Communications salary
192 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 10, 2026
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These figures come from 2,010 communications postings where the employer stated pay, covering 73 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is Washington at entry-level, where 77 postings put the middle half between $55,000 and $92,000, with a median of $65,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $62,000, mid-level around $103,000, senior around $136,000 and lead around $178,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 186% more.
Location moves the number too. Of the 31 cities with enough disclosures to rank, Cambridge pays most at around $203,000 and New Orleans least at around $59,000. That spread is wide enough that the cities are almost certainly not hiring at the same seniority, so treat it as a range of markets rather than a like-for-like premium.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 86 of the 155 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Every measured range
192 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $64,200 – $93,500 | $70,225 | 36 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $144,550 – $220,000 | $182,500 | 327 |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $77,500 – $135,075 | $103,500 | 387 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$67,750 – CA$112,750 | CA$89,000 | 43 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £42,406 – £63,063 | £49,462 | 16 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $107,901 – $175,111 | $136,705 | 227 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$85,500 – CA$125,013 | CA$99,786 | 22 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $150,000 – $220,500 | $180,000 | 59 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $87,000 – $128,020 | $105,860 | 51 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $109,819 – $172,150 | $133,500 | 37 |
| 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 |
| Austin | Senior | $81,000 – $135,000 | $101,000 | 13 |
| Boston | Entry | $55,000 – $75,000 | $57,000 | 39 |
| Boston | Senior | $110,000 – $175,000 | $142,000 | 16 |
| Cambridge | Lead | $183,000 – $226,000 | $218,000 | 23 |
| Cambridge | Senior | $167,000 – $181,000 | $178,000 | 14 |
| Charlotte | Entry | $50,000 – $63,000 | $58,000 | 29 |
| Chicago | Entry | $53,000 – $63,000 | $59,000 | 29 |
| Chicago | Mid | $66,000 – $125,000 | $80,000 | 17 |
| 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 |
| London | Mid | £45,000 – £88,000 | £67,000 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | Entry | $51,000 – $64,000 | $58,000 | 36 |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $90,000 – $148,000 | $129,000 | 52 |
| 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 |
| Minneapolis | Senior | $100,000 – $145,000 | $130,000 | 13 |
| New Orleans | Entry | $52,000 – $62,000 | $58,000 | 24 |
| New York | Lead | $147,200 – $218,500 | $170,000 | 52 |
| New York | Mid | $80,050 – $135,000 | $99,350 | 45 |
| New York | Senior | $127,500 – $183,750 | $148,500 | 35 |
| Ottawa | Entry | CA$79,000 – CA$94,000 | CA$83,000 | 23 |
| Ottawa | Mid | CA$87,000 – CA$97,000 | CA$95,000 | 13 |
| Parsippany Troy Hills | Mid | $125,000 – $174,000 | $125,000 | 15 |
| Philadelphia | Mid | $74,000 – $115,000 | $78,000 | 14 |
| 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 Diego | Mid | $87,000 – $140,000 | $123,000 | 19 |
| San Francisco | Entry | $83,000 – $180,000 | $109,000 | 21 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $197,125 – $270,000 | $222,750 | 16 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $124,260 – $213,000 | $180,500 | 15 |
| San Jose | Mid | $102,000 – $157,000 | $151,000 | 16 |
| San Jose | Senior | $127,000 – $169,000 | $152,000 | 15 |
| Seattle | Entry | $49,000 – $86,000 | $54,000 | 14 |
| Seattle | Lead | $121,000 – $153,000 | $126,000 | 15 |
| Seattle | Mid | $82,000 – $136,000 | $114,000 | 30 |
| Seattle | Senior | $102,000 – $136,000 | $118,000 | 20 |
| Tampa | Entry | $52,000 – $62,000 | $59,000 | 42 |
| Toronto | Entry | CA$49,000 – CA$78,000 | CA$58,000 | 18 |
| Vancouver | Mid | CA$85,000 – CA$102,000 | CA$94,000 | 33 |
| Washington | Entry | $55,000 – $92,000 | $65,000 | 77 |
Top 60 of 192 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.
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