Labor snapshot
U.S. labor-market snapshot for paid media roles.
Median annual wage (2025)
$72,790
Proxy wage for paid media roles in Ohio (occupation: Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists)
Estimated employment
27,370
Same series for Paid Search, Paid Social, and other channels mapped to “Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists” in Ohio
Vs. U.S. median
-7.6%
below 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
$92,500 / year
Jobs with salary
9
Typical posted range
$82,500 – $145,000 / year
Source: PPCjobs.com inventory (posted salaries)
Cities in Ohio
4 cities with paid media jobs
indicates external job listing (opens in new tab)
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 15, 2026
Senior Digital Activation Lead — Paid Media & Campaign Optimization
Redcare Pharmacy
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 15, 2026
Growth Marketing Coordinator B2B Campaigns & Analytics
Acture Germany
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 13, 2026
Growth Marketing Ops Lead (HubSpot, Salesforce, Seismic)
MAI Capital Management
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 12, 2026
Paid Search Manager - Scale Multi-Channel Auto E-commerce
Enthusiast Auto Holdings
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 12, 2026
Strategic B2B Events & Growth Marketing Manager
Dormont Manufacturing Company
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 12, 2026
Head of Performance Marketing: Meta & Google Ads Lead
Brandl Nutrition
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 11, 2026
Junior Creative Strategist – Social Ads & Sales Copy
SCHEMA M GmbH
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 10, 2026
Paid Social Growth Manager - Remote, Data-Driven
Crossmedialer Erfolg!
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 10, 2026
In-Office
FULL TIME
July 10, 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 54%
- Men 46%
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
- Ohio (state)
- Median annual wage
- $72,790
- Mean annual wage
- $78,560
- 10th percentile
- $39,860
- 90th percentile
- $129,270
- Employment
- 27,370
- U.S. median (same SOC)
- $78,760
Median annual wage trend
Ohio
Source: BLS OEWS (2025)