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 $85,465, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist II (4-7 years)earns $103,334, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist III (7+ years)earns $135,153, a Search Engine Optimization Manager (7+ years)earns $126,822,

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 $86,839, California $86,509, Massachusetts $85,356. 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: $132,795; Search Engine Optimization Specialist III: $127,203; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Director: $124,888; Search Engine Optimization Marketing Manager: $123,584; Search Engine Optimization Expert - Team Lead: $121,531.

Search Engine Optimization Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Search Engine Optimization make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimization in Connecticut is $83,819 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,133
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,917 to $94,452
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,722

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Search Engine Optimization Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,452	$7,871	$1,816	$45
Average	$83,819	$6,985	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$75,917	$6,326	$1,460	$36

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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: $86,839.
California: $86,509.
Massachusetts: $85,356.

District of Columbia $86,839 California $86,509 Massachusetts $85,356 Washington $85,043 New Jersey $85,011 Alaska $84,902 Connecticut $83,819 New York $83,380

Hawaii $81,976 Rhode Island $81,317 Maryland $80,870 Minnesota $80,258 Colorado $80,023 Illinois $79,945 Oregon $79,647 Delaware $79,427

New Hampshire $79,289 Virginia $78,980 Pennsylvania $78,078 Nevada $77,623 North Dakota $77,474 Michigan $77,239 Wisconsin $77,153 Vermont $76,980

Texas $76,502 Maine $76,470 Arizona $76,423 Ohio $76,368 Georgia $75,647 Indiana $75,286 Wyoming $75,215 Utah $75,106

Iowa $75,058 Kansas $74,682 Louisiana $74,572 North Carolina $74,533 Missouri $74,517 Florida $74,211 Montana $74,047 Nebraska $73,890

Kentucky $73,804 South Carolina $73,490 Tennessee $73,294 Idaho $73,215 New Mexico $72,643 Oklahoma $72,517 Alabama $72,055 South Dakota $71,278

Arkansas $70,855 West Virginia $70,627 Mississippi $69,945

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: $83,145
Oneco: $82,988
Avon: $83,521

Old Mystic, CT $83,145 Oneco, CT $82,988 Avon, CT $83,521 Bloomfield, CT $83,521 Windsor, CT $83,521 Bristol, CT $83,270 Burlington, CT $83,215 Broad Brook, CT $83,466

Canaan, CT $82,062 Canton, CT $83,341 Canton Center, CT $83,443 Colebrook, CT $82,000 Collinsville, CT $83,317 East Berlin, CT $83,270 East Canaan, CT $82,227 East Glastonbury, CT $83,521

East Granby, CT $83,498 East Hartland, CT $81,051 East Windsor Hill, CT $83,521 Ellington, CT $83,419 Farmington, CT $83,270 Falls Village, CT $82,588 Glastonbury, CT $83,521 Granby, CT $82,298

Berlin, CT $83,270 Lakeville, CT $82,760 Manchester, CT $83,521 Bolton, CT $83,443 New Britain, CT $83,270 New Hartford, CT $83,215 Norfolk, CT $82,211 North Canton, CT $83,419

North Granby, CT $81,184 Pine Meadow, CT $83,223 Plainville, CT $83,270 Barkhamsted, CT $83,286 Poquonock, CT $83,521 Riverton, CT $82,353 Vernon Rockville, CT $83,443 Rocky Hill, CT $83,270

Salisbury, CT $82,172 Sharon, CT $83,223 Simsbury, CT $83,521 Somers, CT $81,262 Somersville, CT $81,262 South Glastonbury, CT $83,380 South Windsor, CT $83,521 North Windham, CT $82,988

Pomfret Center, CT $82,133 Putnam, CT $82,031 Quinebaug, CT $82,015 Rogers, CT $82,117 Scotland, CT $83,098 South Willington, CT $82,290 South Windham, CT $83,066 South Woodstock, CT $82,007

Storrs Mansfield, CT $82,415 Thompson, CT $82,078 Ashford, CT $82,219 Willington, CT $82,337 Windham, CT $83,066 Woodstock, CT $82,000 Woodstock Valley, CT $82,109 New London, CT $83,145

Baltic, CT $83,121 Canterbury, CT $83,098 Central Village, CT $83,098 East Lyme, CT $83,145 Bozrah, CT $83,121 Gales Ferry, CT $83,121 Gilman, CT $83,121 Mashantucket, CT $83,145

Ledyard, CT $83,121 Groton, CT $83,145 Hanover, CT $83,121 Jewett City, CT $83,121 Montville, CT $83,145 Moosup, CT $83,019 Mystic, CT $83,145 Niantic, CT $83,145

North Stonington, CT $83,121 Norwich, CT $83,121 Preston, CT $83,121 Oakdale, CT $83,145 Old Lyme, CT $83,090 Stafford, CT $81,074 Stafford Springs, CT $81,074 Staffordville, CT $81,105

Suffield, CT $81,286 Taconic, CT $82,047 Tariffville, CT $83,521 Enfield, CT $81,286 Tolland, CT $82,055 Unionville, CT $83,270 East Windsor, CT $83,521 Weatogue, CT $83,521

West Granby, CT $82,235 West Hartland, CT $82,078 West Simsbury, CT $83,498 West Suffield, CT $81,286 Winchester Center, CT $82,549 Windsor Locks, CT $83,498 Winsted, CT $82,525 Hartford, CT $83,521

West Hartford, CT $83,521 East Hartford, CT $83,521 Wethersfield, CT $83,521 Newington, CT $83,270 Plainfield, CT $83,121 Quaker Hill, CT $83,145 South Lyme, CT $83,145 Sterling, CT $82,988

Stonington, CT $83,121 Pawcatuck, CT $83,066 Taftville, CT $83,121 Uncasville, CT $83,145 Versailles, CT $83,121 Voluntown, CT $83,121 Waterford, CT $83,145 Wauregan, CT $82,988

West Mystic, CT $83,145 Yantic, CT $83,121 Ansonia, CT $83,898 Beacon Falls, CT $83,874 Botsford, CT $85,780 Branford, CT $83,898 Cheshire, CT $83,505 Centerbrook, CT $82,988

Chester, CT $82,933 Clinton, CT $83,662 Cobalt, CT $83,223 Colchester, CT $82,964 Cromwell, CT $83,270 Deep River, CT $82,964 Derby, CT $83,898 Killingworth, CT $83,662

Salem, CT $83,066 Durham, CT $83,168 East Haddam, CT $82,917 East Hampton, CT $83,223 Essex, CT $83,011 Guilford, CT $83,819 Haddam, CT $82,917 Hadlyme, CT $83,066

Hawleyville, CT $85,780 Higganum, CT $83,090 Ivoryton, CT $82,964 Madison, CT $83,686 Marion, CT $83,247 Marlborough, CT $83,388 Meriden, CT $83,270 Middlefield, CT $83,215

Middle Haddam, CT $83,223 Middletown, CT $83,247 Milford, CT $88,658 Milldale, CT $83,270 Monroe, CT $88,604 Moodus, CT $82,972 Newtown, CT $85,780 North Branford, CT $83,898

Northford, CT $83,898 North Haven, CT $83,898 North Westchester, CT $82,964 Old Saybrook, CT $83,043 Orange, CT $83,898 Oxford, CT $83,843 Plantsville, CT $83,270 Portland, CT $83,270

Rockfall, CT $83,270 Sandy Hook, CT $85,725 Seymour, CT $83,898 Shelton, CT $88,658 South Britain, CT $85,702 Southbury, CT $85,678 Southington, CT $83,270 Stevenson, CT $88,658

Wallingford, CT $83,874 Stratford, CT $88,658 Westbrook, CT $82,933 New Haven, CT $83,898 East Haven, CT $83,898 Hamden, CT $83,898 West Haven, CT $83,898 Bethany, CT $83,898

Woodbridge, CT $83,898 Willimantic, CT $83,019 Abington, CT $82,164 Amston, CT $83,098 Andover, CT $83,364 Ballouville, CT $82,070 Brooklyn, CT $82,964 Chaplin, CT $82,909

Columbia, CT $82,941 Coventry, CT $83,286 Danielson, CT $82,886 Dayville, CT $82,117 Eastford, CT $82,141 East Killingly, CT $81,019 East Woodstock, CT $81,984 Fabyan, CT $82,015

Grosvenor Dale, CT $82,000 Hampton, CT $82,964 Hebron, CT $83,098 Lebanon, CT $83,043 Mansfield Center, CT $82,941 Mansfield Depot, CT $82,909 North Franklin, CT $83,121 North Grosvenordale, CT $81,992

Pomfret, CT $82,047 Bridgeport, CT $88,658 Trumbull, CT $88,658 Easton, CT $88,658 Waterbury, CT $83,113 Prospect, CT $83,819 Wolcott, CT $83,247 Bantam, CT $84,039

Bethlehem, CT $85,521 Cornwall, CT $83,341 Cornwall Bridge, CT $83,631 Gaylordsville, CT $85,647 Goshen, CT $83,153 Kent, CT $85,521 Lakeside, CT $84,251 Litchfield, CT $83,796

Middlebury, CT $84,619 Morris, CT $84,133 Naugatuck, CT $83,796 New Milford, CT $85,756 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $85,521 Northfield, CT $83,058 Oakville, CT $83,090 Pequabuck, CT $83,215

Plymouth, CT $83,168 Roxbury, CT $85,725 Sherman, CT $85,756 South Kent, CT $85,568 Terryville, CT $83,215 Thomaston, CT $83,137 Torrington, CT $83,192 Harwinton, CT $83,113

Washington, CT $85,600 Washington Depot, CT $85,600 Watertown, CT $83,058 West Cornwall, CT $83,098 Woodbury, CT $85,600 Bethel, CT $85,780 Brookfield, CT $85,780 Cos Cob, CT $89,403

Danbury, CT $85,780 New Fairfield, CT $85,780 Darien, CT $89,403 Fairfield, CT $88,658 Georgetown, CT $87,153 Greenwich, CT $89,403 Greens Farms, CT $88,658 New Canaan, CT $89,403

Norwalk, CT $89,403 Old Greenwich, CT $89,403 Redding Center, CT $85,780 Redding Ridge, CT $85,780 Ridgefield, CT $85,756 Riverside, CT $89,403 Westport, CT $88,658 Weston, CT $88,658

Southport, CT $88,658 Redding, CT $85,780 Wilton, CT $89,003 Stamford, CT $89,403 Bridgewater, CT $85,780

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 April 01, 2026

$75,917

Average $83,819/year

$94,452

$6,326

Average $6,985/month

$7,871

$1,460

Average $1,612/week

$1,816

$36

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,452	$7,871	$1,816	$45
Average	$83,819	$6,985	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$75,917	$6,326	$1,460	$36

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