Communications salary

207 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 25, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for communications roles at mid level across the United States: 705 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $77,500 and $133,675, with a median of $102,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $70,000, mid-level $102,500, senior $138,000 and lead $180,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 157% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 11 cities with at least 25 postings at entry level, Columbus has the highest median at $77,000 and Atlanta the lowest at $55,000, a gap of roughly 40%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.

Every measured range

207 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$59,188 – $91,113	$70,000	84
United States · country-wide	Mid	$77,500 – $133,675	$102,500	705
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$71,725 – CA$115,038	CA$94,690	90
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£42,123 – £64,294	£49,500	46
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$96,054 – A$132,631	A$127,605	16
United States · country-wide	Senior	$109,751 – $172,563	$138,000	416
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$85,500 – CA$128,675	CA$102,484	43
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£52,829 – £79,560	£65,000	21
United States · country-wide	Lead	$142,500 – $220,000	$180,000	529
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$126,662 – CA$141,675	CA$131,250	18
Remote · United States	Mid	$85,858 – $125,000	$101,500	81
Remote · United States	Senior	$107,250 – $171,700	$135,750	64
Remote · United States	Lead	$149,125 – $220,250	$181,625	80
Atlanta	Entry	$46,000 – $61,000	$55,000	31
Atlanta	Lead	$104,000 – $176,000	$125,000	14
Austin	Entry	$56,000 – $66,000	$60,000	43
Austin	Lead	$182,000 – $204,000	$188,000	15
Boston	Entry	$55,000 – $75,000	$57,000	39
Boston	Mid	$68,813 – $131,428	$107,100	14
Boston	Senior	$127,043 – $172,875	$156,250	14
Boston	Lead	$175,000 – $243,581	$188,812	18
Charlotte	Entry	$50,000 – $63,000	$58,000	29
Chicago	Mid	$70,625 – $121,838	$81,500	26
Chicago	Senior	$99,400 – $156,488	$112,613	15
Chicago	Lead	$123,750 – $203,750	$163,720	19
Cleveland	Entry	$58,000 – $63,000	$60,000	19
Columbus	Entry	$60,000 – $77,000	$77,000	25
Dallas	Entry	$57,000 – $63,000	$61,000	28
Houston	Entry	$56,000 – $64,000	$60,000	30
Indianapolis	Entry	$48,000 – $52,000	$48,000	21
Los Angeles	Entry	$51,000 – $64,000	$58,000	36
Los Angeles	Lead	$130,000 – $185,000	$177,283	17
Louisville	Entry	$48,000 – $54,000	$52,000	20
Madison	Entry	$58,000 – $62,000	$62,000	25
Miami	Entry	$53,000 – $62,000	$57,000	33
Minneapolis	Entry	$57,000 – $65,000	$61,000	19
New Orleans	Entry	$52,000 – $62,000	$58,000	24
New York	Entry	$60,283 – $102,500	$69,250	18
New York	Mid	$82,000 – $135,000	$100,000	75
New York	Senior	$120,373 – $185,000	$148,500	53
New York	Lead	$145,000 – $212,500	$175,000	92
Ottawa	Entry	CA$79,000 – CA$94,000	CA$83,000	23
Parsippany Troy Hills	Mid	$125,000 – $174,000	$125,000	15
Phoenix	Entry	$58,000 – $62,000	$62,000	17
Princeton	Lead	$205,000 – $265,000	$238,000	18
San Antonio	Entry	$56,000 – $61,000	$60,000	24
San Francisco	Entry	$83,000 – $180,000	$109,000	21
San Francisco	Mid	$108,919 – $211,000	$160,000	27
San Francisco	Senior	$163,500 – $212,875	$176,500	19
San Francisco	Lead	$218,300 – $268,000	$246,000	29
San Jose	Mid	$102,000 – $157,000	$151,000	16
San Jose	Senior	$127,000 – $169,000	$152,000	15
Seattle	Senior	$102,000 – $136,000	$118,000	20
Seattle	Lead	$121,000 – $153,000	$126,000	15
Tampa	Entry	$52,000 – $62,000	$59,000	42
Toronto	Mid	CA$69,250 – CA$116,088	CA$90,256	35
Toronto	Senior	CA$85,000 – CA$139,400	CA$106,096	17
Vancouver	Mid	CA$85,000 – CA$102,000	CA$94,000	33
Washington	Mid	$78,750 – $129,850	$100,125	22
Washington	Lead	$116,250 – $174,400	$132,000	19

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

Top 60 of 207 ranges by sample size.

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.

by the team behind growthroles