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

What industry pays the highest salary for Search Engine Optimization?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Search Engine Optimization roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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 $81,228, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist II (4-7 years)earns $98,194, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist III (7+ years)earns $128,438, a Search Engine Optimization Manager (7+ years)earns $120,521,

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 $86,857, California $86,527, Massachusetts $85,374. 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: $132,806; Search Engine Optimization Specialist III: $127,215; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Director: $124,942; Search Engine Optimization Marketing Manager: $123,585; Search Engine Optimization Expert - Team Lead: $121,602.

Search Engine Optimization Salary in Oregon

How much does a Search Engine Optimization make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimization in Oregon is $79,663 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): $98,978
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,152 to $89,773
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,314

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,773	$7,481	$1,726	$43
Average	$79,663	$6,639	$1,532	$38
25th Percentile	$72,152	$6,013	$1,388	$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: $86,857.
California: $86,527.
Massachusetts: $85,374.

District of Columbia $86,857 California $86,527 Massachusetts $85,374 Washington $85,061 New Jersey $85,029 Alaska $84,919 Connecticut $83,837 New York $83,397

Hawaii $81,993 Rhode Island $81,334 Maryland $80,887 Minnesota $80,275 Colorado $80,040 Illinois $79,961 Oregon $79,663 Delaware $79,444

New Hampshire $79,306 Virginia $78,997 Pennsylvania $78,094 Nevada $77,639 North Dakota $77,490 Michigan $77,255 Wisconsin $77,169 Vermont $76,996

Texas $76,518 Maine $76,486 Arizona $76,439 Ohio $76,384 Georgia $75,663 Indiana $75,302 Wyoming $75,231 Utah $75,121

Iowa $75,074 Kansas $74,698 Louisiana $74,588 North Carolina $74,549 Missouri $74,533 Florida $74,227 Montana $74,062 Nebraska $73,905

Kentucky $73,819 South Carolina $73,505 Tennessee $73,309 Idaho $73,231 New Mexico $72,658 Oklahoma $72,532 Alabama $72,070 South Dakota $71,293

Arkansas $70,869 West Virginia $70,642 Mississippi $69,959

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:

Antelope: $75,824
Aurora: $80,422
Beaverton: $82,042

Antelope, OR $75,824 Aurora, OR $80,422 Beaverton, OR $82,042 Beavercreek, OR $80,700 Boring, OR $81,221 Bridal Veil, OR $81,096 Brightwood, OR $79,831 Canby, OR $80,475

Cascade Locks, OR $78,688 Clackamas, OR $82,011 Clatskanie, OR $78,543 Colton, OR $79,854 Columbia City, OR $80,574 Corbett, OR $80,698 Donald, OR $79,992 Dufur, OR $76,238

Eagle Creek, OR $80,872 Estacada, OR $79,659 Fairview, OR $81,871 Gervais, OR $79,143 Gladstone, OR $81,982 Government Camp, OR $78,380 Grass Valley, OR $75,994 Gresham, OR $81,845

Hood River, OR $78,239 Hubbard, OR $79,584 Kent, OR $75,823 Lake Oswego, OR $82,181 Marylhurst, OR $82,075 Maupin, OR $75,914 Molalla, OR $79,189 Moro, OR $76,154

Mosier, OR $77,432 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $77,948 Mulino, OR $80,381 Odell, OR $78,060 Oregon City, OR $81,409 Rainier, OR $79,685 Rhododendron, OR $79,096 Rufus, OR $76,391

Saint Helens, OR $80,318 Warren, OR $80,766 Deer Island, OR $80,030 Sandy, OR $80,248 Scappoose, OR $80,656 Shaniko, OR $76,074 The Dalles, OR $76,659 Troutdale, OR $81,559

Tualatin, OR $81,800 Tygh Valley, OR $76,583 Vernonia, OR $79,438 Wasco, OR $76,218 Welches, OR $79,440 West Linn, OR $81,801 Wilsonville, OR $81,291 Woodburn, OR $79,314

Happy Valley, OR $82,123 Damascus, OR $81,712 Amity, OR $78,946 Arch Cape, OR $76,866 Astoria, OR $77,364 Banks, OR $80,530 Bay City, OR $77,189 Beaver, OR $77,582

Buxton, OR $80,041 Cannon Beach, OR $76,832 Carlton, OR $79,144 Cloverdale, OR $77,103 Cornelius, OR $81,132 Dayton, OR $79,195 Dundee, OR $79,833 Forest Grove, OR $80,487

Gales Creek, OR $79,590 Garibaldi, OR $77,196 Gaston, OR $80,071 Hammond, OR $76,487 Hebo, OR $77,353 Hillsboro, OR $81,355 Manning, OR $80,128 Lafayette, OR $79,291

Mcminnville, OR $78,904 Manzanita, OR $77,095 Nehalem, OR $77,300 Newberg, OR $80,544 North Plains, OR $80,984 Oceanside, OR $76,923 Pacific City, OR $77,107 Rockaway Beach, OR $77,092

Saint Paul, OR $79,541 Seaside, OR $77,517 Sherwood, OR $81,381 Tillamook, OR $77,637 Netarts, OR $76,995 Timber, OR $79,553 Tolovana Park, OR $76,844 Warrenton, OR $76,810

Wheeler, OR $77,292 Yamhill, OR $79,391 Neskowin, OR $77,067 Portland, OR $82,197 Salem, OR $79,208 Keizer, OR $79,223 Albany, OR $78,428 Alsea, OR $77,094

Aumsville, OR $79,057 Blodgett, OR $77,181 Brownsville, OR $77,608 Cascadia, OR $76,692 Corvallis, OR $78,241 Crabtree, OR $78,349 Crawfordsville, OR $77,569 Dallas, OR $78,814

Depoe Bay, OR $76,798 Detroit, OR $76,492 Eddyville, OR $76,769 Falls City, OR $78,428 Foster, OR $77,293 Gates, OR $77,967 Grand Ronde, OR $78,103 Halsey, OR $77,621

Idanha, OR $76,554 Independence, OR $79,109 Jefferson, OR $78,939 Lebanon, OR $77,686 Logsden, OR $77,092 Lyons, OR $78,132 Mill City, OR $78,138 Monmouth, OR $78,606

Mount Angel, OR $79,123 Neotsu, OR $77,158 Newport, OR $76,649 South Beach, OR $76,398 Lincoln City, OR $77,064 Otis, OR $77,215 Otter Rock, OR $76,663 Philomath, OR $77,455

Rickreall, OR $79,122 Rose Lodge, OR $77,292 Saint Benedict, OR $79,112 Scio, OR $78,481 Scotts Mills, OR $78,926 Seal Rock, OR $76,308 Shedd, OR $77,589 Sheridan, OR $78,638

Siletz, OR $76,947 Silverton, OR $78,949 Stayton, OR $78,734 Mehama, OR $78,523 Sublimity, OR $78,862 Sweet Home, OR $77,433 Gleneden Beach, OR $76,881 Tangent, OR $77,729

Tidewater, OR $76,583 Toledo, OR $76,672 Turner, OR $79,069 Waldport, OR $76,402 Willamina, OR $78,368 Eugene, OR $78,110 Agness, OR $75,612 Allegany, OR $75,703

Alvadore, OR $78,035 Azalea, OR $76,496 Bandon, OR $75,761 Blachly, OR $77,370 Blue River, OR $76,174 Broadbent, OR $75,645 Brookings, OR $76,083 Camas Valley, OR $75,687

Canyonville, OR $76,252 Cheshire, OR $77,658 Coos Bay, OR $75,725 Coquille, OR $75,731 Cottage Grove, OR $77,396 Crescent Lake, OR $75,831 Creswell, OR $77,854 Culp Creek, OR $77,071

Curtin, OR $77,339 Days Creek, OR $76,153 Deadwood, OR $77,049 Dexter, OR $77,631 Dillard, OR $75,928 Dorena, OR $76,840 Drain, OR $77,060 Elkton, OR $76,518

Elmira, OR $77,761 Fall Creek, OR $77,527 Florence, OR $76,449 Gardiner, OR $75,828 Glendale, OR $76,336 Glide, OR $76,012 Gold Beach, OR $75,854 Harrisburg, OR $77,915

Idleyld Park, OR $75,828 Junction City, OR $77,864 Lakeside, OR $75,852 Langlois, OR $75,687 Lorane, OR $77,548 Lowell, OR $77,519 Mapleton, OR $76,612 Marcola, OR $77,762

Pleasant Hill, OR $77,970 Monroe, OR $77,517 Myrtle Creek, OR $75,936 Myrtle Point, OR $75,674 North Bend, OR $75,728 Noti, OR $77,501 Oakland, OR $76,399 Oakridge, OR $76,751

Ophir, OR $75,846 Port Orford, OR $75,742 Powers, OR $75,726 Reedsport, OR $76,263 Riddle, OR $76,091 Roseburg, OR $76,037 Scottsburg, OR $76,128 Springfield, OR $77,953

Sixes, OR $75,678 Sutherlin, OR $76,438 Swisshome, OR $76,696 Tenmile, OR $75,763 Thurston, OR $77,988 Tiller, OR $76,221 Umpqua, OR $75,974 Veneta, OR $77,694

Vida, OR $77,103 Walterville, OR $77,468 Walton, OR $77,213 Wedderburn, OR $75,899 Westfir, OR $77,006 Westlake, OR $76,233 Wilbur, OR $76,109 Winchester, OR $76,114

Winston, OR $75,778 Wolf Creek, OR $76,476 Yachats, OR $76,417 Yoncalla, OR $76,846 Medford, OR $77,765 Central Point, OR $77,656 White City, OR $77,167 Ashland, OR $77,202

Butte Falls, OR $76,705 Cave Junction, OR $76,488 Eagle Point, OR $77,332 Gold Hill, OR $77,472 Grants Pass, OR $76,863 Jacksonville, OR $77,330 Kerby, OR $76,607 Merlin, OR $76,367

Murphy, OR $77,156 O Brien, OR $76,450 Phoenix, OR $77,741 Prospect, OR $76,512 Rogue River, OR $77,121 Selma, OR $76,416 Shady Cove, OR $77,224 Talent, OR $77,592

Trail, OR $76,634 Wilderville, OR $76,577 Williams, OR $77,090 Klamath Falls, OR $76,498 Crater Lake, OR $75,676 Adel, OR $76,066 Beatty, OR $75,872 Bly, OR $75,945

Bonanza, OR $76,009 Chiloquin, OR $76,001 Dairy, OR $75,968 Fort Klamath, OR $75,976 Keno, OR $76,529 Lakeview, OR $76,128 Malin, OR $76,107 Merrill, OR $76,139

Midland, OR $76,221 New Pine Creek, OR $76,300 Paisley, OR $75,942 Plush, OR $76,030 Silver Lake, OR $75,914 Sprague River, OR $75,935 Summer Lake, OR $75,842 Christmas Valley, OR $75,969

Bend, OR $76,145 Fields, OR $76,049 Ashwood, OR $75,806 Brothers, OR $75,877 Burns, OR $76,061 Princeton, OR $75,917 Diamond, OR $75,867 Camp Sherman, OR $75,925

Chemult, OR $75,870 Crane, OR $76,001 Crescent, OR $75,830 Culver, OR $75,983 Fort Rock, OR $75,925 Frenchglen, OR $75,860 Gilchrist, OR $75,977 Hines, OR $76,077

La Pine, OR $76,059 Madras, OR $76,035 Mitchell, OR $75,866 Paulina, OR $75,896 Post, OR $75,862 Powell Butte, OR $76,043 Prineville, OR $76,046 Redmond, OR $76,154

Riley, OR $75,857 Sisters, OR $75,926 Terrebonne, OR $76,077 Warm Springs, OR $75,939 Pendleton, OR $78,495 Adams, OR $76,955 Arlington, OR $76,081 Athena, OR $78,669

Baker City, OR $76,127 Bates, OR $75,916 Boardman, OR $78,145 Bridgeport, OR $75,932 Canyon City, OR $76,038 Condon, OR $75,901 Cove, OR $76,048 Dayville, OR $75,956

Echo, OR $78,717 Elgin, OR $76,063 Enterprise, OR $75,888 Fossil, OR $75,913 Haines, OR $76,081 Halfway, OR $75,916 Helix, OR $80,523 Heppner, OR $75,949

Hereford, OR $75,965 Hermiston, OR $80,961 Lexington, OR $77,345 Oxbow, OR $75,572 Imbler, OR $76,105 Imnaha, OR $75,384 Ione, OR $76,061 Irrigon, OR $80,429

John Day, OR $76,161 Joseph, OR $75,799 Kimberly, OR $75,933 La Grande, OR $76,150 Long Creek, OR $75,946 Lostine, OR $75,981 Meacham, OR $76,081 Mikkalo, OR $76,175

Milton Freewater, OR $77,939 Monument, OR $75,930 Mount Vernon, OR $76,034 North Powder, OR $76,048 Pilot Rock, OR $76,327 Prairie City, OR $76,089 Richland, OR $75,840 Seneca, OR $76,043

Spray, OR $75,928 Stanfield, OR $80,748 Summerville, OR $76,073 Sumpter, OR $76,009 Ukiah, OR $75,935 Umatilla, OR $81,348 Union, OR $76,064 Unity, OR $76,049

Wallowa, OR $76,085 Weston, OR $77,165 Adrian, OR $74,792 Arock, OR $75,591 Brogan, OR $75,900 Drewsey, OR $75,994 Durkee, OR $75,848 Harper, OR $75,685

Huntington, OR $75,907 Ironside, OR $75,939 Jamieson, OR $75,699 Jordan Valley, OR $75,604 Juntura, OR $75,939 Nyssa, OR $75,157 Ontario, OR $75,320 Riverside, OR $75,862

Vale, OR $75,720 Westfall, OR $75,962

Search Engine Optimization Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Search Engine Optimization roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Search Engine Optimization positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Search Engine Optimization as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Search Engine Optimization

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$95,596	$46.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$94,003	$45.0	18%
Software & Networking	$89,223	$43.0	12%
Biotechnology	$87,630	$42.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$87,630	$42.0	10%

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 July 01, 2026

$72,152

Average $79,663/year

$89,773

$6,013

Average $6,639/month

$7,481

$1,388

Average $1,532/week

$1,726

$35

Average $38/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,773	$7,481	$1,726	$43
Average	$79,663	$6,639	$1,532	$38
25th Percentile	$72,152	$6,013	$1,388	$35

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