Communications Lead salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Nov 3, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for communications lead roles at senior level across the United States: 54 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $130,322 and $186,875, with a median of $157,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $130,322 – $186,875 | $157,000 | 54 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $104,910 – $176,430 | $138,000 | 11 |
| New York | Senior | $141,425 – $192,500 | $158,000 | 11 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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2 pagesCommunications Lead vs adjacent roles
1 measured comparison| Compared role | Level | Communications Lead | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Manager | Senior · US | $157,000 | $164,500 | similar pay | 54 / 49 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means communications lead pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open communications lead roles · 34 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $120,000–$266,200scale $70,000–$380,000
Communications Lead Attio · New York New $200,000–$235,000 1d ago 
Communications Lead Slingshot AI · New York $140,000–$180,000 5d ago 
Communications Lead, Cyber OpenAI · San Francisco $297,000–$330,000 6d ago Retail Banking and Citigold Communications Lead, Senior Vice President Citi · New York New York United States $163,600–$245,400 7d ago Consumer Product Communications Lead OpenAI · San Francisco $297,000–$330,000 7d ago 
Founding Brand & Communications Lead Meshy LLC · Sunnycale $120,000–$250,000 8d ago Global Medical Communications Lead, GI2 Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $192,400–$302,390 8d ago Global Medical Communications Lead, GI2 Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $169,400–$266,200 8d ago Culture & Community Communications lead OpenAI · San Francisco $240,000–$266,000 10d ago Global Scientific Communications Lead, Immunology Pipeline Sanofi · Morristown $148,500–$214,500 11d ago 
Communications Lead (Communications Rep 5) - 30813 HII Technical Solutions Corporation · Warren $122,577–$140,000 12d ago 
Strategic Communications Lead Student Loans Company · Glasgow - Clyde Place £46,826–£53,815 12d ago External Communications Lead – Corporate & Investment Banking Wf · New York $120,000–$196,000 13d ago External Communications Lead – Corporate & Investment Banking Wf · Charlotte $100,000–$163,000 13d ago Senior Enterprise Communications Lead Wf · New York $167,000–$260,000 13d ago Global Medical Communications Lead, Neurosciences Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $169,400–$266,200 2w ago Global Medical Communications Lead, Marketed Products Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $169,400–$266,200 2w ago Global Medical Communications Lead, Neuroscience Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $169,400–$266,200 2w ago Global Medical Communications Lead, PDT Takeda · USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500 $169,400–$266,200 2w ago Policy Communications Lead wing · Remote · US $238,000–$252,000 2w ago Communications Lead Sr - Regional Communications Team For nearly 160 years, PNC · CA - Los Angeles (90067) $109,200–$202,800 3w ago Infrastructure Communications Lead OpenAI · San Francisco $185,000–$300,000 3w ago Communications Lead aibc · Vancouver CA$70,000–CA$88,000 3w ago 
Market Communications Lead - North America Hp · Palo Alto $147,050–$230,850 3w ago 
Market Communications Lead - North America Hp (Exteu Ac Careersite) · Palo Alto $147,050–$230,850 3w ago Scientific Communications Lead Takeda · Boston $169,400–$266,200 4w ago Internal Communications Lead, Enterprise & Growth OpenAI · San Francisco $216,000–$240,000 4w ago Strategic Communications Lead Bah · Ashburn $86,800–$198,000 4w ago 
Internal Communications Lead (Hybrid) Enova International · Chicago $85,000–$110,000 6w ago Strategic Communications Lead Parsons · US - MD, Linthicum $88,400–$154,700 6w ago 
Integrated Marketing and Communications Lead (Top Secret cleared) ICF · Washington $81,147–$137,949 2mo ago 
Unified Communications Lead SOSi · Honolulu $118,187–$159,552 3mo ago Global PR and Corporate Communications Lead Sonos · New York $129,000–$160,700 5mo ago 
Corporate Communications Lead - Executive Visibility & Thought Leadership UL Solutions · Northbrook $120,000–$150,000 7mo ago Communications Lead Attio · London New £43,438–£93,700e 1d ago 
Product Communications Lead Blockchain.com · New York $120,187–$183,750e 4d ago 
Communications Lead EnduroSat · Sofia Pay not stated 4d ago 
Global AI Engagement & Communications Lead Bertelsmann · London £43,438–£93,700e 5d ago 
Sr. External Affairs and Healthcare Policy Communications Lead Fa Etum Saasfaprod1 · United States In listing 8d ago Advocacy Communications Lead Mosaic · Tampa $110,050–$171,775e 8d ago 
Communications Lead Westpac Group · Sydney A$105,989–A$124,343e 9d ago 
Site Communications Lead – Holly Springs CSL · Seqirus USA - NC - Holly Springs $110,050–$171,775e 11d ago External Communications Lead, Service Hitachi · Birmingham £53,334–£82,280e 12d ago 
AI Community & Communications Lead – Adoption IA Générative (H/F) CITECH · Marseille Pay not stated 13d ago 
Strategic Marketing & Communications Lead GKN Aerospace · Birmingham £53,334–£82,280e 13d ago 
Digital and Visual Communications Lead HelloKindred · Remote · US Pay not stated 13d ago Senior Enterprise Communications Lead Wf · Charlotte In listing 13d ago 
Corporate Communications Lead Biibhr · Tokyo Pay not stated 2w ago GPG Communications Lead, BU Service (f/m/d) Hitachi · Zurich Pay not stated 2w ago Communications Lead Pluxee · Bruxelles Pay not stated 2w ago 
Policy Communications Lead, Europe Mozilla · Remote · Belgium Pay not stated 2w ago Policy Communications Lead, Europe Mozilla · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 2w ago Communications Lead, Europe FREENOW · Barcelona Pay not stated 2w ago 
Communications Lead Rotork · Bath £53,334–£82,280e 2w ago Transformation Communications Lead Salesforce · San Francisco In listing 2w ago Communications Lead Senior - Regional Communications Team For nearly 160 years, PNC · GA - Atlanta (30309) $110,050–$171,775e 3w ago Internal Communications Lead, BU Service Hitachi · Raleigh $110,050–$171,775e 3w ago 
Publications and Scientific Communications Lead ICON · Wilmington $110,050–$171,775e 3w ago Campus Marketing & Communications Lead TSTC · New Braunfels Campus In listing 3w ago Integrated Communications Lead Westfield · Westfield Center $110,050–$171,775e 3w ago 60 of 83 open roles. All communications lead jobs