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Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) jobs: 295 open roles, pay, industries and skills

295 open Chief Marketing Officer jobs (CMO), taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as Head of Marketing, Chief Brand Officer, Chief Growth Officer. Listings that state pay show a median of $212,500 a year.

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The market for Chief Marketing Officer work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Chief Marketing Officer jobs
295

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$212,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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State with the most openings
California (81)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Technology & Software (32%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that are remote
36%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
24%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a CMO does

C-suite role in Marketing.

Brand, demand generation, product marketing and the marketing budget, and increasingly the data and tools behind them.

Usually reports to the CEO.

Other ways this role is written

  • CMO
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Head of Marketing
  • Chief Brand Officer
  • Chief Growth Officer

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Chief Marketing Officer jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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CMO salary

From 73 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$195,000
Median
$212,500
Upper quarter
$250,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for CMO jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where CMO jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills CMO jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 86 Chief Marketing Officer listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in CMO listings

  1. 1. go-to-market40%
  2. 2. seo34%
  3. 3. demand generation30%
  4. 4. crm29%
  5. 5. brand strategy23%
  6. 6. sem23%
  7. 7. salesforce22%
  8. 8. content strategy15%
  9. 9. forecasting15%
  10. 10. hubspot14%

Across all Marketing openings

  1. 1. go-to-market5%
  2. 2. project management4%
  3. 3. demand generation3%
  4. 4. brand strategy3%
  5. 5. crm3%
  6. 6. salesforce2%
  7. 7. excel2%
  8. 8. seo2%
  9. 9. logistics2%
  10. 10. onboarding1%

AI skills for CMO jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

24% of 78 open Chief Marketing Officer listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 5% of all Marketing openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work10%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation8%
  3. 3. LLM application engineering3%
  4. 4. GPU and CUDA3%
  5. 5. AI in business apps (Agentforce, Now Assist)1%
  6. 6. AI evaluation and guardrails1%

Do AI skills change chief marketing officer pay?

For Marketing roles in general, as of November 10, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for chief marketing officer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Marketing listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +15.5% (about $22k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$170,000
median, from 823 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$138,000
median, from 667 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Marketing ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

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Job titles under CMO

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for CMO roles

  • Confidential 24
  • JRG Partners 23
  • Colliers Engineering & Design 8
  • Planate Management Group 3
  • Nabla 2
  • CodeRabbit 2
  • BluZinc 2
  • Financial Narrative 2
  • Elevation Capital 2
  • Ekovits 2
  • Oak Recruiting 2
  • HHS Government Services 2

Recruiters who place CMO roles

Search firms with live public searches in Marketing, counted from their own job postings, not self-described. Few firms have two searches at this level, so firms with three at the level below follow.

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CMO turnover

Departures and appointments reported in SEC filings and news in the last 120 days. Each links to its source.

  • ArriVent BioPharma

    ArriVent BioPharma's President of Research and Development is retiring, with the Chief Medical Officer taking on expanded responsibilities to lead the research and development function. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Nov 9, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • 1stdibs.com

    1stdibs.com's CEO David Rosenblatt is stepping down effective January 1, 2027, and Chief Product Officer Bradford Shellhammer will become the new CEO. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • Mattel

    Mattel appointed Steve Totzke as President and Chief Operating Officer, and Roberto Stanichi departed as President and Chief Marketing and Brand Officer. A search for a replacement usually follows.

    Nov 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • OS Therapies

    OS Therapies appointed Frank Knuettel II as Chief Financial Officer and Kerry Clem as Chief Commercial Officer, with Christopher Acevedo departing as CFO to provide consulting services. New leaders often bring in or reshape the senior team under them.

    Oct 5, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

  • I-ON Digital

    I-ON Digital's Chief Marketing Officer resigned effective immediately, with no permanent successor named.

    Sep 14, 2026

    Read the SEC filing

Conferences for CMO leaders

Events tagged for Marketing, with dates, cost and how to speak.

  • Forrester B2B Summit North America

    May 2 to May 4, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $1,957 to $2,995. Early bird to Nov 30, 2026: client $1,957, non-client $2,097; standard from Dec 1: $2,795 client /…

  • Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo

    Jun 7 to Jun 9, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Gaylord Rockies, Aurora CO. Pricing not read (Gartner page returned 403).

  • ANA Brand Masters

    May 17 to May 19, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,299 to $1,999. In-person early pricing through 12/31/2026: Platinum member $1,299; Gold $1,499; Silver $1,599;…

  • ANA Masters of B2B Marketing

    May 24 to May 26, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Pricing is on each conference's own registration page (not read); ANA lists dates only.

  • MMA CMO + CEO Summit

    Jul 18 to Jul 20, 2027 · Santa Barbara, CA

    Apply to attend. Price not published.

  • ANA Creator Marketing Conference

    Mar 1 to Mar 3, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $1,299 to $1,999. In-person early bird to Dec 31, 2026: Platinum $1,299, Gold $1,499, Silver $1,599, nonmember $1,999.…

Showing 6 of 84 conferences, 75 with dates announced.

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Training for CMO leaders

AI and Marketing courses from named providers, with cost shown.

All 2 Marketing courses

Podcasts and media CMO leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • Marketing Over Coffee

    Podcast · Christopher Penn and John Wall

    A weekly show on marketing and marketing technology.

  • Marketing Brew

    Newsletter · Morning Brew

    A weekday newsletter and news site covering brand strategy, social media and advertising technology.

  • Adweek

    Publication · Adweek

    News and analysis on advertising, brands and media.

  • Exit Five

    Community · Exit Five

    A private community, newsletter and podcast for B2B marketers.

  • Pavilion

    Community · Pavilion

    A membership community for go-to-market leaders in sales, marketing, customer success and revenue operations.

CMO questions

What does a CMO do?
Brand, demand generation, product marketing and the marketing budget, and increasingly the data and tools behind them. Usually reports to the CEO.
What does CMO stand for?
CMO stands for Chief Marketing Officer. The same job is also written Head of Marketing, Chief Brand Officer, Chief Growth Officer.
How many CMO jobs are open?
295 verified open Chief Marketing Officer jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a CMO make?
Among 73 open Chief Marketing Officer listings that state pay, the median is $212,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $195,000 and $250,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are CMO jobs?
California (81), New York (67), Texas (28), Illinois (15) have the most open Chief Marketing Officer listings. About 36% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a CMO the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, New York has the highest median at $237,500.
Which industries hire for CMO roles?
Technology & Software (32%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (15%), Financial Services & Banking (13%), Manufacturing & Industrial (11%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do CMO jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Chief Marketing Officer listings are go-to-market, seo, demand generation, crm, brand strategy.
Do CMO jobs ask for AI skills?
24% of 78 open Chief Marketing Officer listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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