Ad Manager Salary in San Jose, California

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Ad Manager in San Jose, CA is $86,106. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $73,751 to a high of $102,302, with most professionals earning between $79,639 and $94,583.

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Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage tradeoffs, incorporate feedback, and evaluate opportunistic new ideas with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

January 07, 2023

Support Digital Media Planning, Strategy and Sales Leadership by providing business and financial trending analytics that help inform business decisions and growth strategies.

April 21, 2023

Collaborate with sales, finance, and operations leadership to develop project plans and overall strategy to optimize sales opportunity, while providing a superior customer experience.

April 24, 2023

Drive the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative studies to address existing business issues across other divisions of the company .

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Ad Manager in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

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79639

94583

86106

Average Total Cash Compensation

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80621

96858

87630

What is the average salary for Ad Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Ad Manager in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Ad Manager ranges from $79,639 to $94,583 with the average base salary of $86,106. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $80,621 to $96,858 with the average total cash compensation of $87,630.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$86,106	$79,639 - $94,583
Bonus	$1,525	$982 - $2,274
Total Pay	$87,630	$80,621 - $96,858

* 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.

Ad Manager Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,639 - $94,583	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,547 - $83,785	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,487 - $94,403	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,981 - $91,426	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,107 - $91,576	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,856 - $93,654	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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