195,000 |
One shared scale, $170.2K to $249.2K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Marketing Manager pay in San Francisco
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| artificial intelligencemedian $238,500 · 10 salaries | up +22.3% | |
| crmmedian $206,750 · 12 salaries | up +6.0% | |
| aimedian $195,000 · 42 salaries | flat 0.0% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Marketing Manager jobs that show their pay in San Francisco
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Associate Product Marketing ManagerPerplexity · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$135,000 – $180,000
- Field Marketing ManagerPerplexity · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$130,000 – $165,000
- Product Marketing Manager, APIPerplexity · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$220,000 – $290,000
- Product Marketing ManagerPerplexity · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$220,000 – $290,000
- Solutions Marketing Manager, CybersecurityAnthropic · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$320,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
49 salaries from 19 employers, posted between 28 Oct 2025 and 28 Oct 2026. Last updated 28 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 96%
- Other sources 4%
Frequently asked questions
Marketing Manager salary in San Francisco: common questions
What is the average Marketing Manager salary in San Francisco in 2026?
Job ads for Marketing Manager in San Francisco on Jobiba list a median salary of $195,000 a year, based on 49 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $162,500 and $222,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How much does a Marketing Manager earn in San Francisco by years of experience?
By the years of experience employers ask for in their postings (grouped by the stated minimum): 3–6 years: $173,750 median (12 postings); 6–10 years: $200,400 median (11 postings). Groups with fewer than 8 salaries are not shown.
How does Marketing Manager pay in San Francisco compare with the United States median?
The Marketing Manager median in San Francisco is +19.1% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Marketing Manager salary in San Francisco?
From 49 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.