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Junior media buyer salary

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

Median posted pay$56KTypical range$45K–$64KBased on55 posts

How junior media buyer pay is spread

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

1$30K20$40K11$50K16$60K6$70K1$80K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, junior media buyer roles

Hybrid$58K
RemoteNot enough data yet (10 posts)
On-siteNot enough data yet (9 posts)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, junior media buyer roles

Agency$57K
In-houseNot enough data yet (8 posts)

By location

Median posted pay, junior media buyer roles

New York$65K
California$48K
Remote (US)Not enough data yet (10 posts)
IllinoisNot enough data yet (4 posts)

Hiring now

Open junior media buyer jobs that show pay, newest first

Paid Search CoordinatorRazorfish · New York, NY$50K–$74K23 hours agoView job
Paid Search CoordinatorPublicis Commerce · Chicago, IL +2 more$50K–$74K1 day agoView job
Assistant Media PlannerRPA Advertising · Santa Monica, CA$20+/hr1 day agoView job
Assistant Media PlannerPPK · Tampa, FL$36K–$40K2 days agoView job
Resident - Media Buying & PlanningVaynerX · Los Angeles, CA$20+/hr2 days agoView job

Every posted junior media buyer salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Assistant Manager, Integrated Brand MediaSol de Janeiro · In-houseNew York, NY · Hybrid$80K–$90K
Senior Associate, Commerce ProgrammaticWPP · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$45K–$90K
Associate, ProgrammaticHorizon Media · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$66K–$85K
Associate, Paid MediaTusk Strategies · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$60K–$80K
Senior Associate, Paid SocialPublicis Health Media · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$61K–$78K
Senior Associate, Paid SocialPublicis Media · AgencyChicago, IL · On-site$61K–$78K
Senior Associate, Paid SocialAdelphi Group · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$70K–$75K
Sr. Associate, Paid SearchOmnicom Media · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$70K–$75K
Sr. Associate, Paid SearchAdelphi Group · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$70K–$75K
Senior Associate, Paid SocialInitiative · AgencyLos Angeles, CA · Hybrid$70K–$75K
Dashed line = median ($56K). Showing 10 of 63. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Media Buyer · $75KSenior · $92KLead / Manager · $98KDirector+ · $155K

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.