Activation Manager Salary in Akron, Ohio

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Activation Manager in Akron, OH is $131,173. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $97,806 to a high of $196,976, with most professionals earning between $113,708 and $165,617.

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Leads bundled program development and integration as well as program delivery activities likely including strategy, design, architecture, quality assurance, customer experience, operational sustainment, and configuration.

November 22, 2022

Develop and optimize strategy around promotional signage, taking into account clarity and impact to customer, on-brand messaging, fixture options, signage placement, and pricing flexibility for event planning.

January 18, 2023

Provide ad-hoc and project management assistance to the Commercial Advocacy Director, and Brand Marketing teams in the development of relevant training, development initiatives and recruitment for activation specialists across full portfolio.

January 18, 2023

Manages product launches and serves as the cross-functional point contact person across events such as online launches, seasonal promotions, retailers website executions & social media partnership and trade marketing creative design, and other marketing services areas as assigned.

February 25, 2023

Demonstrated interpersonal skills to work with physicians, administrators, work colleagues, representatives from sponsors and others to achieve maximum efficiency in reaching and maintaining workplace goals in a professional manner.

April 12, 2023

Assist in the execution of optimization activities cross-functionally by working collaboratively with the Advertising, Operations, Consumer Marketing, and Product teams.

April 26, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Activation Manager in Akron, OH

Average Base Salary

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113708

165617

131173

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

123622

179403

139860

What is the average salary for Activation Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Activation Manager in Akron, OH. The base salary for Activation Manager ranges from $113,708 to $165,617 with the average base salary of $131,173. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $123,622 to $179,403 with the average total cash compensation of $139,860.

View Average Salary for Activation Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$131,173	$113,708 - $165,617
Bonus	$8,687	$9,914 - $13,786
Total Pay	$139,860	$123,622 - $179,403

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Activation Manager Salary Near Akron, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cuyahoga Falls, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,130 - $164,776	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Canton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $110,816 - $161,405	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Lakewood, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,318 - $169,419	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cleveland, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,318 - $169,419	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Euclid, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,224 - $169,281	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Elyria, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $113,649 - $165,531	COMPARE TO Akron, OH

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About Akron, Ohio

Akron (/ˈækrən/) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cleveland. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,846, making it the 119th-largest city in the United States. The Greater Akron area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505. The city was founded in 1825 by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams, along the Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and...

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