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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Marketing, Retail

Manages a team responsible for growing brand and customer demand for retail.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$154k

Mean

$160k

10th–90th pct

$117k–$213k

Observations

690

Confidence: 34% · based on 690 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Digital Marketing
Process Improvement
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
64% require · 22% prefer
Master's Degree
8% require · 30% prefer
No College
22% require · 8% prefer
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Common next roles
Retail Marketing Coordinator-53.0%Retail Merchandising Assistant-50.1%Director of Merchandising, Retail+0.7%Retail Category Manager-47.5%Retail Growth Marketing Manager-47.2%
Common previous roles
Retail Growth Marketing Manager-89.4%Retail Merchandising Assistant-100.4%Retail Category Manager-90.6%Retail Marketing Coordinator-112.9%Director of Merchandising, Retail+0.7%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)3,469
Posting growth-2.5%
Median days to fill58 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)78,452
Projected growth-0.8%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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