Mid-level Marketing Manager salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 82 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Menlo Park, Redwood City, Foster City, Fremont, San Mateo.

Also listed as: Product Marketing Manager

Median salary$190,223
Middle 50%$180.8k–$207k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $218,338
Filings82FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $176,010 and $280,311.
PercentileSalary
10th$176,010
25th$180,776
50th (median)$190,223
75th$206,975
90th$225,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $170k $210k FY2020: median $152,748 (126 filings) FY2021: median $160,638 (81 filings) FY2022: median $177,500 (90 filings) FY2023: median $172,057 (64 filings) FY2024: median $180,000 (65 filings) FY2025: median $190,000 (63 filings) FY2026: median $200,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 126 filings FY20 FY2021: 81 filings FY21 FY2022: 90 filings FY22 FY2023: 64 filings FY23 FY2024: 65 filings FY24 FY2025: 63 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 126
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$152,748$148,512$165,000126
FY2021$160,638$150,000$170,00081
FY2022$177,500$165,000$184,88390
FY2023$172,057$165,348$181,34464
FY2024$180,000$165,464$191,90065
FY2025$190,000$180,000$200,00063
FY2026$200,000$184,500$213,50019

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Marketing Manager salary of $190,223 is worth about $164,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Marketing Managers in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $220,480 in May 2025 (11,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $190,223, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Adobetoo few4
Amazontoo few2
Googletoo few2
Metatoo few2
Ubertoo few2
ByteDancetoo few2
KikOfftoo few2
Planet Labs PBCtoo few2
Pubmatictoo few2
Resolve Systemstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $145,000 53
Mid-level · Level II $190,223 82
Senior · Level III $227,760 63
Expert · Level IV $279,000 61

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$133,682$145,00053
Mid-level · Level II$176,010$190,22382
Senior · Level III$218,338$227,76063
Expert · Level IV$272,397$279,00061

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.