Average Marketing Director Salary

The top respondents for the job title Marketing Director are from the companies Chick-Fil-A Inc, YMCA and Microsoft Corp. Reported salaries are highest at Medtronic, Inc. where the average pay is $188,857. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Microsoft Corp and The Walt Disney Company, earning around $173,055 and $127,617, respectively. Chick-Fil-A Inc pays the lowest at around $35,375. YMCA and North Oaks Health System also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $54,095 and $81,058, respectively.

Skills in Strategic Marketing and Marketing Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Online Marketing, Branding and Marketing Communications.

An entry-level Marketing Director with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $45,006 based on 140 salaries. An early career Marketing Director with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $58,530 based on 2,556 salaries. A mid-career Marketing Director with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $82,233 based on 4,331 salaries. An experienced Marketing Director with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $102,273 based on 6,315 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $109,599.

Employees with Marketing Director in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 61.0% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (35.4% more) and Seattle, Washington (33.4% more).