Digital Executive Salary in the United States

How much does a Digital Executive make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Digital Executive in the United States is $170,496 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $82.

However, a Digital Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $184,800
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $164,122 to $177,983
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $158,319
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Digital Executive Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $177,983 $14,832 $3,423 $86
Average $170,496 $14,208 $3,279 $82
25th Percentile $164,122 $13,677 $3,156 $79
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Key Factors That Influence Digital Executive Salaries

A Digital Executive'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Digital Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Digital Executive'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): $101,844
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $127,285
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,847
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,676
  • Expert (over 8 years): $168,936
Levels Salary
Digital P... Level Digital Executive$101,844
Digital P... Level Digital Executive$127,285
Digital P... Level Digital Executive$98,847
Digital P... Level Digital Executive$128,676
Digital E... Level Digital Executive$168,936
$101,844 0 yr
$127,285 < 2 yrs
$98,847 2-4 yrs
$128,676 5-8 yrs
$168,936 > 8 yrs
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How Do Digital Executive 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 Digital Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $188,773.
  • California: $188,057.
  • Massachusetts: $185,551.

Top Paying Cities for Digital Executives

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:

  • San Jose: $215,047
  • San Francisco: $212,932
  • Oakland: $208,210

What Skills Can Increase a Digital Executive's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Presentation (Mentioned in 6.33% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
  • Prospecting (Mentioned in 3.8% Job Postings): Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (second – exploration) of a territory. It is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking. Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by commercial mineral companies to find commercially viable ore deposits. Prospecting is physical labour, involving traversing (traditionally on foot or on horseback), panning, sifting and outcrop investigation, looking for signs of mineralisation. In some areas a prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate placards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and register this claim before they may take samples. In other areas publicly held lands are open to prospecting without staking a mining claim.
  • Reputation Management (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Reputation management, originally a public relations term, refers to the influencing, controlling, enhancing, or concealing of an individual's or group's reputation.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Presentation 6.33%
Prospecting 3.8%
Reputation Management 2.53%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Digital Executive's salary.
  • Market Research: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
  • Search Engine Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
  • Search Engines: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Market Research
$202,890
19%
Search Engine Marketing
$199,480
17%
Search Engines
$190,956
12%
Presentation
$190,956
12%
Listening
$187,546
10%
Web Analytics
$180,726
6%
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How Education impacts a Digital Executive's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Digital Executives enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Digital Executive with a Bachelor's Degree is between $149,090 and $158,792).

Digital Executive Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Digital Executive
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 2.2%
High School 5.6%
Associates 1.1%
Bachelors 60.7%
Masters 29.2%
Doctorate 1.1%
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Digital Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Digital Executive'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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Digital Executive

Salaries for a Digital Executive can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $143,697 in 2023 to around $137,857 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Digital Executive salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Digital Executive Over Time

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