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Lead media buyer salary

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

Median posted pay$98KTypical range$88K–$113KBased on159 posts

How lead media buyer pay is spread

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

3$40K13$60K70$80K48$100K20$120K5$140K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

Hybrid$98K
Remote$100K
On-site$95K

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

Agency$98K
In-house$111K

By location

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

Remote (US)$100K
New York$98K
Illinois$98K
California$108K

Hiring now

Open lead media buyer jobs that show pay, newest first

Manager, Programmatic MediaBlue Moon Digital, Inc. · Chicago, IL$86K–$104K22 hours agoView job
Associate Director, Paid Social (CPG Client)Spark Foundry · Chicago, IL$97K–$140K23 hours agoView job
Manager, Paid Social MediaStarcom · Chicago, IL$75K–$108K23 hours agoView job
Supervisor, Media PlanningStarcom · New York, NY$81K–$130K23 hours agoView job
Associate Director, Paid Social MediaStarcom · Chicago, IL$97K–$140K23 hours agoView job

Every posted lead media buyer salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Associate Director, Amazon Performance Marketing & Retail MediaWPP · AgencyNew York, NY · Hybrid$75K–$180K
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
Performance Marketing ManagerGreen Dot Corporation · In-houseRemote (US)$118K–$178K
Paid Media Manager, Amazon PPC (Amazon Advertising, Principal Level)Luminize · AgencySan Diego, CA · On-site$125K–$175K
Associate Director, YouTube & CTV Paid AcquisitionThrive Market · In-houseRemote (US)$145K–$165K
Associate Director, Paid MediaKaramMD Skin · In-houseSan Diego, CA · On-site$130K–$160K
Senior PPC ManagerPower Brands · AgencyRemote (US)$120K–$160K
Associate Director, Paid SearchRazorfish · AgencyNew York, NY · On-site$97K–$156K
Dashed line = median ($98K). Showing 10 of 164. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Associate / Junior · $56KMedia Buyer · $75KSenior · $92KDirector+ · $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.