Marketing Executive Salary in San Diego, California

How much does a Marketing Executive make in San Diego, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Marketing Executive in San Diego, CA is $330,489. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $288,453 to $384,402, with most professionals earning between $250,181 and $433,487.

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Drive to embed a cultural awareness of data within the business that supports the data team.

December 23, 2022

Assist in the development and implementation of tactical go-to market campaigns to promote awareness of MBA and Executive Education programs to the general public, such as email marketing, digital advertising, direct mail, publicity, special events, etc.

February 17, 2023

Provide editorial leadership, administration, direction, design, production and distribution of all internal and external District marketing, communications and public relations activities and materials, including print materials, media relations, videos, online design, web strategy, social media, advertising, recruiting and related materials.

May 10, 2023

Demonstrate fully competent skills at negotiating pricing, policy conditions and terms with the selected carriers, and decide the best carrier for the client within the agency marketing guidelines.

May 12, 2023

Prepare and explain experience mods, loss projections, retros and other analyses as requested, with minimal assistance from the Producer or Marketing & Account Service Manager.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Marketing Executive in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

288453

384402

330489

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

355492

512783

422268

What is the average salary for Marketing Executive in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Marketing Executive in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Marketing Executive ranges from $288,453 to $384,402 with the average base salary of $330,489. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $355,492 to $512,783 with the average total cash compensation of $422,268.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$330,489	$288,453 - $384,402
Bonus	$91,779	$67,039 - $128,380
Total Pay	$422,268	$355,492 - $512,783

* 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.

Marketing Executive Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $287,600 - $383,266	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $288,453 - $384,402	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $286,854 - $382,271	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $287,787 - $383,514	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $286,854 - $382,271	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $286,401 - $381,668	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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About San Diego, California

According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Canyon and Point Loma fault zones are part of the San Andreas Fault system. About 40 miles (64 km) east of the bay are the Laguna Mountains in the Peninsular Ranges, which are part of the backbone of the American continents. The city lies on approximately 200 deep canyons and hills separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural open space scattered throughout the city and giving it a hilly geography. Traditionally, San Diegans have built the...

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