SEO salary
25 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 128 seo postings where the employer stated pay, covering 8 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at entry-level, where 13 postings put the middle half between $47,000 and $115,000, with a median of $68,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $67,000, mid-level around $88,000, senior around $105,000 and lead around $164,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 146% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 12 of the 16 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
25 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $80,000 – $120,000 | $100,000 | 78 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$73,750 – CA$101,750 | CA$83,750 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $83,425 – $143,750 | $110,000 | 30 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $132,500 – $170,469 | $155,625 | 13 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $69,625 – $113,125 | $89,250 | 28 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $85,275 – $128,000 | $106,250 | 16 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $123,125 – $189,988 | $151,250 | 6hint |
| Amsterdam | Senior | €51,000 – €63,000 | €63,000 | 9hint |
| Austin | Entry | $45,000 – $80,000 | $65,000 | 7hint |
| Austin | Mid | $71,000 – $81,000 | $81,000 | 6hint |
| Boston | Mid | $72,000 – $127,000 | $113,000 | 8hint |
| Charlotte | Mid | $56,000 – $58,000 | $58,000 | 12 |
| Chicago | Entry | $45,000 – $84,000 | $66,000 | 8hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $52,000 – $72,000 | $71,000 | 10 |
| Chicago | Senior | $76,000 – $109,000 | $90,000 | 7hint |
| Denver | Entry | $66,000 – $77,000 | $66,000 | 6hint |
| Denver | Mid | $72,000 – $102,000 | $74,000 | 8hint |
| Irvine | Mid | $85,000 – $115,000 | $85,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Entry | $47,000 – $115,000 | $68,000 | 13 |
| New York | Mid | $83,500 – $100,000 | $100,000 | 13 |
| New York | Senior | $72,500 – $107,500 | $73,150 | 5hint |
| New York | Lead | $106,000 – $188,000 | $164,000 | 8hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $111,250 – $157,500 | $140,000 | 7hint |
| San Francisco | Senior | $159,000 – $189,000 | $159,000 | 5hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$74,000 – CA$96,000 | CA$82,000 | 13 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
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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Open seo roles · 87 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $79,100–$168,000scale $40,000–$240,000
SEO / AEO Manager Runway · Remote · US New $160,000–$220,000 1d ago Website & SEO Specialist - Early Careers TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine New $80,000–$90,000 1d ago 
Senior SEO Manager Jellyfish · New York New $90,000–$125,000 2d ago 
SEO & AEO Manager Juniper Square · Remote · US New $116,000–$160,000 2d ago 
Organic / SEO Strategist Location3 Media · Remote · US New $100,000–$125,000 3d ago Technical SEO Lead Location3 Media · Remote · US New $100,000–$125,000 3d ago Analyst, SEO Dentalcorp · Toronto CA$70,000–CA$85,000 6d ago 
SEO Strategist (Remote US) - Future Opening Directive · Remote · US $75,000–$95,000 6d ago Audience Development Specialist (SEO), The California Post New York Post · 2 Locations $70,000–$90,000 7d ago AEO / SEO Writer Sju · Philadelphia $55,000–$60,000 7d ago SEO & AEO Manager TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine $100,000–$130,000 7d ago 
Director, SEO / GEO - Remote US DEPT® · Remote · US $120,000–$145,000 8d ago 
Content Manager, SEO Growth Marketing Pro, LLC · Remote · US $85,000–$125,000 9d ago 
Lead Analyst, Technical Search (SEO / AEO / GEO) Cigna Group · 6 Locations $79,100–$131,800 10d ago 
Manager, SEO Wpromote · Remote · US $69,000–$80,000 13d ago SEO / GEO Senior - Team leader Labelium · Paris €48,000–€55,000 2w ago SEO Manager Jellyfish · New York $60,000–$85,000 2w ago 
SEO Strategist Eevd · Remote · US $38,500 2w ago 
SEO / AEO Editor Fox Corporation · New York $83,000–$91,000 2w ago SEO & AI Visibility & Social Media Manager Agility PR Solutions · Canada CA$80,000–CA$108,000 2w ago 
Senior Associate, AEO / SEO Strategy Avenue Z · Miami $75,000–$85,000 2w ago Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager, Homes.com CoStar Group · Irvine $99,000–$168,000 3w ago SEO & AI Search Content Writer – Commercial Insurance GEICO · 2 Locations $91,225–$141,450 3w ago SEO / AEO Manager Growth Marketing Pro, LLC · Remote · US $85,000–$125,000 3w ago Advertising / SEO Sales Representative dealeron · Remote · US $68,500 3w ago Associate Director, SEO - Remote US DEPT® · Remote · US $108,000–$125,000 3w ago 
Director, SEO RVO Health · New York $150,938–$190,000 3w ago Director, SEO RVO Health · Charlotte $131,250–$180,000 3w ago Search Engine Optimization Specialist Healthcare · Remote · US $107,600–$147,950 3w ago 
Senior Analyst, Search Engine Optimization Horizonmedia · New York $66,300–$80,000 3w ago 
SEO Strategist / Growth SEO Lead Retell AI · Redwood City $170,000–$230,000 3w ago 
Head of SEO & AEO Asana · Vancouver CA$175,000–CA$205,700 4w ago 
SEO / AEO Manager Instawork · San Francisco $110,000–$140,000 4w ago 
AEO / SEO Manager NBCUniversal · North Hollywood $85,000–$115,000 4w ago AEO / SEO Manager NBCUniversal · New York $85,000–$115,000 4w ago 
Specialist, Global SEO & GEO Eljs · New York $77,000–$90,000 4w ago 
SEO Specialist Amsive · New York From $60,000 4w ago 
SEO Content Specialist Wise · London £45,000–£65,000 4w ago 
AEO / GEO / SEO Lead Replit · Foster City $125,000–$170,000 5w ago SEO Manager Compound Growth Marketing · Remote · US $80,000–$107,000 5w ago Manager of SEO (Lead Science) dealeron · Remote · US $69,800–$102,600 5w ago 
Director, SEO Gartner · 3 Locations $120,000–$167,000 6w ago 
Amazon Content & SEO Manager KISS Beauty Group · See listing $69,000–$137,000 6w ago 
SEO / GEO Manager Reducto · San Francisco $150,000–$180,000 6w ago Head of SEO & AEO Asana · San Francisco $218,000–$256,000 6w ago Senior Manager, SEO Dentalcorp · Toronto CA$110,000–CA$130,000 6w ago 
SEO & Performance Content Lead Thatch · Remote · US $160,000–$210,000 7w ago 
Director of Organic Growth - SEO | AEO | CRO (Remote) Rula · Remote · US $189,000–$220,448 7w ago 
Off-Page SEO Manager Black & White Zebra · Remote · Canada CA$80,000–CA$100,000 8w ago 
Landing Page SEO & AEO Strategist Coframe · San Francisco $120,000–$180,000 8w ago 
Technical GEO / SEO Specialist - San Francisco / Los Angeles Plaud · San Francisco $80,000–$115,000 8w ago SEO Manager Nasdaq · 2 Locations $82,000–$139,000 8w ago 
Strategist - SEO & AEO Similarweb · Burlington $130,000–$170,000 2mo ago 
International SEO / AEO Manager BetterHelp · San Jose $110,000–$130,000 2mo ago 
SEO, GEO & Content Optimization Manager DDN · New York $80,000–$120,000 2mo ago 
Senior Technical SEO Specialist - Remote Reedsy · Remote · UK £50,000–£75,000 2mo ago 
SEO Strategist (Consultant) House Buyers of America · Washington $140,000–$220,000 2mo ago SEO Strategist (Consultant) House Buyers of America · Columbus $140,000–$220,000 2mo ago SEO Strategist (Consultant) House Buyers of America · New York $140,000–$220,000 2mo ago SEO Strategist (Consultant) House Buyers of America · Los Angeles $140,000–$220,000 2mo ago 60 of 805 open roles. All seo jobs
