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 $81,515, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist II (4-7 years)earns $98,557, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist III (7+ years)earns $128,906, a Search Engine Optimization Manager (7+ years)earns $120,960,

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 Illinois

How much does a Search Engine Optimization make in Illinois?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimization in Illinois is $79,945 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,319
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,408 to $90,086
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,545

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Search Engine Optimization Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,086	$7,507	$1,732	$43
Average	$79,945	$6,662	$1,537	$38
25th Percentile	$72,408	$6,034	$1,392	$35

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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:

Effingham: $70,266
Saint Peter: $73,333
Salem: $75,153

Effingham, IL $70,266 Saint Peter, IL $73,333 Salem, IL $75,153 Sandoval, IL $75,153 Scheller, IL $75,153 Sesser, IL $75,153 Shobonier, IL $75,153 Harwood Heights, IL $81,051

Elmwood Park, IL $81,051 Lincolnwood, IL $81,051 Niles, IL $80,956 Alsip, IL $80,894 Cicero, IL $81,051 Evergreen Park, IL $80,988 Riverdale, IL $77,843 Kankakee, IL $77,529

Aroma Park, IL $77,529 Ashkum, IL $76,839 Beaverville, IL $77,529 Bone Gap, IL $71,082 Bonnie, IL $74,486 Broughton, IL $73,819 Browns, IL $71,568 Buckner, IL $74,486

Burnt Prairie, IL $73,819 Carmi, IL $73,819 Christopher, IL $74,486 Cisne, IL $69,576 Clay City, IL $69,576 Coello, IL $75,153 Crossville, IL $73,137 Dahlgren, IL $73,819

Dale, IL $73,819 Dix, IL $75,153 Du Bois, IL $75,153 Du Quoin, IL $75,153 Ellery, IL $71,694 Emma, IL $73,819 Enfield, IL $73,819 Ewing, IL $73,819

Fairfield, IL $71,694 Farina, IL $69,576 Flora, IL $69,576 Frankfort Heights, IL $73,819 Freeman Spur, IL $74,486 Geff, IL $71,694 Golden Gate, IL $71,694 Grayville, IL $72,313

Ina, IL $74,486 Irvington, IL $75,153 Iuka, IL $69,576 Johnsonville, IL $69,576 Keenes, IL $71,694 Keensburg, IL $71,647 Kell, IL $72,360 Kinmundy, IL $72,360

Lancaster, IL $70,596 Logan, IL $73,819 Loogootee, IL $73,333 Louisville, IL $69,576 Mc Leansboro, IL $73,819 Macedonia, IL $73,819 Maunie, IL $73,819 Mill Shoals, IL $73,819

Mount Carmel, IL $71,309 Mount Vernon, IL $72,847 Mulkeytown, IL $75,153 Nason, IL $74,486 New Haven, IL $73,819 Noble, IL $69,576 Norris City, IL $73,819 Odin, IL $75,153

Omaha, IL $73,819 Opdyke, IL $71,694 Orient, IL $74,486 Patoka, IL $75,153 Radom, IL $75,153 Richview, IL $75,153 Rinard, IL $69,576 Sailor Springs, IL $69,576

Allendale, IL $69,890 Altamont, IL $72,988 Annapolis, IL $70,415 Beecher City, IL $75,278 Bridgeport, IL $69,953 Brownstown, IL $75,215 Calhoun, IL $69,576 Casey, IL $70,964

Claremont, IL $69,576 Cowden, IL $75,278 Dennison, IL $71,435 Dieterich, IL $69,576 Dundas, IL $69,576 Edgewood, IL $69,576 Flat Rock, IL $69,796 Greenup, IL $70,964

Herrick, IL $75,278 Hidalgo, IL $70,447 Hutsonville, IL $70,290 Ingraham, IL $69,576 Janesville, IL $70,964 Jewett, IL $70,964 Lakewood, IL $75,278 Lawrenceville, IL $70,047

Lerna, IL $72,000 Marshall, IL $71,247 Martinsville, IL $70,909 Alden, IL $75,113 Antioch, IL $76,392 Arlington Heights, IL $79,356 Elk Grove Village, IL $80,737 Rolling Meadows, IL $79,655

Barrington, IL $78,847 Crystal Lake, IL $76,713 Cary, IL $77,756 Deerfield, IL $78,925 Des Plaines, IL $80,831 Fox Lake, IL $76,227 Fox River Grove, IL $78,196 Glencoe, IL $80,800

Glenview, IL $80,862 Mansfield, IL $76,462 Milmine, IL $76,149 Monticello, IL $76,368 Muncie, IL $76,274 Oakwood, IL $75,764 Ogden, IL $76,431 Penfield, IL $76,306

Pesotum, IL $76,494 Philo, IL $76,619 Potomac, IL $76,149 Rantoul, IL $76,494 Ridge Farm, IL $73,317 Royal, IL $76,431 Sadorus, IL $76,556 Saint Joseph, IL $76,619

Savoy, IL $76,619 Seymour, IL $76,619 Sidell, IL $74,368 Sidney, IL $76,588 Thomasboro, IL $76,619 Tolono, IL $76,619 Weldon, IL $76,149 Westville, IL $74,353

White Heath, IL $76,494 Arcola, IL $75,906 Arthur, IL $76,149 Ashmore, IL $72,627 Atwood, IL $76,149 Bethany, IL $76,149 Brocton, IL $73,553 Camargo, IL $75,537

Charleston, IL $72,909 Chrisman, IL $72,839 Dalton City, IL $75,898 Gays, IL $76,149 Hammond, IL $76,149 Hindsboro, IL $74,486 Humboldt, IL $75,804 Hume, IL $73,764

Kansas, IL $72,345 La Place, IL $76,149 Lovington, IL $76,149 Mattoon, IL $76,149 Metcalf, IL $73,490 Murdock, IL $75,011 Newman, IL $74,423 Oakland, IL $73,639

Paris, IL $71,184 Redmon, IL $72,643 Oquawka, IL $73,223 Homer, IL $76,400 Indianola, IL $74,015 Ivesdale, IL $76,431 Longview, IL $76,337 Sullivan, IL $76,149

Tuscola, IL $76,243 Vermilion, IL $71,404 Villa Grove, IL $76,368 Windsor, IL $76,149 Alhambra, IL $75,153 Alton, IL $75,404 Batchtown, IL $75,153 Benld, IL $75,153

Bethalto, IL $75,364 Bingham, IL $75,278 Brighton, IL $75,153 Brussels, IL $75,153 Bunker Hill, IL $75,153 Butler, IL $75,278 Carrollton, IL $75,153 Coffeen, IL $75,215

Cottage Hills, IL $75,364 Donnellson, IL $75,153 Dorsey, IL $75,153 Dow, IL $75,153 Eagarville, IL $75,176 East Alton, IL $75,443 Edwardsville, IL $75,490 Eldred, IL $75,153

Elsah, IL $75,192 Fidelity, IL $75,153 Fieldon, IL $75,153 Fillmore, IL $75,278 Gillespie, IL $75,176 Glen Carbon, IL $75,568 Godfrey, IL $75,239 Golden Eagle, IL $75,153

Grafton, IL $75,153 Granite City, IL $75,780 Greenfield, IL $75,262 Hamburg, IL $75,153 Hamel, IL $75,153 Hardin, IL $75,153 Hartford, IL $75,615 Hillsboro, IL $75,278

Hillview, IL $75,278 Irving, IL $75,278 Jerseyville, IL $75,153 Kampsville, IL $75,153 Kane, IL $75,153 Litchfield, IL $75,239 Livingston, IL $75,153 Dover, IL $73,545

Eldena, IL $75,074 Grand Ridge, IL $74,133 Granville, IL $74,133 Hennepin, IL $74,133 Kasbeer, IL $73,788 Ladd, IL $74,133 La Moille, IL $75,074 Lee Center, IL $75,074

Leonore, IL $74,133 Long Point, IL $74,133 Lostant, IL $74,133 Mc Nabb, IL $74,133 Magnolia, IL $74,133 Malden, IL $74,133 Manlius, IL $73,106 Mark, IL $74,133

Marseilles, IL $76,596 Mendota, IL $75,074 Mineral, IL $73,200 Neponset, IL $73,396 New Bedford, IL $73,184 Oglesby, IL $74,133 Depue, IL $74,133 Ohio, IL $73,702

Ottawa, IL $74,604 Paw Paw, IL $75,074 Peru, IL $74,133 Princeton, IL $74,133 Rutland, IL $74,133 Seatonville, IL $74,133 Seneca, IL $77,411 Sheffield, IL $73,294

Spring Valley, IL $74,133 Standard, IL $74,133 Streator, IL $74,133 Sublette, IL $75,074 Tiskilwa, IL $74,133 Toluca, IL $74,133 Tonica, IL $74,133 Triumph, IL $75,074

Troy Grove, IL $74,604 Utica, IL $74,133 Van Orin, IL $75,074 Varna, IL $74,133 Walnut, IL $72,957 Wenona, IL $74,133 West Brooklyn, IL $75,074 Wyanet, IL $73,662

Galesburg, IL $73,357 Abingdon, IL $73,725 Adair, IL $74,133 Alexis, IL $73,231 Alpha, IL $73,286 Altona, IL $73,357 Avon, IL $74,133 Bardolph, IL $74,133

Berwick, IL $73,231 Biggsville, IL $73,129 Bishop Hill, IL $73,309 Blandinsville, IL $73,466 Bradford, IL $74,062 Bushnell, IL $74,133 Cameron, IL $73,223 Camp Grove, IL $74,133

Carman, IL $73,247 Castleton, IL $74,078 Cuba, IL $74,133 Dahinda, IL $73,662 East Galesburg, IL $73,411 Ellisville, IL $74,133 Fairview, IL $74,133 Fiatt, IL $74,133

Galva, IL $73,380 Gerlaw, IL $73,215 Gilson, IL $73,788 Gladstone, IL $73,051 Good Hope, IL $74,133 Henderson, IL $73,286 Industry, IL $74,706 Ipava, IL $74,133

Keithsburg, IL $73,239 Kewanee, IL $73,372 Kirkwood, IL $73,160 Knoxville, IL $73,513 La Fayette, IL $73,513 La Harpe, IL $73,466 Laura, IL $74,227 Littleton, IL $74,706

Little York, IL $73,239 Lomax, IL $73,247 Macomb, IL $74,133 Maquon, IL $74,133 Marietta, IL $74,133 Media, IL $73,247 Monmouth, IL $73,200 New Windsor, IL $73,145

North Henderson, IL $73,231 Oneida, IL $73,349 Ophiem, IL $73,207 Bloomington, IL $74,666 Anchor, IL $76,149 Armington, IL $74,478 Arrowsmith, IL $76,149 Atlanta, IL $74,619

Bellflower, IL $76,274 Carlock, IL $74,133 Chenoa, IL $74,133 Clinton, IL $75,858 Colfax, IL $76,149 Congerville, IL $74,227 Cooksville, IL $75,858 Cropsey, IL $76,149

Danvers, IL $74,133 Deer Creek, IL $74,447 Delavan, IL $74,502 Dewitt, IL $76,149 Downs, IL $75,474 Ellsworth, IL $76,149 El Paso, IL $74,133 Fairbury, IL $76,149

Flanagan, IL $74,133 Forrest, IL $76,149 Goodfield, IL $74,353 Graymont, IL $74,133 Gridley, IL $74,133 Heyworth, IL $75,200 Hopedale, IL $74,407 Hudson, IL $74,133

Kenney, IL $75,474 Lane, IL $76,062 Lawndale, IL $74,768 Le Roy, IL $76,149 Lexington, IL $74,862 Mc Lean, IL $74,478 Mackinaw, IL $74,384 Maroa, IL $75,757

Merna, IL $74,964 Minier, IL $74,306 Minonk, IL $74,133 Normal, IL $74,360 Pontiac, IL $75,137 Saunemin, IL $76,149 Saybrook, IL $76,149 Secor, IL $74,133

Shirley, IL $74,580 Sibley, IL $76,149 Stanford, IL $74,180 Strawn, IL $76,149 Towanda, IL $74,635 Wapella, IL $75,670 Waynesville, IL $74,878 Urbana, IL $76,619

Allerton, IL $74,957 Alvin, IL $76,149 Armstrong, IL $76,180 Bement, IL $76,243 Bismarck, IL $76,149 Bondville, IL $76,619 Broadlands, IL $76,306 Catlin, IL $74,996

Cerro Gordo, IL $76,109 Champaign, IL $76,619 Cisco, IL $76,149 Collison, IL $76,149 Danville, IL $75,576 Tilton, IL $74,972 De Land, IL $76,274 Dewey, IL $76,525

Fairmount, IL $75,388 Farmer City, IL $76,211 Fisher, IL $76,462 Fithian, IL $76,306 Foosland, IL $76,337 Georgetown, IL $73,827 Gifford, IL $76,368 Henning, IL $76,149

Prairie City, IL $74,133 Raritan, IL $73,247 Rio, IL $73,223 Roseville, IL $73,466 Saint Augustine, IL $74,133 Sciota, IL $73,380 Seaton, IL $73,239 Smithfield, IL $74,133

Smithshire, IL $73,051 Speer, IL $74,196 Stronghurst, IL $73,247 Table Grove, IL $74,133 Toulon, IL $73,717 Vermont, IL $74,706 Victoria, IL $73,506 Viola, IL $73,396

Wataga, IL $73,364 Williamsfield, IL $73,960 Woodhull, IL $73,231 Wyoming, IL $74,031 Astoria, IL $75,278 Benson, IL $74,133 Brimfield, IL $74,353 Bryant, IL $74,133

Canton, IL $74,164 Chillicothe, IL $74,384 Dunfermline, IL $74,133 Dunlap, IL $74,509 Edelstein, IL $74,290 Edwards, IL $74,604 Elmwood, IL $74,290 Eureka, IL $74,353

Farmington, IL $74,258 Forest City, IL $74,462 Glasford, IL $74,509 Green Valley, IL $74,290 Groveland, IL $74,604 Hanna City, IL $74,604 Henry, IL $74,133 Kingston Mines, IL $74,509

Lacon, IL $74,133 La Rose, IL $74,133 Lewistown, IL $74,204 Liverpool, IL $74,353 London Mills, IL $74,133 Lowpoint, IL $74,384 Manito, IL $74,290 Mapleton, IL $74,604

Metamora, IL $74,447 Morton, IL $74,604 Mossville, IL $74,604 Norris, IL $74,196 Pekin, IL $74,604 Princeville, IL $74,321 Putnam, IL $74,133 Roanoke, IL $74,227

Rome, IL $74,478 Saint David, IL $74,133 South Pekin, IL $74,478 Sparland, IL $74,133 Topeka, IL $74,541 Tremont, IL $74,509 Trivoli, IL $74,447 Washburn, IL $74,196

Washington, IL $74,604 Yates City, IL $74,227 Peoria, IL $74,604 Creve Coeur, IL $74,604 East Peoria, IL $74,604 Peoria Heights, IL $74,604 Sims, IL $71,694 Andalusia, IL $73,521

Springerton, IL $73,819 Tamaroa, IL $75,153 Texico, IL $72,847 Thompsonville, IL $73,819 Valier, IL $74,486 Vernon, IL $75,153 Walnut Hill, IL $75,153 Waltonville, IL $75,153

Wayne City, IL $71,694 West Frankfort, IL $73,819 Whittington, IL $73,819 Woodlawn, IL $75,153 Xenia, IL $69,576 Carbondale, IL $74,486 Alto Pass, IL $75,153 Anna, IL $72,980

Ava, IL $75,153 Belknap, IL $71,890 Boles, IL $71,890 Brookport, IL $69,960 Buncombe, IL $71,890 Cairo, IL $69,960 Cambria, IL $74,486 Campbell Hill, IL $75,153

Carrier Mills, IL $73,819 Carterville, IL $74,486 Cave In Rock, IL $73,819 Cobden, IL $74,486 Colp, IL $74,486 Ridott, IL $75,294 Rochelle, IL $75,074 Rock City, IL $75,262

Rock Falls, IL $73,851 Rockton, IL $75,545 Roscoe, IL $75,545 Savanna, IL $73,302 Scales Mound, IL $75,858 Seward, IL $75,513 Shannon, IL $75,074 Shirland, IL $75,482

South Beloit, IL $75,419 Sterling, IL $74,219 Stillman Valley, IL $75,419 Stockton, IL $75,074 Warren, IL $75,074 Winnebago, IL $75,545 Winslow, IL $75,419 Woosung, IL $75,074

Rockford, IL $75,545 Loves Park, IL $75,545 Machesney Park, IL $75,545 Rock Island, IL $73,521 Albany, IL $73,247 Aledo, IL $73,278 Dana, IL $74,133 Chandlerville, IL $75,278

Bluford, IL $71,694 Mahomet, IL $76,619 Andover, IL $73,207 Chapin, IL $75,278 Chatham, IL $75,749 Chesterfield, IL $75,207 Concord, IL $75,278 Easton, IL $74,753

Elkhart, IL $75,529 Emden, IL $74,596 Franklin, IL $75,309 Frederick, IL $75,278 Girard, IL $75,278 Greenview, IL $75,435 Hartsburg, IL $74,674 Havana, IL $74,611

Hettick, IL $75,278 Jacksonville, IL $75,278 Kilbourne, IL $74,949 Lincoln, IL $74,886 Lincolns New Salem, IL $75,435 Literberry, IL $75,278 Loami, IL $75,623 Lowder, IL $75,435

Manchester, IL $75,278 Mason City, IL $74,800 Meredosia, IL $75,278 Middletown, IL $75,074 Modesto, IL $75,278 Murrayville, IL $75,278 New Berlin, IL $75,592 New Holland, IL $74,839

Nilwood, IL $75,278 Oakford, IL $75,051 Palmyra, IL $75,278 Petersburg, IL $75,498 Pleasant Plains, IL $75,592 Rushville, IL $75,278 San Jose, IL $74,572 Scottville, IL $75,278

Sherman, IL $75,749 Shipman, IL $75,153 Tallula, IL $75,498 Thayer, IL $75,466 Virden, IL $75,372 Virginia, IL $75,278 Waverly, IL $75,372 Williamsville, IL $75,686

Winchester, IL $75,278 Woodson, IL $75,278 Springfield, IL $75,749 Bonfield, IL $77,529 Creal Springs, IL $73,819 Annawan, IL $73,215 Atkinson, IL $73,231 Barstow, IL $73,427

Buffalo Prairie, IL $73,639 Cambridge, IL $73,286 Carbon Cliff, IL $73,427 Coal Valley, IL $73,427 Colona, IL $73,427 Cordova, IL $73,270 Deer Grove, IL $73,160 East Moline, IL $73,427

Erie, IL $73,247 Fenton, IL $73,231 Fulton, IL $73,247 Geneseo, IL $73,176 Hampton, IL $73,427 Hillsdale, IL $73,145 Hooppole, IL $73,215 Illinois City, IL $73,639

Joy, IL $73,239 Lyndon, IL $73,231 Lynn Center, IL $73,270 Matherville, IL $73,270 Milan, IL $73,521 Moline, IL $73,427 Morrison, IL $73,239 New Boston, IL $73,255

Orion, IL $73,364 Osco, IL $73,270 Port Byron, IL $73,333 Preemption, IL $73,396 Prophetstown, IL $73,231 Rapids City, IL $73,427 Reynolds, IL $73,458 Sherrard, IL $73,396

Silvis, IL $73,427 Tampico, IL $73,207 Taylor Ridge, IL $73,521 Thomson, IL $73,255 La Salle, IL $74,133 Amboy, IL $75,074 Ancona, IL $74,133 Arlington, IL $74,604

Blackstone, IL $74,133 Buda, IL $73,490 Bureau, IL $74,133 Cedar Point, IL $74,133 Cherry, IL $74,133 Compton, IL $75,074 Cornell, IL $74,133 Dalzell, IL $74,133

Cypress, IL $71,890 De Soto, IL $75,153 Dongola, IL $72,980 Dowell, IL $75,153 Eddyville, IL $73,819 Eldorado, IL $73,819 Elizabethtown, IL $73,819 Elkville, IL $75,153

Energy, IL $74,486 Equality, IL $73,819 Galatia, IL $73,819 Golconda, IL $71,890 Goreville, IL $73,819 Gorham, IL $75,153 Grand Chain, IL $71,890 Grand Tower, IL $75,153

Grantsburg, IL $71,890 Harrisburg, IL $73,819 Herod, IL $73,819 Herrin, IL $74,486 Hurst, IL $74,486 Jacob, IL $75,153 Johnston City, IL $73,819 Jonesboro, IL $74,486

Joppa, IL $69,960 Junction, IL $73,819 Karbers Ridge, IL $73,819 Karnak, IL $71,890 Mc Clure, IL $72,980 Makanda, IL $74,486 Marion, IL $73,819 Metropolis, IL $69,960

Millcreek, IL $72,980 Miller City, IL $69,960 Mound City, IL $69,960 Mounds, IL $69,960 Muddy, IL $73,819 Murphysboro, IL $75,153 New Burnside, IL $73,819 Olive Branch, IL $72,980

Olmsted, IL $71,890 Oraville, IL $75,153 Ozark, IL $73,819 Perks, IL $71,890 Pittsburg, IL $73,819 Pomona, IL $75,153 Pulaski, IL $71,890 Raleigh, IL $73,819

Ridgway, IL $73,819 Rosiclare, IL $71,890 Royalton, IL $74,486 Shawneetown, IL $73,819 Simpson, IL $71,890 Stonefort, IL $73,819 Tamms, IL $72,980 Thebes, IL $72,980

Ullin, IL $71,890 Unity, IL $71,890 Vergennes, IL $75,153 Vienna, IL $71,890 Villa Ridge, IL $71,890 Willisville, IL $75,153 Wolf Lake, IL $75,153 Zeigler, IL $74,486

Centralia, IL $75,153 Hoyleton, IL $75,153 Akin, IL $73,819 Albion, IL $71,537 Alma, IL $72,360 Ashley, IL $75,153 Barnhill, IL $73,819 Belle Rive, IL $73,819

Bellmont, IL $71,474 Benton, IL $73,819 Bourbonnais, IL $77,529 Bradley, IL $77,529 Buckingham, IL $77,529 Buckley, IL $76,149 Cabery, IL $76,839 Campus, IL $78,086

Chatsworth, IL $76,149 Chebanse, IL $77,529 Cissna Park, IL $76,149 Claytonville, IL $76,149 Clifton, IL $76,839 Crescent City, IL $76,149 Cullom, IL $76,149 Danforth, IL $76,149

Donovan, IL $77,529 East Lynn, IL $76,149 Elliott, IL $76,180 Emington, IL $76,149 Essex, IL $79,058 Gibson City, IL $76,149 Gilman, IL $76,149 Goodwine, IL $76,149

Grant Park, IL $78,141 Herscher, IL $77,529 Hoopeston, IL $76,149 Hopkins Park, IL $77,529 Iroquois, IL $76,839 Kempton, IL $76,149 Loda, IL $76,149 Ludlow, IL $76,306

Manteno, IL $78,290 Martinton, IL $77,529 Melvin, IL $76,149 Milford, IL $76,149 Momence, IL $77,529 Onarga, IL $76,149 Papineau, IL $77,529 Paxton, IL $76,149

Pembroke Township, IL $77,529 Piper City, IL $76,149 Rankin, IL $76,149 Reddick, IL $79,058 Roberts, IL $76,149 Rossville, IL $76,149 Saint Anne, IL $77,529 Sheldon, IL $76,839

Stockland, IL $76,149 Thawville, IL $76,149 Union Hill, IL $77,529 Watseka, IL $76,149 Wellington, IL $76,149 Woodland, IL $76,149 Apple River, IL $75,858 Ashton, IL $75,074

Baileyville, IL $75,074 Belvidere, IL $75,388 Byron, IL $75,419 Caledonia, IL $75,419 Capron, IL $75,200 Cedarville, IL $75,074 Chadwick, IL $74,517 Chana, IL $75,168

Cherry Valley, IL $75,545 Dakota, IL $75,247 Davis, IL $75,325 Davis Junction, IL $75,419 Dixon, IL $75,074 Durand, IL $75,451 East Dubuque, IL $73,521 Eleroy, IL $75,074

Elizabeth, IL $73,702 Forreston, IL $75,074 Franklin Grove, IL $75,074 Freeport, IL $75,074 Galena, IL $73,702 Galt, IL $73,435 Garden Prairie, IL $75,200 German Valley, IL $75,262

Hanover, IL $73,247 Harmon, IL $75,074 Holcomb, IL $75,482 Kent, IL $75,074 Lanark, IL $75,074 Leaf River, IL $75,262 Lena, IL $75,074 Lindenwood, IL $75,262

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

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$72,408

Average $79,945/year

$90,086

$6,034

Average $6,662/month

$7,507

$1,392

Average $1,537/week

$1,732

$35

Average $38/hour

$43

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75th Percentile	$90,086	$7,507	$1,732	$43
Average	$79,945	$6,662	$1,537	$38
25th Percentile	$72,408	$6,034	$1,392	$35

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