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Sony Music Entertainment Salary

Sony Music Entertainment Salary

Sony Music Entertainment pays a median of $105K ($85K–$122K) across 34 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $85K–$122K salary range

Median: $105K  ·  Based on 34 public Sony Music Entertainment job postings  ·  Updated July 27, 2026


This Sony Music Entertainment salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Sony Music Entertainment · pay benchmark · updated July 27, 2026
$105K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$85K–$122K
Typical range
$215K view JD
Highest base · Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A
34
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+9
20 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 24% of roles mention equity
Management pay by function
The Orchard
$81K (2)
AWAL
$80K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
awal
$105K · $145K top (7)
the orchard
$86K · $120K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
R $93K

Highest-paying open roles at Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment salary by department

  • awal: $105K median · $145K top base — Senior Director, Strategic Marketing (Brand Partnerships) - AWAL (view JD) (7 roles)
  • the orchard: $86K median · $120K top base — Director, Commercial Partnerships Lead- The Orchard (view JD) (6 roles)

Sony Music Entertainment salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $83K median · $105K top base — A&R Operations Manager - Sony US Latin (view JD) (8)
  • Director: $110K median · $215K top base — Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A (view JD) (18)

Sony Music Entertainment salary by location

  • New York: $95K median · $215K top base — Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A (view JD) (19 roles)

Remote work at Sony Music Entertainment

0% of Sony Music Entertainment's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Sony Music Entertainment looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: R (6) · Social Media (3) · Looker (2) · Strategic Planning (1) · Snowflake (1) · User Stories (1) · Agile (1) · Outlook (1) · Team Leadership (1) · Project Management (1).

Benefits & perks at Sony Music Entertainment

Commonly listed: mental-health (31) · 401k (31) · dental (30) · pto (30) · life-ins (2).

About Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment is 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 1888 · HQ New York, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Sony Music Entertainment

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 24% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Sony Music Entertainment total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Sony Music Entertainment hiring activity

Sony Music Entertainment has 34 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 34 public job postings with disclosed pay. 9 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (20 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Sony Music Entertainment pay?
The median pay is $105K, with a typical range of $85K–$122K, based on 34 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Sony Music Entertainment?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Business & Legal Affairs - Corporate M&A, at $200K–$215K base.

Which team pays the most at Sony Music Entertainment?
The awal team, at a $105K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 34 public Sony Music Entertainment job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed July 27, 2026.

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