Media & Communications United States
Media & Communications salary in the US
Typical pay
$82,500a year
Most Media & Communicationses earn $61k to $109k a year
From 1,936 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Media & Communications salary in the US is $82,500 a year. Most job postings pay $61,000 to $109,000. From 1,936 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| Maryland | $108k | $78k to $134k | 93 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $105k | $82k to $147k | 38 |
| District of Columbia | $100k | $78k to $130k | 114 |
| New York | $100k | $78k to $130k | 406 |
| California | $98k | $77k to $134k | 366 |
| Iowa | $96k | $96k to $96k | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | $95k | $63k to $110k | 16 |
| Oregon | $94k | $88k to $138k | 18 |
| Virginia | $93k | $73k to $115k | 95 |
| Utah | $92k | $86k to $116k | 15 |
| Illinois | $91k | $69k to $113k | 82 |
| New Jersey | $89k | $75k to $107k | 37 |
| Massachusetts | $88k | $70k to $109k | 64 |
| Texas | $84k | $55k to $117k | 84 |
| South Carolina | $84k | $65k to $93k | 13 |
| North Carolina | $84k | $63k to $125k | 23 |
| Florida | $82k | $58k to $96k | 47 |
| Colorado | $80k | $66k to $106k | 52 |
| Georgia | $79k | $63k to $102k | 35 |
| Arizona | $79k | $67k to $98k | 15 |
| Michigan | $75k | $70k to $96k | 12 |
| Minnesota | $74k | $54k to $85k | 37 |
| Connecticut | $73k | $61k to $94k | 13 |
| Tennessee | $71k | $60k to $87k | 10 |
| Wisconsin | $70k | $59k to $95k | 17 |
| Missouri | $65k | $48k to $83k | 15 |
| Ohio | $64k | $54k to $104k | 48 |
| New Mexico | $52k | $46k to $128k | 13 |
| Alabama | – | – | 8 |
| Alaska | – | – | 0 |
| Arkansas | – | – | 3 |
| Delaware | – | – | 0 |
| Hawaii | – | – | 2 |
| Idaho | – | – | 1 |
| Indiana | – | – | 8 |
| Kansas | – | – | 8 |
| Kentucky | – | – | 2 |
| Louisiana | – | – | 10 |
| Maine | – | – | 6 |
| Mississippi | – | – | 1 |
| Montana | – | – | 0 |
| Nebraska | – | – | 0 |
| Nevada | – | – | 9 |
| New Hampshire | – | – | 1 |
| North Dakota | – | – | 2 |
| Oklahoma | – | – | 3 |
| Rhode Island | – | – | 4 |
| South Dakota | – | – | 2 |
| Vermont | – | – | 4 |
| West Virginia | – | – | 0 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| San Francisco, CA | $130k | $98k to $163k | 322 | 106 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $122k | $88k to $150k | 84 | 45 |
| Baltimore, MD | $120k | $82k to $144k | 128 | 53 |
| Seattle, WA | $113k | $88k to $149k | 87 | 31 |
| New York, NY | $100k | $80k to $132k | 858 | 406 |
| Washington, DC | $100k | $78k to $123k | 514 | 228 |
| Denver, CO | $93k | $71k to $106k | 83 | 39 |
| Boston, MA | $92k | $75k to $109k | 181 | 58 |
| Chicago, IL | $91k | $75k to $113k | 180 | 72 |
| Houston, TX | $90k | $53k to $105k | 103 | 25 |
| San Diego, CA | $90k | $78k to $112k | 75 | 28 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $88k | $73k to $114k | 393 | 161 |
| Atlanta, GA | $77k | $63k to $100k | 206 | 31 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $76k | $66k to $89k | 73 | 33 |
| Austin, TX | $70k | $55k to $134k | 105 | 25 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 377 job postings$42k $66k
Typical: $52k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 704 job postings$70k $111k
Typical: $89k
- Senior 260 job postings$90k $138k
Typical: $107k
- Lead or manager 47 job postings$100k $165k
Typical: $130k
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabe Insight Inc | $58k | $53k | $63k | – | – |
| NoGigiddy | $44k | $35k | $49k | – | – |
| Dowjones | $93k | $64k | $89k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $82,500 a year for Media & Communications roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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