Find paid media jobs in California. We currently have 1,570 in-office/hybrid paid media jobs in addition to 3,776 remote roles that are applicable for candidates in this location.
Labor snapshot
U.S. labor-market snapshot for paid media roles.
Median annual wage (2025)
$94,700
Proxy wage for paid media roles in California (occupation: Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists)
Estimated employment
119,070
Same series for Paid Search, Paid Social, and other channels mapped to “Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists” in California
Vs. U.S. median
+20.2%
above U.S. median of $78,760
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Reference year 2025
PPCjobs.com salary snapshot
From salaries listed on current paid media jobs on this board.
Median listed salary
$145,000 / year
Jobs with salary
404
Typical posted range
$108,063 – $181,500 / year
Source: PPCjobs.com inventory (posted salaries)
12 California cities with paid media jobs
Field & Growth Marketing Lead: Scale B2B Pipeline
Terra Security Inc.
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Senior Paid Search & Channel Marketing Lead
Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Growth Marketing Engineer for Campaigns & Data Pipelines
US Tech Solutions
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Direct Response Video Creator for High-Impact Social Ads
Innovative Metrics
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Senior Growth Marketing Manager - DeFi & Web3
The Bitcoin Street Journal
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Paid Search Manager: Scale Google Ads & iROAS (Newport Beach)
Simple Staffing
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Video Content Creator – Paid Social & Display
Innovative Metrics
In-Office
FULL TIME
October 19, 2026
Career profile & labor market detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161)
Age
% of workers
Under 258%
25–3438%
35–4428%
45+26%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year
Education
% of workers
High school or less6%
Some college18%
Bachelor's58%
Master's+18%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year
Gender
% of workers
100%
- Women 55%
- Men 45%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year
More labor market detail
- Page focus
- paid media roles
- Occupation (SOC)
- 13-1161 — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Geography
- California (state)
- Median annual wage
- $94,700
- Mean annual wage
- $108,120
- 10th percentile
- $48,440
- 90th percentile
- $181,600
- Employment
- 119,070
- U.S. median (same SOC)
- $78,760
Median annual wage trend
California
Source: BLS OEWS (2025)