The median marketing manager posting at a tech startup offers $180K base, with the middle half between $158K and $214K — from 279 live pay ranges at 104 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 132 | $175K | $143K–$216K |
| Senior | 89 | $172K | $156K–$191K |
| Staff+ | 57 | $205K | $188K–$241K |
| City | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 97 | $200K | $175K–$241K |
| New York | 66 | $177K | $163K–$211K |
| Seattle | 10 | $220K | $183K–$270K |
| Mountain View | 7 | $241K | $195K–$241K |
| Chicago | 7 | $170K | $134K–$192K |
| San Jose | 6 | $197K | $160K–$218K |
| Washington DC | 5 | $256K | $185K–$320K |
| Austin | 5 | $172K | $170K–$212K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 10 | $340K | $296K–$360K |
| OpenAI | 14 | $270K | $234K–$303K |
| Temporal | 4 | $261K | $241K–$280K |
| Waymo | 2 | $256K | $245K–$267K |
| Anduril | 2 | $256K | $256K–$256K |
| Glean | 5 | $241K | $175K–$241K |
| ClickHouse | 5 | $240K | $240K–$250K |
| Cato Networks | 2 | $235K | $218K–$253K |
| Rillet | 2 | $223K | $211K–$234K |
| CoreWeave | 2 | $219K | $213K–$225K |
| SambaNova | 4 | $218K | $207K–$227K |
| Campfire | 5 | $215K | $215K–$215K |
| Headway | 4 | $214K | $200K–$214K |
| Wispr Flow | 2 | $213K | $181K–$244K |
| Assort Health | 2 | $210K | $204K–$216K |
| Product Marketing, Messaging Lead OpenAI |
$381K–$423K |
| Product Marketing Lead, API Models & Research OpenAI |
$374K–$415K |
| Field Marketing Lead, Public Sector Anthropic |
$320K–$400K |
| Product Marketing Lead, GTM Strategy - Claude for Knowledge Work Anthropic |
$320K–$400K |
| Field Marketing Lead, Cybersecurity Anthropic |
$320K–$400K |
| Growth Marketing Lead Anthropic |
$320K–$400K |
| Partner Marketing Lead, Resellers Anthropic |
$320K–$400K |
| Education Content Marketing Lead OpenAI |
$333K–$370K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 27, 2026.