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Lead media buyer salary (Canada)

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

Median posted payCA$75KTypical rangeCA$66K–CA$85KBased on20 posts

How lead media buyer pay is spread

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

1CA$40K11CA$60K5CA$80K1CA$100K1CA$120K1CA$140K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

HybridCA$75K
RemoteNot enough data yet (5 posts)
On-siteNot enough data yet (2 posts)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

AgencyCA$75K
In-houseNot enough data yet (4 posts)

Hiring now

Open lead media buyer jobs that show pay, newest first

Paid Social ManagerPublicis Media · Toronto, CanadaCA$70K–CA$80K1 day agoView job
Meta Ads Lead, Fashion and E-Commerce (Contract, Remote)Benjamin's Agency · Remote, listed in Canada$500–$2K/mo3 days agoView job
Senior Manager, ProgrammaticOMD · Toronto, CanadaCA$70K–CA$80K4 days agoView job
Associate Director, ProgrammaticOmnicom Media · Toronto, CanadaCA$80K–CA$90K4 days agoView job
Senior Campaign Manager, ProgrammaticOmnicom Media · Toronto, CanadaCA$55K–CA$65K5 days agoView job

Every posted lead media buyer salary

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

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Associate Director, SEMMonks · AgencyToronto, Canada · On-siteCA$145K–CA$165K
Associate Director, Strategy (Ecommerce) (Performance Marketing) (Canada)Thrive Digital · AgencyRemote (Canada only)CA$112K–CA$151K
Performance Manager (Demand Gen) (Performance Marketing) (Canada)Thrive Digital · AgencyRemote (Canada only)CA$94K–CA$123K
Associate Director, ProgrammaticOmnicom Media · AgencyToronto, Canada · HybridCA$80K–CA$90K
Manager, Paid SocialHush · In-houseToronto, Canada · HybridCA$80K–CA$90K
Associate Director, ProgrammaticAdelphi Group · AgencyToronto, Canada · HybridCA$80K–CA$90K
Manager, Paid Social PerformanceSilk & Snow · In-houseToronto, Canada · HybridCA$80K–CA$90K
Associate Director, ProgrammaticPHD Media · AgencyToronto, Canada · HybridCA$80K–CA$85K
Senior Manager, ProgrammaticAdelphi Group · AgencyToronto, Canada · HybridCA$75K–CA$80K
Paid Social ManagerPublicis Media · AgencyToronto, Canada · HybridCA$70K–CA$80K
Dashed line = median (CA$75K). Showing 10 of 24. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Associate / JuniorMedia Buyer · CA$55KSeniorDirector+

Posted pay from 64 Canada media buyer job posts that list a salary, Sep 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.