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Director-level media buyer salary

What US employers post for director-level media buyer roles, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay$155KTypical range$141K–$175KBased on47 posts

How director-level media buyer pay is spread

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

3$50K13$100K25$150K4$200K$250K1$300K$350K1$400K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, director-level media buyer roles

Hybrid$153K
Remote$168K
On-siteNot enough data yet (5 posts)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, director-level media buyer roles

Agency$155K
In-houseNot enough data yet (4 posts)

By location

Median posted pay, director-level media buyer roles

New York$153K
Remote (US)$168K
IllinoisNot enough data yet (6 posts)
CaliforniaNot enough data yet (4 posts)

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Open director-level media buyer jobs that show pay, newest first

Paid Media Director (Freelance)Highwire · California, US +25 more$115+/hr1 day agoView job
Head of Performance, Paid SocialAttentional · Remote (US)$200K–$400K1 day agoView job
Director, Integrated Media Planning - Luxury (ContrOMD · New York, NY$90K–$215K1 day agoView job
Senior Associate, ProgrammaticHorizon Media · New York, NY$66K–$85K1 day agoView job
Director, Integrated Media Planning - Luxury (ContrAdelphi Group · New York, NY$90K–$215K2 days agoView job

Every posted director-level media buyer salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
VP Programmatic DemandTeads · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$380K–$430K
Head of Performance, Paid SocialAttentional · AgencyRemote (US)$200K–$400K
Director of Paid MediaNysonian · In-houseRemote (US)$200K–$250K
Director, Commerce ProgrammaticWPP · AgencyChicago, IL +1 more · Hybrid$100K–$230K
Director, Paid SocialWPP · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$100K–$230K
VP, Media (Programmatic)Razorfish · AgencyNew York, NY · On-site$149K–$229K
Vice President, Strategy (Performance Marketing)Critical Mass · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$200K–$225K
Vice President, Strategy (Performance Marketing)Adelphi Group · AgencyChicago, IL · Hybrid$200K–$225K
Director, Integrated Media Planning - Luxury (ContrOMD · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$90K–$215K
Director, Integrated Media Planning - Luxury (ContrAdelphi Group · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$90K–$215K
Dashed line = median ($155K). Showing 10 of 49. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Associate / Junior · $56KMedia Buyer · $75KSenior · $92KLead / Manager · $98K

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.