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Media buyer salaries in California

What employers post for media buyer roles in California, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay$80KTypical range$60K–$113KBased on41 posts

How media buyer pay is spread

Posts by the middle of their posted range. Dark bar = where the median falls.

9$40K10$60K7$80K6$100K4$120K3$140K1$160K1$180K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, media buyer roles

Hybrid$71K
On-site$105K

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, media buyer roles

Agency$73K
In-houseNot enough data yet (10 posts)

By level

Median posted pay

Associate / Junior$48K
Media BuyerNot enough data yet (7 posts)
SeniorNot enough data yet (4 posts)
Lead / Manager$108K
Director+Not enough data yet (4 posts)

Hiring now

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Analyst, ProgrammaticOMG23 · Burbank, CA$60K–$71K22 hours agoView job
Amazon & Marketplace Advertising ManagerCymbiotika · San Diego, CA$100K–$115K23 hours agoView job
Paid Media Director (Freelance)Highwire · California, US +25 more$115+/hr1 day agoView job
Assistant Media PlannerRPA Advertising · Santa Monica, CA$20+/hr1 day agoView job
Paid Media SpecialistTurnKey Marketing · Corona, CA$80K–$90K1 day agoView job

Every posted salary

Real ranges from real job posts. Not self-reported.

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Director, Paid SocialWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$100K–$230K
Vice President of Paid MediaBuyerlink · AgencyWalnut Creek, CA · On-site$180K–$200K
Associate Director, Paid SocialWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA +1 more · Hybrid$75K–$180K
Associate Director, SEMWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA +2 more · Hybrid$75K–$180K
Associate Director, ProgrammaticWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$75K–$180K
Paid Media Manager, Amazon PPC (Amazon Advertising, Principal Level)Luminize · AgencySan Diego, CA · On-site$125K–$175K
Performance MarketerImpact Theory · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · On-site$150K–$165K
Associate Director, Paid MediaKaramMD Skin · In-houseSan Diego, CA · On-site$130K–$160K
Senior Paid Media ManagerSunco.com · In-houseLos Angeles, CA · On-site$120K–$140K
Manager, ProgrammaticWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA +1 more · Hybrid$60K–$140K
Dashed line = median ($80K). Showing 10 of 50. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Posted pay from 397 US media buyer job posts that list a salary, Jul 2026 to Oct 2026. Not self-reported. Medians use full-time pay only, monthly pay times 12; contract, hourly and pay tied to ad spend are listed but left out. A median shows from 10 posts.