Digital Media Buyer Salary in Washington, DC

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How much does a Digital Media Buyer make in Washington, DC? The average Digital Media Buyer salary in Washington, DC is $81,761 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $73,163 and $91,372. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Digital Media Buyer

Darwill - Oakbrook Terrace , IL

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where every day brings new challenges and opportunities? We're seeking a talented Digital Media Buyer to join our growing digital team! As a key player on our ...

LinkedIn - 6 days ago

Sr. Director, Digital Media Buying & Ad Tech

National Marketing & Advertising Agency - Miami , FL

The Digital Media Buying & Ad Tech Director will serve as the primary campaign liaison between Media Planning, Ad-Ops, and Programmatic Buying to ensure flawless campaign execution, measurability and ...

ZipRecruiter - 6 days ago

Online Advertising Media Buyer

Morgan & Co. - New Orleans , LA

The Digital Advertising Media Buyer will be responsible for day-to-day tasks including digital media strategy development, media planning, media buying, and communicating with clients. All digital ...

LinkedIn - 6 days ago

Media Buyer

Uplife Group by Kris Krohn - Orem , UT

As a Media Buyer, you will be responsible for planning, negotiating, and purchasing advertising space across various digital media channels to promote our products/services effectively. You will work ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 3 days ago

Media Buyer For Large Celebrity Marketing Agency

Mawer Capital - Miami Beach , FL

Remote Media Buyer for High-Profile Mawer Capital Work Alongside Marketing Royalty and A-list ... Digital Virtuoso: Your expertise spans across media planning, advertising platforms, and the ...

LinkedIn - 5 days ago

Senior Media Buyer for Marketing

SocialQ Agency - Los Angeles , CA

About SocialQ SocialQ is an emerging LA-based digital marketing agency that specializes in growing digital brands, social media content, and paid media buying and strategy. At SocialQ we stand for ...

LinkedIn - 5 days ago

What does a Digital Media Buyer do?

Common responsibilities of a Digital Media Buyer

Assists in new vendor vetting process and responsible for new vendor set up.

December 25, 2022

Develop optimization strategies for acquisition focused campaigns including identifying high-value audience segments to re-engage, re-activate and convert to active PCH customers.

February 13, 2023

Create, test and deploy digital marketing campaigns based on internal requests leveraging media buys, marketing funnels, email marketing and other inbound digital strategies.

February 24, 2023

Track changes and optimizations in campaign performance enabling clients to understand how we have made a material impact on their media results through optimizations.

February 24, 2023

Manages paid media strategy by approving appropriate digital channels, authoring and approving digital media briefs, and actively monitoring and optimizing in-market programs to improve effectiveness.

March 22, 2023

Monitoring and optimizing ad campaigns across various ad platforms such as Facebook Ads Manager and Google Ads, as well as coordinating ad buys via third-party vendors.

April 08, 2023

Provide strategic plans with supporting rationale for both ongoing and campaign specific ad buys with budget breakouts per platform and goals with associated KPIs.

April 15, 2023

Demonstrated experience and understanding of syndicated research and analytics platforms to inform decision making.

May 03, 2023

Collaborate with teammembers throughout the work process to foster, facilitate and consistentlydeliver multi-channel programs that are on strategy, on time, and on budget.

May 08, 2023

Understand the logistics of online list building and recruitment strategies as they related to clients in the political or issue advocacy space.

May 10, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Digital Media Buyer in Washington, DC

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73163

91372

81761

Average Total Cash Compensation

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74661

94653

83878

What is the average salary for Digital Media Buyer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Digital Media Buyer in Washington, DC. The base salary for Digital Media Buyer ranges from $73,163 to $91,372 with the average base salary of $81,761. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,661 to $94,653 with the average total cash compensation of $83,878.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$81,761	$73,163 - $91,372
Bonus	$2,117	$1,498 - $3,282
Total Pay	$83,878	$74,661 - $94,653

* 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.

Digital Media Buyer Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,176 - $91,388	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,176 - $91,388	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,176 - $91,388	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,022 - $91,196	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,176 - $91,388	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,176 - $91,388	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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