Medical Communications Salary in the United States

How much does a Medical Communications make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medical Communications in the United States is $83,365 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Medical Communications's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,293
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,893 to $91,179
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,090
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Medical Communications Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $91,179 $7,598 $1,753 $44
Average $83,365 $6,947 $1,603 $40
25th Percentile $75,893 $6,324 $1,459 $36
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Key Factors That Influence Medical Communications Salaries

A Medical Communications'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Medical Communications Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Medical Communications's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,701
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $69,950
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,922
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,873
  • Expert (over 8 years): $123,289
Levels Salary
Graphic D... Level Medical Communications$59,701
Graphic D... Level Medical Communications$69,950
Medical C... Level Medical Communications$84,922
Graphic D... Level Medical Communications$104,873
Graphic D... Level Medical Communications$123,289
$59,701 0 yr
$69,950 < 2 yrs
$84,922 2-4 yrs
$104,873 5-8 yrs
$123,289 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Medical Communications

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:

  • San Jose: $105,149
  • San Francisco: $103,997
  • Oakland: $101,806

What Skills Can Increase a Medical Communications's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Presentation (Mentioned in 4.5% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
  • Typography (Mentioned in 2.94% Job Postings): Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing (leading), and letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. Typography also may be used as a decorative device, unrelated to communication of information. Typography is the work of typesetters (also known as compositors), typographers, graphic designers, art directors, manga artists, comic book artists, graffiti artists, and, now, anyone who arranges words, letters, numbers, and symbols for publication, display, or distribution, from clerical workers and newsletter writers to anyone self-publishing materials. Until the Digital Age, typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of previously unrelated designers and lay users. As the capability to create typography has become ubiquitous, the application of principles and best practices developed over generations of skilled workers and professionals has diminished. So at a time when scientific techniques can support the proven traditions (e.g., greater legibility with the use of serifs, upper and lower case, contrast, etc.) through understanding the limitations of human vision, typography as often encountered may fail to achieve its principal objective: effective communication.
  • HTML (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): A computer language that used in creating, updating and maintaining text, graphics and links in a website.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Presentation 4.5%
Typography 2.94%
HTML 1.82%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Medical Communications's salary.
  • Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
  • Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • UI: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Insight
$89,201
7%
Storytelling
$88,367
6%
UI
$88,367
6%
Leadership
$88,367
6%
Solution Design
$87,534
5%
Innovation
$87,534
5%
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Medical Communications Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Medical Communications roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Medical Communications positions in Telecom or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Medical Communications as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Medical Communications

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking$108,375$52.030%
Financial Services$100,038$48.020%
Healthcare$95,870$46.015%
Biotechnology$93,369$45.012%
Insurance$90,035$43.08%

How Education impacts a Medical Communications's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Medical Communications enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Medical Communications with a Associate's Degree is between $83,303 and $88,091).

Medical Communications Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Medical Communications
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 0.6%
High School 8.1%
Associates 15.8%
Bachelors 67.9%
Masters 7.4%
Doctorate 0.1%
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Medical Communications Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Medical Communications'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 August 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Medical Communications

Salaries for a Medical Communications can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,583 in 2023 to around $86,532 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Medical Communications salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Medical Communications Over Time

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2023
$88,583
2024
$87,783
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2024 $87,783
2025 $86,532
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Most common benefits for Medical Communications

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  • Confidential

    Columbus, OH

    Confidential | Columbus, OH

    Vice President, Credit Risk Strategy & Data Science. About the Company. High-growth SMB lender building the next generation of credit decisioning. Industry... more

    19 Days Ago

  • KreilKamp Trucking

    Columbus, OH

    KreilKamp Trucking | Columbus, OH

    Regional CDL A Drivers | NEW Grads Welcome | Earn $70,000+ Annually. We're proud to be a 4th generation family truck line, started in 1935, but even proude... more

    19 Days Ago

  • Confidential

    Columbus, OH

    Confidential | Columbus, OH

    Vice President, Payments Engineering. About the Company. Globally-recognized provider of corporate payment solutions. Industry. Financial Services. Type. P... more

    21 Days Ago

  • Confidential

    Columbus, OH

    Confidential | Columbus, OH

    Senior Vice President of Project Delivery. About the Company. A multi-billion-dollar construction organization with collaborative, servant-minded leadershi... more

    21 Days Ago

  • Confidential

    Columbus, OH

    Confidential | Columbus, OH

    Chief of Staff. About the Company. Innovative travel platform for booking & managing work trips. Industry. Computer Software. Type. Privately Held, VC-back... more

    21 Days Ago

  • McDonalds

    Columbus, OH

    McDonalds | Columbus, OH

    McDonald’s is seeking Crew Team Members to assist with daily restaurant operations including customer service, food preparation, and maintaining restaurant... more

    28 Days Ago

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FAQ about Medical Communications

1. What industry pays the highest salary for Medical Communications?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Medical Communications roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

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