Brand Lead Salary in San Diego, California

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Brand Lead in San Diego, CA is $132,725. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $104,145 to a high of $163,644, with most professionals earning between $117,765 and $148,909.

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Build a best in class marketing team to become the most admired and respected leader in pharmaceutical industry while cultivating an inclusive high-performance environment that values and leverages diversity.

December 26, 2022

Lead development of an integrated US brand and commercial launch strategy for SAGE-217 inclusive of prioritized opportunities and customers, associated beliefs and behavior shifts, strategic imperatives and investment strategies.

January 31, 2023

Provide rationale for the team's aesthetic and strategic thinking to VP to C-level roles, supporting all design decisions with creative, strategic and/or business reasoning.

April 02, 2023

Acting as lead integrator across a wide array of integrated agency partners and clients (local and global) to ensure all are working towards the same creative vision and goal.

April 03, 2023

Demonstrated experience in the conception, development and execution of global marketing strategies for highly specialized pharma products.

April 18, 2023

Create persuasive narratives using data to convince clients to increase their campaign size and frequency, working closely with members of the Sales and Campaign Strategy teams.

April 18, 2023

Develop and lead holistic, comprehensive research plans for both existing products and new products from scoping, concept development, screening, optimization, product guidance, confirmatory in-home product testing and post-launch analysis, packaging graphics and structure, advertising testing and etc.

May 04, 2023

Collaborate with other Medical and Marketing Leads to proactively and continuously provide strategic input into respective marketing teams including marketing and technical directors and product managers as to technical/medical and business gaps and needs for aligned brands.

May 11, 2023

Understand business objectives and effectively translate them into strategies, while skillfully navigating obstacles and resistance to change.

May 19, 2023

Assist in identification, development and engagement of top KOLs including development of plans to continually engage these KOLs in studies, advisory boards or speaking opportunities dependent on marketing priorities and budget.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Brand Lead in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

117765

148909

132725

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

125956

164688

145100

What is the average salary for Brand Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Brand Lead in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Brand Lead ranges from $117,765 to $148,909 with the average base salary of $132,725. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $125,956 to $164,688 with the average total cash compensation of $145,100.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$132,725	$117,765 - $148,909
Bonus	$12,376	$8,191 - $15,779
Total Pay	$145,100	$125,956 - $164,688

* 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.

Brand Lead Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,417 - $148,469	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,765 - $148,909	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,112 - $148,083	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,493 - $148,565	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,112 - $148,083	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,927 - $147,850	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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