Marketing Manager Salary at Startups
What startups pay marketing managers, from the pay their live postings state: base salary as the employer writes it, on roles still taking applications.
498 of 1,421 live roles state payChecked dailyUpdated
Median base pay
$150Ka year
The median of 443 live marketing manager postings that state pay in US dollars, as of October 2026. Each posting counts at the middle of its range.
- Middle half of postings
- $117K–$180K
- One in ten pays over
- $214K
- A typical posted range
- $130K–$165K
- Under $100K: 42 postings
- $100K–$120K: 73 postings
- $120K–$140K: 70 postings
- $140K–$160K: 74 postings
- $160K–$180K: 71 postings
- $180K–$200K: 52 postings
- $200K–$220K: 20 postings
- $220K–$240K: 19 postings
- $240K and up: 22 postings
By level
As the title states it: "Senior", "Staff" and so on. Mid-level is a title with no level in it.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Mid-level$125K$107K–$159K · 230 postings
- Senior$155K$141K–$175K · 108 postings
- Lead$170K$140K–$198K · 57 postings
- Principal$201K$197K–$227K · 9 postings
- Director or head of$189K$171K–$212K · 30 postings
By city
Each in the currency its postings use. Pounds, euros and Canadian dollars aren't converted.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Remote$145K$117K–$175K · 207 postings
- San Francisco$180K$159K–$222K · 58 postings
- New York$160K$131K–$190K · 71 postings
- London£81K£63K–£92K · 10 postings
Who pays the most
Companies with at least three live marketing manager postings stating pay, by their median.
MedianMiddle half10th to 90th percentile
- Anthropic$320K$288K–$360K · 9 postings
- Glean$208K$175K–$241K · 4 postings
- $194K–$203K · 3 postings
- Fal$200K$193K–$213K · 3 postings
- Databricks$194K$178K–$194K · 3 postings
- 1Password$186K$160K–$207K · 7 postings
- Cresta$175K$133K–$175K · 5 postings
- DualEntry$168K$63K–$228K · 8 postings
- TRM Labs$164K$164K–$175K · 3 postings
- Harvey$162K$162K · 5 postings
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Common questions
How much does a marketing manager make at a startup?
As of October 2026, the median base pay startups advertise for marketing managers is $150K a year, across 443 live postings that state it in US dollars. The middle half of those postings pay between $117K and $180K, and one in ten pays over $214K.
How much does a senior marketing manager make at a startup?
Postings with "senior" in the title have a median of $155K a year, across 108 of them, against $125K for titles that state no level. The middle half pay $141K–$175K.
Which companies pay marketing managers the most?
Among companies with at least three live postings stating pay, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($320K), Glean ($208K), Praxis Precision Medicines ($202K) and Fal ($200K).
Where do marketing managers earn the most?
San Francisco, with a median of $180K a year across 58 postings, against $145K for remote roles.
Does a marketing manager at a startup get equity?
Often, though few postings say how much: 42% of the 1,780 marketing manager postings we've read mention equity. The figures on this page are base pay only.
Where do these figures come from?
From the postings themselves: the pay range each employer states, on roles still taking applications, which we check against the company's own careers page every day. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Postings that don't state pay, and pay in other currencies, are left out of the main figures.