Marketing Career Path
Explore the marketing career ladder from Junior to Staff. See skills needed at each level and salary expectations.
Roles
5
in marketing
Career Levels
4
Junior to Staff
Median Salary
$163,950
across all levels
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Career Ladder
Progression from Junior to Staff in marketing
Junior
$92,500 median
Marketing ManagerCampaign Manager
Marketing StrategyCampaignsBrandAnalyticsContentEventsCampaign StrategyMarketing Automation
Mid-Level
$139,100 median
Marketing ManagerCommunications ManagerDeveloper Relations EngineerEvents ManagerCampaign Manager
Marketing StrategyCampaignsBrandAnalyticsContentEventsCommunicationsPR
Senior
$168,000 median
Marketing ManagerCommunications ManagerDeveloper Relations EngineerEvents ManagerCampaign Manager
Marketing StrategyCampaignsBrandAnalyticsContentEventsCommunicationsPR
Staff
$218,000 median
Developer Relations Engineer
Developer AdvocacyCommunityContent CreationPublic SpeakingOpen SourceTechnical Writing
Salary Progression
Median salary by seniority level
Skills by Level
Which skills are needed at each career stage
Skill
Junior
Mid-Level
Senior
Staff
Marketing Strategy
Campaigns
Brand
Analytics
Content
Events
Campaign Strategy
Marketing Automation
Email Marketing
A/B Testing
CRM
Developer Advocacy
Community
Content Creation
Public Speaking
Roles in Marketing
5 canonical roles in this family
Campaign Manager
IC
Campaign StrategyMarketing AutomationAnalytics
juniormidsenior
Communications Manager
IC
CommunicationsPRMedia Relations
midsenior
Developer Relations Engineer
IC
Developer AdvocacyCommunityContent Creation
midseniorstaff
Events Manager
IC
Event PlanningLogisticsVendor Coordination
midsenior
Marketing Manager
IC
Marketing StrategyCampaignsBrand
juniormidsenior
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