What are the main factors that influence a Search Engine Optimizer'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 Optimizer's salary?

A Search Engine Optimizer's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,692 for beginners, reaching about $57,772 at mid-level, and approach $58,996 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Search Engine Optimizer?

Search Engine Optimizer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Engine Optimizer roles are District of Columbia $60,244, California $60,015, Massachusetts $59,215. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Engine Optimizer roles make?

Salaries for Search Engine Optimizer level roles vary by specialization: Search Engine Optimization Specialist III: $127,203; Search Engine Optimization Manager: $119,362; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager: $114,745; Search Engine Optimization Specialist II: $97,255; Search Engine Optimization Analyst: $94,444.

Search Engine Optimizer Salary in Illinois

How much does a Search Engine Optimizer make in Illinois?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engine Optimizer in Illinois is $55,461 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,035
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,923 to $59,949
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,882

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Search Engine Optimizer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,949	$4,996	$1,153	$29
Average	$55,461	$4,622	$1,067	$27
25th Percentile	$49,923	$4,160	$960	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Search Engine Optimizer Salaries

A Search Engine Optimizer'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 Experience Level Affects Search Engine Optimizer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Search Engine Optimizer'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): $55,692
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,461
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,772
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,860
Expert (over 8 years): $58,996

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Search Engine Optimizer	$55,692
Intermediate Level Search Engine Optimizer	$56,461
Senior Level Search Engine Optimizer	$57,772
Specialist Level Search Engine Optimizer	$58,860
Expert Level Search Engine Optimizer	$58,996

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How Do Search Engine Optimizer 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 Optimizers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,244.
California: $60,015.
Massachusetts: $59,215.

District of Columbia $60,244 California $60,015 Massachusetts $59,215 Washington $58,998 New Jersey $58,976 Alaska $58,900 Connecticut $58,149 New York $57,844

Hawaii $56,870 Rhode Island $56,413 Maryland $56,103 Minnesota $55,679 Colorado $55,515 Illinois $55,461 Oregon $55,254 Delaware $55,102

New Hampshire $55,006 Virginia $54,792 Pennsylvania $54,166 Nevada $53,850 North Dakota $53,747 Michigan $53,584 Wisconsin $53,524 Vermont $53,404

Texas $53,072 Maine $53,051 Arizona $53,018 Ohio $52,980 Georgia $52,479 Indiana $52,229 Wyoming $52,180 Utah $52,104

Iowa $52,071 Kansas $51,810 Louisiana $51,734 North Carolina $51,707 Missouri $51,696 Florida $51,484 Montana $51,369 Nebraska $51,261

Kentucky $51,201 South Carolina $50,983 Tennessee $50,847 Idaho $50,793 New Mexico $50,395 Oklahoma $50,308 Alabama $49,987 South Dakota $49,449

Arkansas $49,155 West Virginia $48,997 Mississippi $48,524

Top Paying Cities for Search Engine Optimizers

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: $48,747
Saint Peter: $50,874
Salem: $52,137

Effingham, IL $48,747 Saint Peter, IL $50,874 Salem, IL $52,137 Sandoval, IL $52,137 Scheller, IL $52,137 Sesser, IL $52,137 Shobonier, IL $52,137 Harwood Heights, IL $56,228

Elmwood Park, IL $56,228 Lincolnwood, IL $56,228 Niles, IL $56,163 Alsip, IL $56,119 Cicero, IL $56,228 Evergreen Park, IL $56,185 Riverdale, IL $54,003 Kankakee, IL $53,785

Aroma Park, IL $53,785 Ashkum, IL $53,306 Beaverville, IL $53,785 Bone Gap, IL $49,313 Bonnie, IL $51,674 Broughton, IL $51,212 Browns, IL $49,650 Buckner, IL $51,674

Burnt Prairie, IL $51,212 Carmi, IL $51,212 Christopher, IL $51,674 Cisne, IL $48,268 Clay City, IL $48,268 Coello, IL $52,137 Crossville, IL $50,738 Dahlgren, IL $51,212

Dale, IL $51,212 Dix, IL $52,137 Du Bois, IL $52,137 Du Quoin, IL $52,137 Ellery, IL $49,737 Emma, IL $51,212 Enfield, IL $51,212 Ewing, IL $51,212

Fairfield, IL $49,737 Farina, IL $48,268 Flora, IL $48,268 Frankfort Heights, IL $51,212 Freeman Spur, IL $51,674 Geff, IL $49,737 Golden Gate, IL $49,737 Grayville, IL $50,167

Ina, IL $51,674 Irvington, IL $52,137 Iuka, IL $48,268 Johnsonville, IL $48,268 Keenes, IL $49,737 Keensburg, IL $49,704 Kell, IL $50,199 Kinmundy, IL $50,199

Lancaster, IL $48,975 Logan, IL $51,212 Loogootee, IL $50,874 Louisville, IL $48,268 Mc Leansboro, IL $51,212 Macedonia, IL $51,212 Maunie, IL $51,212 Mill Shoals, IL $51,212

Mount Carmel, IL $49,470 Mount Vernon, IL $50,537 Mulkeytown, IL $52,137 Nason, IL $51,674 New Haven, IL $51,212 Noble, IL $48,268 Norris City, IL $51,212 Odin, IL $52,137

Omaha, IL $51,212 Opdyke, IL $49,737 Orient, IL $51,674 Patoka, IL $52,137 Radom, IL $52,137 Richview, IL $52,137 Rinard, IL $48,268 Sailor Springs, IL $48,268

Allendale, IL $48,486 Altamont, IL $50,635 Annapolis, IL $48,850 Beecher City, IL $52,224 Bridgeport, IL $48,529 Brownstown, IL $52,180 Calhoun, IL $48,268 Casey, IL $49,231

Claremont, IL $48,268 Cowden, IL $52,224 Dennison, IL $49,557 Dieterich, IL $48,268 Dundas, IL $48,268 Edgewood, IL $48,268 Flat Rock, IL $48,420 Greenup, IL $49,231

Herrick, IL $52,224 Hidalgo, IL $48,872 Hutsonville, IL $48,763 Ingraham, IL $48,268 Janesville, IL $49,231 Jewett, IL $49,231 Lakewood, IL $52,224 Lawrenceville, IL $48,594

Lerna, IL $49,949 Marshall, IL $49,427 Martinsville, IL $49,193 Alden, IL $52,109 Antioch, IL $52,996 Arlington Heights, IL $55,053 Elk Grove Village, IL $56,011 Rolling Meadows, IL $55,260

Barrington, IL $54,699 Crystal Lake, IL $53,219 Cary, IL $53,943 Deerfield, IL $54,754 Des Plaines, IL $56,076 Fox Lake, IL $52,882 Fox River Grove, IL $54,248 Glencoe, IL $56,054

Glenview, IL $56,098 Mansfield, IL $53,045 Milmine, IL $52,828 Monticello, IL $52,980 Muncie, IL $52,915 Oakwood, IL $52,561 Ogden, IL $53,023 Penfield, IL $52,936

Pesotum, IL $53,067 Philo, IL $53,154 Potomac, IL $52,828 Rantoul, IL $53,067 Ridge Farm, IL $50,863 Royal, IL $53,023 Sadorus, IL $53,110 Saint Joseph, IL $53,154

Savoy, IL $53,154 Seymour, IL $53,154 Sidell, IL $51,592 Sidney, IL $53,132 Thomasboro, IL $53,154 Tolono, IL $53,154 Weldon, IL $52,828 Westville, IL $51,582

White Heath, IL $53,067 Arcola, IL $52,659 Arthur, IL $52,828 Ashmore, IL $50,384 Atwood, IL $52,828 Bethany, IL $52,828 Brocton, IL $51,027 Camargo, IL $52,403

Charleston, IL $50,580 Chrisman, IL $50,531 Dalton City, IL $52,653 Gays, IL $52,828 Hammond, IL $52,828 Hindsboro, IL $51,674 Humboldt, IL $52,588 Hume, IL $51,173

Kansas, IL $50,189 La Place, IL $52,828 Lovington, IL $52,828 Mattoon, IL $52,828 Metcalf, IL $50,983 Murdock, IL $52,039 Newman, IL $51,631 Oakland, IL $51,086

Paris, IL $49,383 Redmon, IL $50,395 Oquawka, IL $50,798 Homer, IL $53,002 Indianola, IL $51,348 Ivesdale, IL $53,023 Longview, IL $52,958 Sullivan, IL $52,828

Tuscola, IL $52,893 Vermilion, IL $49,536 Villa Grove, IL $52,980 Windsor, IL $52,828 Alhambra, IL $52,137 Alton, IL $52,311 Batchtown, IL $52,137 Benld, IL $52,137

Bethalto, IL $52,283 Bingham, IL $52,224 Brighton, IL $52,137 Brussels, IL $52,137 Bunker Hill, IL $52,137 Butler, IL $52,224 Carrollton, IL $52,137 Coffeen, IL $52,180

Cottage Hills, IL $52,283 Donnellson, IL $52,137 Dorsey, IL $52,137 Dow, IL $52,137 Eagarville, IL $52,153 East Alton, IL $52,338 Edwardsville, IL $52,370 Eldred, IL $52,137

Elsah, IL $52,164 Fidelity, IL $52,137 Fieldon, IL $52,137 Fillmore, IL $52,224 Gillespie, IL $52,153 Glen Carbon, IL $52,425 Godfrey, IL $52,196 Golden Eagle, IL $52,137

Grafton, IL $52,137 Granite City, IL $52,572 Greenfield, IL $52,213 Hamburg, IL $52,137 Hamel, IL $52,137 Hardin, IL $52,137 Hartford, IL $52,458 Hillsboro, IL $52,224

Hillview, IL $52,224 Irving, IL $52,224 Jerseyville, IL $52,137 Kampsville, IL $52,137 Kane, IL $52,137 Litchfield, IL $52,196 Livingston, IL $52,137 Dover, IL $51,021

Eldena, IL $52,082 Grand Ridge, IL $51,429 Granville, IL $51,429 Hennepin, IL $51,429 Kasbeer, IL $51,190 Ladd, IL $51,429 La Moille, IL $52,082 Lee Center, IL $52,082

Leonore, IL $51,429 Long Point, IL $51,429 Lostant, IL $51,429 Mc Nabb, IL $51,429 Magnolia, IL $51,429 Malden, IL $51,429 Manlius, IL $50,716 Mark, IL $51,429

Marseilles, IL $53,138 Mendota, IL $52,082 Mineral, IL $50,782 Neponset, IL $50,918 New Bedford, IL $50,771 Oglesby, IL $51,429 Depue, IL $51,429 Ohio, IL $51,130

Ottawa, IL $51,756 Paw Paw, IL $52,082 Peru, IL $51,429 Princeton, IL $51,429 Rutland, IL $51,429 Seatonville, IL $51,429 Seneca, IL $53,704 Sheffield, IL $50,847

Spring Valley, IL $51,429 Standard, IL $51,429 Streator, IL $51,429 Sublette, IL $52,082 Tiskilwa, IL $51,429 Toluca, IL $51,429 Tonica, IL $51,429 Triumph, IL $52,082

Troy Grove, IL $51,756 Utica, IL $51,429 Van Orin, IL $52,082 Varna, IL $51,429 Walnut, IL $50,613 Wenona, IL $51,429 West Brooklyn, IL $52,082 Wyanet, IL $51,103

Galesburg, IL $50,891 Abingdon, IL $51,146 Adair, IL $51,429 Alexis, IL $50,803 Alpha, IL $50,842 Altona, IL $50,891 Avon, IL $51,429 Bardolph, IL $51,429

Berwick, IL $50,803 Biggsville, IL $50,733 Bishop Hill, IL $50,858 Blandinsville, IL $50,967 Bradford, IL $51,380 Bushnell, IL $51,429 Cameron, IL $50,798 Camp Grove, IL $51,429

Carman, IL $50,814 Castleton, IL $51,391 Cuba, IL $51,429 Dahinda, IL $51,103 East Galesburg, IL $50,929 Ellisville, IL $51,429 Fairview, IL $51,429 Fiatt, IL $51,429

Galva, IL $50,907 Gerlaw, IL $50,793 Gilson, IL $51,190 Gladstone, IL $50,678 Good Hope, IL $51,429 Henderson, IL $50,842 Industry, IL $51,826 Ipava, IL $51,429

Keithsburg, IL $50,809 Kewanee, IL $50,901 Kirkwood, IL $50,754 Knoxville, IL $50,999 La Fayette, IL $50,999 La Harpe, IL $50,967 Laura, IL $51,494 Littleton, IL $51,826

Little York, IL $50,809 Lomax, IL $50,814 Macomb, IL $51,429 Maquon, IL $51,429 Marietta, IL $51,429 Media, IL $50,814 Monmouth, IL $50,782 New Windsor, IL $50,744

North Henderson, IL $50,803 Oneida, IL $50,885 Ophiem, IL $50,787 Bloomington, IL $51,799 Anchor, IL $52,828 Armington, IL $51,669 Arrowsmith, IL $52,828 Atlanta, IL $51,767

Bellflower, IL $52,915 Carlock, IL $51,429 Chenoa, IL $51,429 Clinton, IL $52,626 Colfax, IL $52,828 Congerville, IL $51,494 Cooksville, IL $52,626 Cropsey, IL $52,828

Danvers, IL $51,429 Deer Creek, IL $51,647 Delavan, IL $51,685 Dewitt, IL $52,828 Downs, IL $52,360 Ellsworth, IL $52,828 El Paso, IL $51,429 Fairbury, IL $52,828

Flanagan, IL $51,429 Forrest, IL $52,828 Goodfield, IL $51,582 Graymont, IL $51,429 Gridley, IL $51,429 Heyworth, IL $52,169 Hopedale, IL $51,620 Hudson, IL $51,429

Kenney, IL $52,360 Lane, IL $52,768 Lawndale, IL $51,870 Le Roy, IL $52,828 Lexington, IL $51,935 Mc Lean, IL $51,669 Mackinaw, IL $51,603 Maroa, IL $52,555

Merna, IL $52,006 Minier, IL $51,549 Minonk, IL $51,429 Normal, IL $51,587 Pontiac, IL $52,126 Saunemin, IL $52,828 Saybrook, IL $52,828 Secor, IL $51,429

Shirley, IL $51,739 Sibley, IL $52,828 Stanford, IL $51,462 Strawn, IL $52,828 Towanda, IL $51,777 Wapella, IL $52,496 Waynesville, IL $51,946 Urbana, IL $53,154

Allerton, IL $52,000 Alvin, IL $52,828 Armstrong, IL $52,849 Bement, IL $52,893 Bismarck, IL $52,828 Bondville, IL $53,154 Broadlands, IL $52,936 Catlin, IL $52,028

Cerro Gordo, IL $52,800 Champaign, IL $53,154 Cisco, IL $52,828 Collison, IL $52,828 Danville, IL $52,430 Tilton, IL $52,011 De Land, IL $52,915 Dewey, IL $53,089

Fairmount, IL $52,300 Farmer City, IL $52,871 Fisher, IL $53,045 Fithian, IL $52,936 Foosland, IL $52,958 Georgetown, IL $51,217 Gifford, IL $52,980 Henning, IL $52,828

Prairie City, IL $51,429 Raritan, IL $50,814 Rio, IL $50,798 Roseville, IL $50,967 Saint Augustine, IL $51,429 Sciota, IL $50,907 Seaton, IL $50,809 Smithfield, IL $51,429

Smithshire, IL $50,678 Speer, IL $51,473 Stronghurst, IL $50,814 Table Grove, IL $51,429 Toulon, IL $51,141 Vermont, IL $51,826 Victoria, IL $50,994 Viola, IL $50,918

Wataga, IL $50,896 Williamsfield, IL $51,309 Woodhull, IL $50,803 Wyoming, IL $51,358 Astoria, IL $52,224 Benson, IL $51,429 Brimfield, IL $51,582 Bryant, IL $51,429

Canton, IL $51,451 Chillicothe, IL $51,603 Dunfermline, IL $51,429 Dunlap, IL $51,690 Edelstein, IL $51,538 Edwards, IL $51,756 Elmwood, IL $51,538 Eureka, IL $51,582

Farmington, IL $51,516 Forest City, IL $51,658 Glasford, IL $51,690 Green Valley, IL $51,538 Groveland, IL $51,756 Hanna City, IL $51,756 Henry, IL $51,429 Kingston Mines, IL $51,690

Lacon, IL $51,429 La Rose, IL $51,429 Lewistown, IL $51,478 Liverpool, IL $51,582 London Mills, IL $51,429 Lowpoint, IL $51,603 Manito, IL $51,538 Mapleton, IL $51,756

Metamora, IL $51,647 Morton, IL $51,756 Mossville, IL $51,756 Norris, IL $51,473 Pekin, IL $51,756 Princeville, IL $51,560 Putnam, IL $51,429 Roanoke, IL $51,494

Rome, IL $51,669 Saint David, IL $51,429 South Pekin, IL $51,669 Sparland, IL $51,429 Topeka, IL $51,712 Tremont, IL $51,690 Trivoli, IL $51,647 Washburn, IL $51,473

Washington, IL $51,756 Yates City, IL $51,494 Peoria, IL $51,756 Creve Coeur, IL $51,756 East Peoria, IL $51,756 Peoria Heights, IL $51,756 Sims, IL $49,737 Andalusia, IL $51,005

Springerton, IL $51,212 Tamaroa, IL $52,137 Texico, IL $50,537 Thompsonville, IL $51,212 Valier, IL $51,674 Vernon, IL $52,137 Walnut Hill, IL $52,137 Waltonville, IL $52,137

Wayne City, IL $49,737 West Frankfort, IL $51,212 Whittington, IL $51,212 Woodlawn, IL $52,137 Xenia, IL $48,268 Carbondale, IL $51,674 Alto Pass, IL $52,137 Anna, IL $50,629

Ava, IL $52,137 Belknap, IL $49,873 Boles, IL $49,873 Brookport, IL $48,535 Buncombe, IL $49,873 Cairo, IL $48,535 Cambria, IL $51,674 Campbell Hill, IL $52,137

Carrier Mills, IL $51,212 Carterville, IL $51,674 Cave In Rock, IL $51,212 Cobden, IL $51,674 Colp, IL $51,674 Ridott, IL $52,234 Rochelle, IL $52,082 Rock City, IL $52,213

Rock Falls, IL $51,233 Rockton, IL $52,409 Roscoe, IL $52,409 Savanna, IL $50,852 Scales Mound, IL $52,626 Seward, IL $52,387 Shannon, IL $52,082 Shirland, IL $52,365

South Beloit, IL $52,322 Sterling, IL $51,489 Stillman Valley, IL $52,322 Stockton, IL $52,082 Warren, IL $52,082 Winnebago, IL $52,409 Winslow, IL $52,322 Woosung, IL $52,082

Rockford, IL $52,409 Loves Park, IL $52,409 Machesney Park, IL $52,409 Rock Island, IL $51,005 Albany, IL $50,814 Aledo, IL $50,836 Dana, IL $51,429 Chandlerville, IL $52,224

Bluford, IL $49,737 Mahomet, IL $53,154 Andover, IL $50,787 Chapin, IL $52,224 Chatham, IL $52,550 Chesterfield, IL $52,175 Concord, IL $52,224 Easton, IL $51,859

Elkhart, IL $52,398 Emden, IL $51,750 Franklin, IL $52,245 Frederick, IL $52,224 Girard, IL $52,224 Greenview, IL $52,332 Hartsburg, IL $51,805 Havana, IL $51,761

Hettick, IL $52,224 Jacksonville, IL $52,224 Kilbourne, IL $51,995 Lincoln, IL $51,952 Lincolns New Salem, IL $52,332 Literberry, IL $52,224 Loami, IL $52,463 Lowder, IL $52,332

Manchester, IL $52,224 Mason City, IL $51,892 Meredosia, IL $52,224 Middletown, IL $52,082 Modesto, IL $52,224 Murrayville, IL $52,224 New Berlin, IL $52,441 New Holland, IL $51,919

Nilwood, IL $52,224 Oakford, IL $52,066 Palmyra, IL $52,224 Petersburg, IL $52,376 Pleasant Plains, IL $52,441 Rushville, IL $52,224 San Jose, IL $51,734 Scottville, IL $52,224

Sherman, IL $52,550 Shipman, IL $52,137 Tallula, IL $52,376 Thayer, IL $52,354 Virden, IL $52,289 Virginia, IL $52,224 Waverly, IL $52,289 Williamsville, IL $52,507

Winchester, IL $52,224 Woodson, IL $52,224 Springfield, IL $52,550 Bonfield, IL $53,785 Creal Springs, IL $51,212 Annawan, IL $50,793 Atkinson, IL $50,803 Barstow, IL $50,939

Buffalo Prairie, IL $51,086 Cambridge, IL $50,842 Carbon Cliff, IL $50,939 Coal Valley, IL $50,939 Colona, IL $50,939 Cordova, IL $50,831 Deer Grove, IL $50,754 East Moline, IL $50,939

Erie, IL $50,814 Fenton, IL $50,803 Fulton, IL $50,814 Geneseo, IL $50,765 Hampton, IL $50,939 Hillsdale, IL $50,744 Hooppole, IL $50,793 Illinois City, IL $51,086

Joy, IL $50,809 Lyndon, IL $50,803 Lynn Center, IL $50,831 Matherville, IL $50,831 Milan, IL $51,005 Moline, IL $50,939 Morrison, IL $50,809 New Boston, IL $50,820

Orion, IL $50,896 Osco, IL $50,831 Port Byron, IL $50,874 Preemption, IL $50,918 Prophetstown, IL $50,803 Rapids City, IL $50,939 Reynolds, IL $50,961 Sherrard, IL $50,918

Silvis, IL $50,939 Tampico, IL $50,787 Taylor Ridge, IL $51,005 Thomson, IL $50,820 La Salle, IL $51,429 Amboy, IL $52,082 Ancona, IL $51,429 Arlington, IL $51,756

Blackstone, IL $51,429 Buda, IL $50,983 Bureau, IL $51,429 Cedar Point, IL $51,429 Cherry, IL $51,429 Compton, IL $52,082 Cornell, IL $51,429 Dalzell, IL $51,429

Cypress, IL $49,873 De Soto, IL $52,137 Dongola, IL $50,629 Dowell, IL $52,137 Eddyville, IL $51,212 Eldorado, IL $51,212 Elizabethtown, IL $51,212 Elkville, IL $52,137

Energy, IL $51,674 Equality, IL $51,212 Galatia, IL $51,212 Golconda, IL $49,873 Goreville, IL $51,212 Gorham, IL $52,137 Grand Chain, IL $49,873 Grand Tower, IL $52,137

Grantsburg, IL $49,873 Harrisburg, IL $51,212 Herod, IL $51,212 Herrin, IL $51,674 Hurst, IL $51,674 Jacob, IL $52,137 Johnston City, IL $51,212 Jonesboro, IL $51,674

Joppa, IL $48,535 Junction, IL $51,212 Karbers Ridge, IL $51,212 Karnak, IL $49,873 Mc Clure, IL $50,629 Makanda, IL $51,674 Marion, IL $51,212 Metropolis, IL $48,535

Millcreek, IL $50,629 Miller City, IL $48,535 Mound City, IL $48,535 Mounds, IL $48,535 Muddy, IL $51,212 Murphysboro, IL $52,137 New Burnside, IL $51,212 Olive Branch, IL $50,629

Olmsted, IL $49,873 Oraville, IL $52,137 Ozark, IL $51,212 Perks, IL $49,873 Pittsburg, IL $51,212 Pomona, IL $52,137 Pulaski, IL $49,873 Raleigh, IL $51,212

Ridgway, IL $51,212 Rosiclare, IL $49,873 Royalton, IL $51,674 Shawneetown, IL $51,212 Simpson, IL $49,873 Stonefort, IL $51,212 Tamms, IL $50,629 Thebes, IL $50,629

Ullin, IL $49,873 Unity, IL $49,873 Vergennes, IL $52,137 Vienna, IL $49,873 Villa Ridge, IL $49,873 Willisville, IL $52,137 Wolf Lake, IL $52,137 Zeigler, IL $51,674

Centralia, IL $52,137 Hoyleton, IL $52,137 Akin, IL $51,212 Albion, IL $49,628 Alma, IL $50,199 Ashley, IL $52,137 Barnhill, IL $51,212 Belle Rive, IL $51,212

Bellmont, IL $49,585 Benton, IL $51,212 Bourbonnais, IL $53,785 Bradley, IL $53,785 Buckingham, IL $53,785 Buckley, IL $52,828 Cabery, IL $53,306 Campus, IL $54,171

Chatsworth, IL $52,828 Chebanse, IL $53,785 Cissna Park, IL $52,828 Claytonville, IL $52,828 Clifton, IL $53,306 Crescent City, IL $52,828 Cullom, IL $52,828 Danforth, IL $52,828

Donovan, IL $53,785 East Lynn, IL $52,828 Elliott, IL $52,849 Emington, IL $52,828 Essex, IL $54,846 Gibson City, IL $52,828 Gilman, IL $52,828 Goodwine, IL $52,828

Grant Park, IL $54,210 Herscher, IL $53,785 Hoopeston, IL $52,828 Hopkins Park, IL $53,785 Iroquois, IL $53,306 Kempton, IL $52,828 Loda, IL $52,828 Ludlow, IL $52,936

Manteno, IL $54,313 Martinton, IL $53,785 Melvin, IL $52,828 Milford, IL $52,828 Momence, IL $53,785 Onarga, IL $52,828 Papineau, IL $53,785 Paxton, IL $52,828

Pembroke Township, IL $53,785 Piper City, IL $52,828 Rankin, IL $52,828 Reddick, IL $54,846 Roberts, IL $52,828 Rossville, IL $52,828 Saint Anne, IL $53,785 Sheldon, IL $53,306

Stockland, IL $52,828 Thawville, IL $52,828 Union Hill, IL $53,785 Watseka, IL $52,828 Wellington, IL $52,828 Woodland, IL $52,828 Apple River, IL $52,626 Ashton, IL $52,082

Baileyville, IL $52,082 Belvidere, IL $52,300 Byron, IL $52,322 Caledonia, IL $52,322 Capron, IL $52,169 Cedarville, IL $52,082 Chadwick, IL $51,696 Chana, IL $52,147

Cherry Valley, IL $52,409 Dakota, IL $52,202 Davis, IL $52,256 Davis Junction, IL $52,322 Dixon, IL $52,082 Durand, IL $52,343 East Dubuque, IL $51,005 Eleroy, IL $52,082

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Westmont, IL $56,054 Yorkville, IL $55,902 Darien, IL $56,011 Mode, IL $51,429 Montrose, IL $48,747 Mount Erie, IL $48,268 Neoga, IL $51,027 Newton, IL $48,268

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Trilla, IL $51,027 Vandalia, IL $52,180 Watson, IL $48,268 Westfield, IL $49,574 West Liberty, IL $48,268 West Salem, IL $48,899 West Union, IL $48,986 West York, IL $48,872

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Elwin, IL $52,414 Farmersville, IL $52,224 Findlay, IL $52,828 Forsyth, IL $52,496 Glenarm, IL $52,485 Harristown, IL $52,311 Harvel, IL $52,224 Illiopolis, IL $52,289

Kincaid, IL $52,332 Lake Fork, IL $52,224 Latham, IL $52,224 Macon, IL $52,262 Mechanicsburg, IL $52,463 Morrisonville, IL $52,224 Mount Auburn, IL $52,311 Mount Pulaski, IL $52,245

Mt Zion, IL $52,523 Moweaqua, IL $52,224 Niantic, IL $52,224 Oconee, IL $52,224 Oreana, IL $52,637 Owaneco, IL $52,224 Palmer, IL $52,224 Pana, IL $52,224

Pawnee, IL $52,441 Raymond, IL $52,224 Riverton, IL $52,550 Rochester, IL $52,550 Shelbyville, IL $52,523 Stonington, IL $52,224 Taylorville, IL $52,224 Tovey, IL $52,354

Tower Hill, IL $52,224 West Point, IL $51,217 Fox Valley, IL $55,613 Golf, IL $56,141 Lovejoy, IL $52,572 Waggoner, IL $52,224 Warrensburg, IL $52,360 Alexander, IL $52,289

Alsey, IL $52,224 Arenzville, IL $52,224 Ashland, IL $52,354 Athens, IL $52,507 Auburn, IL $52,398 Bath, IL $51,973 Beardstown, IL $52,224 Bluffs, IL $52,224

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Schaumburg, IL $55,684 Melrose Park, IL $56,206 Hillside, IL $56,163 Berkeley, IL $56,141 Stone Park, IL $56,185 Hoffman Estates, IL $55,744 Plato Center, IL $53,878 River Grove, IL $56,228

Roselle, IL $55,700 Saint Charles, IL $55,902 Schiller Park, IL $56,163 South Elgin, IL $55,477 Sycamore, IL $52,082 Union, IL $52,082 Villa Park, IL $56,076 Wasco, IL $54,373

Wayne, IL $55,902 West Chicago, IL $55,902 Wheaton, IL $55,472 Winfield, IL $55,597 Wood Dale, IL $56,054 Evanston, IL $56,206 Chicago, IL $56,228 Oak Park, IL $56,228

River Forest, IL $56,228 Beecher, IL $54,465 Berwyn, IL $56,228 Crest Hill, IL $55,140 Shorewood, IL $55,336 Blue Island, IL $56,098 Braceville, IL $54,846 Braidwood, IL $54,846

Calumet City, IL $54,090 Channahon, IL $55,265 Chicago Heights, IL $53,959 Chicago Ridge, IL $56,141 Grayslake, IL $53,562 Gurnee, IL $53,470 Harvard, IL $52,098 Hebron, IL $52,256

Highland Park, IL $54,634 Fort Sheridan, IL $54,471 Palatine, IL $55,058 Highwood, IL $54,541 Ingleside, IL $53,230 Island Lake, IL $53,622 Kenilworth, IL $56,141 Lake Bluff, IL $54,030

Lake Forest, IL $54,351 Lake Villa, IL $53,121 Lake Zurich, IL $54,454 Libertyville, IL $53,932 Mchenry, IL $52,713 Morton Grove, IL $56,163 Mount Prospect, IL $56,032 Mundelein, IL $54,030

Vernon Hills, IL $54,280 Northbrook, IL $56,032 North Chicago, IL $53,850 Park Ridge, IL $56,163 Lincolnshire, IL $54,558 Prospect Heights, IL $55,026 Richmond, IL $52,485 Ringwood, IL $52,349

Round Lake, IL $53,366 Russell, IL $52,332 Skokie, IL $56,206 Waukegan, IL $53,513 Spring Grove, IL $52,561 Techny, IL $56,054 Wadsworth, IL $52,305 Wauconda, IL $53,965

Kaneville, IL $53,611 Pocahontas, IL $52,137 Great Lakes, IL $53,894 Coal City, IL $54,846 Crete, IL $53,938 Crestwood, IL $56,054 Dolton, IL $54,046 Dwight, IL $53,486

Elwood, IL $54,960 Flossmoor, IL $53,938 Frankfort, IL $54,797 Gardner, IL $54,846 Glenwood, IL $54,003 Harvey, IL $53,981 Markham, IL $53,938 Hazel Crest, IL $53,938

Homewood, IL $53,959 Joliet, IL $55,107 Kinsman, IL $53,704 Lansing, IL $54,090 Lemont, IL $55,140 Bolingbrook, IL $55,254 Lockport, IL $55,053 Manhattan, IL $54,846

Matteson, IL $54,792 Mazon, IL $54,846 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $52,137 Red Bud, IL $52,137 Renault, IL $52,137 Rockwood, IL $52,137 Saint Jacob, IL $52,164 Saint Libory, IL $52,137

Smithboro, IL $52,137 Smithton, IL $52,311 Sparta, IL $52,137 Steeleville, IL $52,137 Summerfield, IL $52,137 Tilden, IL $52,137 Trenton, IL $52,137 Troy, IL $52,338

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Milton, IL $52,224 Mount Sterling, IL $52,224 Nauvoo, IL $50,814 Nebo, IL $52,180 New Canton, IL $52,180 New Salem, IL $52,224 Niota, IL $50,814 Paloma, IL $52,224

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Sutter, IL $51,217 Tennessee, IL $51,429 Timewell, IL $52,224 Ursa, IL $51,826 Versailles, IL $52,224 Warsaw, IL $50,967 Buffalo Grove, IL $54,688 Wheeling, IL $54,879

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Cortland, IL $52,082 Creston, IL $52,082 Dekalb, IL $52,082 Carol Stream, IL $55,608 Dundee, IL $54,574 Elburn, IL $54,139 Elgin, IL $55,298 Elmhurst, IL $56,119

Esmond, IL $52,169 Forest Park, IL $56,228 Franklin Park, IL $56,185 Hanover Park, IL $55,815 Geneva, IL $55,902 Genoa, IL $52,082 Gilberts, IL $54,204 Glen Ellyn, IL $55,434

Glendale Heights, IL $55,581 Hampshire, IL $52,686 Hines, IL $56,228 Huntley, IL $53,230 Itasca, IL $56,011 Madison, IL $52,572 Marine, IL $52,137 Maryville, IL $52,458

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New Athens, IL $52,137 New Baden, IL $52,137 New Memphis, IL $52,137 Oakdale, IL $52,137 O Fallon, IL $52,398 Okawville, IL $52,137 Percy, IL $52,137 Pierron, IL $52,137

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

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$49,923

Average $55,461/year

$59,949

$4,160

Average $4,622/month

$4,996

$960

Average $1,067/week

$1,153

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,949	$4,996	$1,153	$29
Average	$55,461	$4,622	$1,067	$27
25th Percentile	$49,923	$4,160	$960	$24

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