What are the main factors that influence a Search Engine Optimization's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Search Engine Optimization's salary?

A Search Engine Optimization's salary grows with experience: a Search Engine Optimization (2-4 years)earns $87,192, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist II (4-7 years)earns $105,445, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist III (7+ years)earns $137,908, a Search Engine Optimization Manager (7+ years)earns $129,402,

What are the highest paying states for a Search Engine Optimization?

Search Engine Optimization salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Engine Optimization roles are District of Columbia $88,108, California $87,774, Massachusetts $86,604. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Engine Optimization roles make?

Salaries for Search Engine Optimization level roles vary by specialization: Search Engine Optimization Product Manager: $132,186; Search Engine Optimization Marketing Manager: $127,366; Search Engine Optimization Specialist III: $127,185; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Director: $124,811; Search Engine Optimization Expert - Team Lead: $124,147.

Search Engine Optimization Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Search Engine Optimization make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimization in Connecticut is $85,466 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Search Engine Optimization's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,081
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,369 to $96,257
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,996

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Search Engine Optimization Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,257	$8,021	$1,851	$46
Average	$85,466	$7,122	$1,644	$41
25th Percentile	$77,369	$6,447	$1,488	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Search Engine Optimization Salaries

A Search Engine Optimization's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Search Engine Optimization Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Search Engine Optimizations. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $88,108.
California: $87,774.
Massachusetts: $86,604.

District of Columbia $88,108 California $87,774 Massachusetts $86,604 Washington $86,286 New Jersey $86,254 Alaska $86,143 Connecticut $85,045 New York $84,599

Hawaii $83,174 Rhode Island $82,506 Maryland $82,052 Minnesota $81,432 Colorado $81,193 Illinois $81,113 Oregon $80,811 Delaware $80,588

New Hampshire $80,448 Virginia $80,135 Pennsylvania $79,219 Nevada $78,758 North Dakota $78,607 Michigan $78,368 Wisconsin $78,280 Vermont $78,105

Texas $77,620 Maine $77,588 Arizona $77,540 Ohio $77,485 Georgia $76,753 Indiana $76,387 Wyoming $76,315 Utah $76,203

Iowa $76,156 Kansas $75,774 Louisiana $75,662 North Carolina $75,623 Missouri $75,607 Florida $75,296 Montana $75,129 Nebraska $74,970

Kentucky $74,882 South Carolina $74,564 Tennessee $74,365 Idaho $74,286 New Mexico $73,705 Oklahoma $73,577 Alabama $73,108 South Dakota $72,320

Arkansas $71,890 West Virginia $71,660 Mississippi $70,967

Top Paying Cities for Search Engine Optimizations

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $84,360
Oneco: $84,201
Avon: $84,742

Old Mystic, CT $84,360 Oneco, CT $84,201 Avon, CT $84,742 Bloomfield, CT $84,742 Windsor, CT $84,742 Bristol, CT $84,487 Burlington, CT $84,432 Broad Brook, CT $84,686

Canaan, CT $83,262 Canton, CT $84,559 Canton Center, CT $84,663 Colebrook, CT $83,198 Collinsville, CT $84,535 East Berlin, CT $84,487 East Canaan, CT $83,429 East Glastonbury, CT $84,742

East Granby, CT $84,718 East Hartland, CT $82,235 East Windsor Hill, CT $84,742 Ellington, CT $84,639 Farmington, CT $84,487 Falls Village, CT $83,795 Glastonbury, CT $84,742 Granby, CT $83,501

Berlin, CT $84,487 Lakeville, CT $83,970 Manchester, CT $84,742 Bolton, CT $84,663 New Britain, CT $84,487 New Hartford, CT $84,432 Norfolk, CT $83,413 North Canton, CT $84,639

North Granby, CT $82,371 Pine Meadow, CT $84,440 Plainville, CT $84,487 Barkhamsted, CT $84,503 Poquonock, CT $84,742 Riverton, CT $83,556 Vernon Rockville, CT $84,663 Rocky Hill, CT $84,487

Salisbury, CT $83,373 Sharon, CT $84,440 Simsbury, CT $84,742 Somers, CT $82,450 Somersville, CT $82,450 South Glastonbury, CT $84,599 South Windsor, CT $84,742 North Windham, CT $84,201

Pomfret Center, CT $83,334 Putnam, CT $83,230 Quinebaug, CT $83,214 Rogers, CT $83,318 Scotland, CT $84,312 South Willington, CT $83,493 South Windham, CT $84,281 South Woodstock, CT $83,206

Storrs Mansfield, CT $83,620 Thompson, CT $83,278 Ashford, CT $83,421 Willington, CT $83,541 Windham, CT $84,281 Woodstock, CT $83,198 Woodstock Valley, CT $83,310 New London, CT $84,360

Baltic, CT $84,336 Canterbury, CT $84,312 Central Village, CT $84,312 East Lyme, CT $84,360 Bozrah, CT $84,336 Gales Ferry, CT $84,336 Gilman, CT $84,336 Mashantucket, CT $84,360

Ledyard, CT $84,336 Groton, CT $84,360 Hanover, CT $84,336 Jewett City, CT $84,336 Montville, CT $84,360 Moosup, CT $84,233 Mystic, CT $84,360 Niantic, CT $84,360

North Stonington, CT $84,336 Norwich, CT $84,336 Preston, CT $84,336 Oakdale, CT $84,360 Old Lyme, CT $84,304 Stafford, CT $82,259 Stafford Springs, CT $82,259 Staffordville, CT $82,291

Suffield, CT $82,474 Taconic, CT $83,246 Tariffville, CT $84,742 Enfield, CT $82,474 Tolland, CT $83,254 Unionville, CT $84,487 East Windsor, CT $84,742 Weatogue, CT $84,742

West Granby, CT $83,437 West Hartland, CT $83,278 West Simsbury, CT $84,718 West Suffield, CT $82,474 Winchester Center, CT $83,755 Windsor Locks, CT $84,718 Winsted, CT $83,732 Hartford, CT $84,742

West Hartford, CT $84,742 East Hartford, CT $84,742 Wethersfield, CT $84,742 Newington, CT $84,487 Plainfield, CT $84,336 Quaker Hill, CT $84,360 South Lyme, CT $84,360 Sterling, CT $84,201

Stonington, CT $84,336 Pawcatuck, CT $84,281 Taftville, CT $84,336 Uncasville, CT $84,360 Versailles, CT $84,336 Voluntown, CT $84,336 Waterford, CT $84,360 Wauregan, CT $84,201

West Mystic, CT $84,360 Yantic, CT $84,336 Ansonia, CT $85,124 Beacon Falls, CT $85,100 Botsford, CT $87,034 Branford, CT $85,124 Cheshire, CT $84,726 Centerbrook, CT $84,201

Chester, CT $84,145 Clinton, CT $84,885 Cobalt, CT $84,440 Colchester, CT $84,177 Cromwell, CT $84,487 Deep River, CT $84,177 Derby, CT $85,124 Killingworth, CT $84,885

Salem, CT $84,281 Durham, CT $84,384 East Haddam, CT $84,129 East Hampton, CT $84,440 Essex, CT $84,225 Guilford, CT $85,045 Haddam, CT $84,129 Hadlyme, CT $84,281

Hawleyville, CT $87,034 Higganum, CT $84,304 Ivoryton, CT $84,177 Madison, CT $84,909 Marion, CT $84,464 Marlborough, CT $84,607 Meriden, CT $84,487 Middlefield, CT $84,432

Middle Haddam, CT $84,440 Middletown, CT $84,464 Milford, CT $89,954 Milldale, CT $84,487 Monroe, CT $89,899 Moodus, CT $84,185 Newtown, CT $87,034 North Branford, CT $85,124

Northford, CT $85,124 North Haven, CT $85,124 North Westchester, CT $84,177 Old Saybrook, CT $84,257 Orange, CT $85,124 Oxford, CT $85,068 Plantsville, CT $84,487 Portland, CT $84,487

Rockfall, CT $84,487 Sandy Hook, CT $86,978 Seymour, CT $85,124 Shelton, CT $89,954 South Britain, CT $86,954 Southbury, CT $86,931 Southington, CT $84,487 Stevenson, CT $89,954

Wallingford, CT $85,100 Stratford, CT $89,954 Westbrook, CT $84,145 New Haven, CT $85,124 East Haven, CT $85,124 Hamden, CT $85,124 West Haven, CT $85,124 Bethany, CT $85,124

Woodbridge, CT $85,124 Willimantic, CT $84,233 Abington, CT $83,365 Amston, CT $84,312 Andover, CT $84,583 Ballouville, CT $83,270 Brooklyn, CT $84,177 Chaplin, CT $84,121

Columbia, CT $84,153 Coventry, CT $84,503 Danielson, CT $84,098 Dayville, CT $83,318 Eastford, CT $83,342 East Killingly, CT $82,204 East Woodstock, CT $83,182 Fabyan, CT $83,214

Grosvenor Dale, CT $83,198 Hampton, CT $84,177 Hebron, CT $84,312 Lebanon, CT $84,257 Mansfield Center, CT $84,153 Mansfield Depot, CT $84,121 North Franklin, CT $84,336 North Grosvenordale, CT $83,190

Pomfret, CT $83,246 Bridgeport, CT $89,954 Trumbull, CT $89,954 Easton, CT $89,954 Waterbury, CT $84,328 Prospect, CT $85,045 Wolcott, CT $84,464 Bantam, CT $85,267

Bethlehem, CT $86,771 Cornwall, CT $84,559 Cornwall Bridge, CT $84,854 Gaylordsville, CT $86,899 Goshen, CT $84,368 Kent, CT $86,771 Lakeside, CT $85,482 Litchfield, CT $85,021

Middlebury, CT $85,856 Morris, CT $85,363 Naugatuck, CT $85,021 New Milford, CT $87,010 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $86,771 Northfield, CT $84,273 Oakville, CT $84,304 Pequabuck, CT $84,432

Plymouth, CT $84,384 Roxbury, CT $86,978 Sherman, CT $87,010 South Kent, CT $86,819 Terryville, CT $84,432 Thomaston, CT $84,352 Torrington, CT $84,408 Harwinton, CT $84,328

Washington, CT $86,851 Washington Depot, CT $86,851 Watertown, CT $84,273 West Cornwall, CT $84,312 Woodbury, CT $86,851 Bethel, CT $87,034 Brookfield, CT $87,034 Cos Cob, CT $90,710

Danbury, CT $87,034 New Fairfield, CT $87,034 Darien, CT $90,710 Fairfield, CT $89,954 Georgetown, CT $88,427 Greenwich, CT $90,710 Greens Farms, CT $89,954 New Canaan, CT $90,710

Norwalk, CT $90,710 Old Greenwich, CT $90,710 Redding Center, CT $87,034 Redding Ridge, CT $87,034 Ridgefield, CT $87,010 Riverside, CT $90,710 Westport, CT $89,954 Weston, CT $89,954

Southport, CT $89,954 Redding, CT $87,034 Wilton, CT $90,305 Stamford, CT $90,710 Bridgewater, CT $87,034

Search Engine Optimization Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Search Engine Optimization's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$77,369

Average $85,466/year

$96,257

$6,447

Average $7,122/month

$8,021

$1,488

Average $1,644/week

$1,851

$37

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,257	$8,021	$1,851	$46
Average	$85,466	$7,122	$1,644	$41
25th Percentile	$77,369	$6,447	$1,488	$37

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