Side by side

Brand Manager vs Social Media Manager

Brand Manager pays more: a median of $99,500 against $89,000. Demand is comparable on both sides. Listings for Social Media Manager move faster — median age 33 days against 68.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureBrand ManagerSocial Media ManagerGap
Open postings19,02219,173-151
Posted this week8811,714
Median salary$99,500$89,000+$10.5k
25th percentile$78.5k$70.5k
75th percentile$124k$111k
Salary disclosed3.1%3.8%
Remote share5.3%7.7%-2.4pp
Median age of posting68d33d
Open over 60 days46.1%34.7%
Visa sponsorship22.4%8.7%
Pay

Pay distribution

Brand Manager

$45k$172k

Social Media Manager

$40k$154k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Brand Manager

just posted68d median90d+

Social Media Manager

just posted33d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Brand Manager — technologies

Kubernetes
72.0%
dbt
65.8%
Java
59.6%
Swift
53.4%
Go
47.2%
Docker
41.0%
Kotlin
34.8%

Social Media Manager — technologies

SQL
72.0%
Kotlin
65.8%
Kubernetes
59.6%
TypeScript
53.4%
Terraform
47.2%
GCP
41.0%
JavaScript
34.8%

Brand Manager — employers

Beacon Robotics
9.4%
Rivergate Media
8.7%
Vantage Logistics
8.0%
Lakeshore Hospitality
7.2%
Northwind Systems
6.5%
Meridian Software
5.8%
Cobalt Financial
5.1%

Social Media Manager — employers

Halcyon Energy
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Lakeshore Hospitality
8.0%
Fairmount Legal
7.2%
Solstice Biotech
6.5%
Aperture Labs
5.8%
Kestrel Health
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.