Content Marketing Salaries in the US

Based on 3,372 salariesLast updated Nov 2, 2026

What does a Content Marketing earn in United States?

The median pay for a Content Marketing in United States is $84,000, based on 3,372 salaries. Most Content Marketing pay falls between $70,000 and $110,000, and the top 10% earn $151,000 or more.

Top
$151K/yr
90th Percentile
High
$110K/yr
75th Percentile
Median
$84K/yr
50th Percentile
Low
$70K/yr
25th Percentile

How we calculate this: most figures come from the pay ranges in marketing job ads, plus salaries marketers shared with us. Job ads usually show base pay only, so bonus and equity appear mainly in shared salaries. We update the numbers as new data comes in, most recently on Nov 2, 2026.

Which companies pay the most?

Company
Capital One
Capital One
In-house
$191,000$184K to $214K5 submissions
Adobe
Adobe
In-house
$189,000$172K to $225K7 submissions
Merck
Merck
In-house
$183,000$183K to $233K3 submissions
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Recent submissions

Role TypeSizeLocation
$130,00010 yearsIn-house10,000+Atlanta38m ago
$70,0005 yearsIn-house51-200South Portland41m ago
$140,00019.4 yearsIn-house1,001-5,000Detroit3h ago
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How does pay grow with experience?

Do in-house or agency roles pay more?

In-house
+6% more
$85,000
$70K to $111KBased on 2,923 submissions
Agency
$80,000
$70K to $100KBased on 379 submissions

Does remote, hybrid, or on-site work pay more?

Remote
$88,000
Median total payBased on 789 submissions
Hybrid
$85,000
Median total payBased on 1,119 submissions
On-site
$81,000
Median total payBased on 1,360 submissions

Where does this role pay the most?

Location
Princeton
$162,000$97K to $289K4 submissions
Mountain View
$146,000$89K to $209K4 submissions
Sunnyvale
$142,000$108K to $186K8 submissions
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