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 $78,509, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist II (4-7 years)earns $94,906, a Search Engine Optimization Specialist III (7+ years)earns $124,137, a Search Engine Optimization Manager (7+ years)earns $116,486,

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 Vermont

How much does a Search Engine Optimization make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimization in Vermont is $76,996 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,664
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,736 to $86,768
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,127

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Search Engine Optimization Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,768	$7,231	$1,669	$42
Average	$76,996	$6,416	$1,481	$37
25th Percentile	$69,736	$5,811	$1,341	$34

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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:

Adamant: $78,812
Barre: $78,931
Cabot: $78,757

Adamant, VT $78,812 Barre, VT $78,931 Cabot, VT $78,757 Calais, VT $78,826 East Barre, VT $78,811 East Calais, VT $78,812 East Montpelier, VT $78,865 Eden, VT $78,760

Eden Mills, VT $78,689 Graniteville, VT $78,926 Hyde Park, VT $78,877 Johnson, VT $78,976 Lake Elmore, VT $78,789 Marshfield, VT $78,771 Moretown, VT $78,982 Morrisville, VT $78,972

Moscow, VT $79,012 Northfield, VT $78,885 Northfield Falls, VT $79,254 North Hyde Park, VT $78,871 North Montpelier, VT $78,792 Plainfield, VT $78,781 Roxbury, VT $78,647 South Barre, VT $79,022

Waterbury, VT $79,004 Stowe, VT $79,015 Waitsfield, VT $78,971 Warren, VT $78,824 Washington, VT $78,670 Waterbury Center, VT $79,002 Websterville, VT $78,913 Williamstown, VT $78,822

Wolcott, VT $78,778 Woodbury, VT $78,701 Worcester, VT $78,779 Rutland, VT $78,777 Belmont, VT $78,534 Benson, VT $78,533 Bomoseen, VT $78,657 Brandon, VT $78,715

Bridport, VT $78,724 Castleton, VT $78,672 Center Rutland, VT $78,726 Chittenden, VT $78,545 Cuttingsville, VT $78,517 Danby, VT $78,651 East Middlebury, VT $78,767 East Poultney, VT $78,660

East Wallingford, VT $78,574 Fair Haven, VT $78,603 Florence, VT $78,575 Forest Dale, VT $78,718 Gaysville, VT $78,218 Granville, VT $78,588 Hancock, VT $78,575 Hydeville, VT $78,666

Killington, VT $78,567 Middlebury, VT $78,888 Middletown Springs, VT $78,618 Mount Holly, VT $78,545 North Clarendon, VT $78,660 Orwell, VT $78,651 Pawlet, VT $78,680 Pittsfield, VT $78,612

Pittsford, VT $78,687 Poultney, VT $78,673 Proctor, VT $78,760 Ripton, VT $78,669 Rochester, VT $78,628 Rupert, VT $78,620 Salisbury, VT $78,746 Shoreham, VT $78,679

Stockbridge, VT $78,539 Wallingford, VT $78,582 Wells, VT $78,683 West Pawlet, VT $78,709 West Rupert, VT $78,691 West Rutland, VT $78,643 Whiting, VT $78,682 Saint Johnsbury, VT $78,767

Albany, VT $78,721 Barnet, VT $78,683 Barton, VT $78,713 Beebe Plain, VT $78,736 Concord, VT $78,608 Coventry, VT $78,828 Craftsbury, VT $78,744 Craftsbury Common, VT $78,748

Danville, VT $78,700 Derby, VT $78,736 Derby Line, VT $78,677 East Burke, VT $78,675 East Charleston, VT $78,683 East Hardwick, VT $78,725 East Haven, VT $78,503 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $78,765

Glover, VT $78,689 Granby, VT $78,407 Greensboro, VT $78,662 Greensboro Bend, VT $78,713 Hardwick, VT $78,800 Irasburg, VT $78,693 Island Pond, VT $78,564 Lowell, VT $78,666

Lower Waterford, VT $78,756 Lyndon, VT $78,742 Lyndon Center, VT $78,831 Lyndonville, VT $78,746 Morgan, VT $78,604 Newport, VT $78,783 Newport Center, VT $78,683 North Concord, VT $78,477

North Troy, VT $78,694 Orleans, VT $78,664 Passumpsic, VT $78,771 Peacham, VT $78,613 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $78,774 Sheffield, VT $78,634 Sutton, VT $78,628 Troy, VT $78,702

West Burke, VT $78,680 West Charleston, VT $78,644 West Danville, VT $78,705 Westfield, VT $78,642 West Glover, VT $78,696 Averill, VT $78,238 Beecher Falls, VT $78,746 Canaan, VT $78,549

Gilman, VT $78,895 Guildhall, VT $78,446 Lunenburg, VT $78,617 Norton, VT $78,395 North Bennington, VT $79,270 North Pownal, VT $79,430 Pownal, VT $79,475 White River Junction, VT $78,756

Ascutney, VT $78,793 Barnard, VT $78,578 Bethel, VT $78,626 Bradford, VT $78,709 Bridgewater, VT $78,658 Bridgewater Corners, VT $78,502 Brookfield, VT $78,703 Brownsville, VT $78,660

Chelsea, VT $78,658 Corinth, VT $78,636 East Corinth, VT $78,669 East Randolph, VT $78,684 East Ryegate, VT $78,616 East Thetford, VT $78,713 Fairlee, VT $78,629 Groton, VT $78,650

Hartford, VT $78,961 Hartland, VT $78,685 Hartland Four Corners, VT $78,682 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $78,884 Newbury, VT $78,640 North Hartland, VT $78,741 North Pomfret, VT $78,606 North Thetford, VT $78,712

Norwich, VT $78,696 Plymouth, VT $78,446 Post Mills, VT $78,695 Quechee, VT $78,776 Randolph, VT $78,762 Randolph Center, VT $78,722 Reading, VT $78,511 Sharon, VT $78,625

South Pomfret, VT $78,549 South Royalton, VT $78,647 South Ryegate, VT $78,663 South Strafford, VT $78,644 South Woodstock, VT $78,531 Strafford, VT $78,575 Taftsville, VT $78,782 Thetford, VT $78,713

Thetford Center, VT $78,631 Topsham, VT $78,607 Tunbridge, VT $78,622 Vershire, VT $78,585 Wells River, VT $78,669 West Fairlee, VT $78,813 West Hartford, VT $78,607 West Newbury, VT $78,638

West Topsham, VT $78,670 Wilder, VT $78,965 Windsor, VT $78,717 Woodstock, VT $78,621 Bellows Falls, VT $78,908 Cambridgeport, VT $78,818 Cavendish, VT $78,556 Chester, VT $78,634

Chester Depot, VT $78,606 Grafton, VT $78,574 Londonderry, VT $78,716 Ludlow, VT $78,596 North Springfield, VT $78,871 Perkinsville, VT $78,657 Peru, VT $78,633 Proctorsville, VT $78,569

Saxtons River, VT $78,891 South Londonderry, VT $78,764 Springfield, VT $78,833 Westminster, VT $78,907 Westminster Station, VT $78,913 Weston, VT $78,553 Shaftsbury, VT $79,176 Brattleboro, VT $79,069

Bondville, VT $78,742 East Dover, VT $78,902 Jacksonville, VT $79,100 Jamaica, VT $78,743 Marlboro, VT $79,460 Newfane, VT $78,850 Putney, VT $78,833 Readsboro, VT $79,470

South Newfane, VT $78,877 Stamford, VT $79,412 Townshend, VT $78,778 Vernon, VT $79,310 Wardsboro, VT $78,836 West Dover, VT $78,965 West Dummerston, VT $78,869 West Halifax, VT $78,991

West Townshend, VT $78,673 West Wardsboro, VT $78,674 Whitingham, VT $79,072 Williamsville, VT $78,869 Wilmington, VT $79,024 Burlington, VT $79,240 South Burlington, VT $79,235 Winooski, VT $79,240

Colchester, VT $79,240 Alburgh, VT $78,844 Bakersfield, VT $78,961 Belvidere Center, VT $78,675 Bristol, VT $78,978 Cambridge, VT $79,072 Charlotte, VT $79,132 East Berkshire, VT $78,885

East Fairfield, VT $79,003 Enosburg Falls, VT $78,785 Essex, VT $79,179 Essex Junction, VT $79,185 Fairfax, VT $79,077 Fairfield, VT $79,001 Ferrisburgh, VT $79,044 Franklin, VT $78,789

Grand Isle, VT $79,085 Highgate Center, VT $78,856 Highgate Springs, VT $78,896 Hinesburg, VT $79,131 Huntington, VT $79,071 Isle La Motte, VT $78,942 Jeffersonville, VT $79,018 Jericho, VT $79,113

Jonesville, VT $79,130 Milton, VT $79,151 Monkton, VT $79,067 Montgomery, VT $78,785 Montgomery Center, VT $78,689 New Haven, VT $78,968 North Ferrisburgh, VT $79,080 North Hero, VT $79,001

Richford, VT $78,771 Richmond, VT $79,122 Saint Albans, VT $79,037 Saint Albans Bay, VT $79,026 Shelburne, VT $79,204 Sheldon, VT $78,942 Sheldon Springs, VT $79,136 South Hero, VT $79,157

Starksboro, VT $79,024 Swanton, VT $78,928 Underhill, VT $79,095 Underhill Center, VT $79,098 Vergennes, VT $78,944 Waterville, VT $78,971 Westford, VT $79,135 Williston, VT $79,194

Montpelier, VT $78,918 Bennington, VT $79,328 Arlington, VT $79,049 Dorset, VT $78,742 East Arlington, VT $78,712 East Dorset, VT $78,743 Manchester, VT $78,956 Manchester Center, VT $78,904

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	$92,395	$44.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$90,855	$44.0	18%
Software & Networking	$86,236	$41.0	12%
Biotechnology	$84,696	$41.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$84,696	$41.0	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

$69,736

Average $76,996/year

$86,768

$5,811

Average $6,416/month

$7,231

$1,341

Average $1,481/week

$1,669

$34

Average $37/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,768	$7,231	$1,669	$42
Average	$76,996	$6,416	$1,481	$37
25th Percentile	$69,736	$5,811	$1,341	$34

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