Key Factors That Influence Sem Specialist Salaries
A Sem Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
Top Paying Cities for Sem Specialists
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: $100,922
San Francisco: $99,817
Oakland: $97,713
San Jose, CA$100,922
San Francisco, CA$99,817
Oakland, CA$97,713
New York, NY$92,128
Paramus, NJ$91,007
Queens Village, NY$91,003
Passaic, NJ$90,927
Bergenfield, NJ$90,920
Stamford, CT$90,744
Huntington, NY$90,711
Newark, NJ$90,120
Bridgeport, CT$89,951
Vallejo, CA$89,792
New Brunswick, NJ$89,760
Petaluma, CA$89,712
Middlesex, NJ$89,560
Somerset, NJ$89,504
Santa Cruz, CA$89,400
Boston, MA$88,912
Monterey, CA$88,631
Seattle, WA$88,448
Santa Rosa, CA$88,432
Los Angeles, CA$88,408
Juneau, AK$88,200
Washington, DC$88,112
Orange, CA$87,827
Santa Ana, CA$87,616
Long Beach, CA$87,536
Anaheim, CA$87,520
Anchorage, AK$87,480
Santa Maria, CA$87,239
Everett, WA$87,223
Danbury, CT$86,942
Bremerton, WA$86,831
Tacoma, WA$86,543
New Suffolk, NY$86,542
Sacramento, CA$86,519
Santa Barbara, CA$86,431
Trenton, NJ$86,343
San Diego, CA$86,343
Brockton, MA$86,255
Fairbanks, AK$86,059
Lompoc, CA$85,855
Lowell, MA$85,790
Ventura, CA$85,775
Nashua, NH$85,759
Stockton, CA$85,751
Modesto, CA$85,167
Poughkeepsie, NY$84,991
Olympia, WA$84,839
Kennewick, WA$84,839
New Haven, CT$84,807
Lawrence, MA$84,519
Hartford, CT$84,439
Riverside, CA$84,423
New Bedford, MA$84,343
Richland, WA$84,343
Bakersfield, CA$84,231
San Bernardino, CA$84,199
New Britain, CT$84,191
Atlantic City, NJ$84,191
New London, CT$84,159
Norwich, CT$84,135
Portsmouth, NH$84,119
Boulder, CO$83,949
Portland, OR$83,839
Worcester, MA$83,831
Minneapolis, MN$83,583
Philadelphia, PA$83,471
Honolulu, HI$83,207
Saint Paul, MN$83,168
Vineland, NJ$83,151
Providence, RI$82,919
Chicago, IL$82,687
Bellingham, WA$82,591
Springfield, MA$82,527
Baltimore, MD$82,503
Chico, CA$82,303
Pittsfield, MA$82,087
Manchester, NH$81,935
Spokane, WA$81,582
Denver, CO$81,574
Albany, NY$81,198
Troy, NY$81,166
Nassau, NY$81,081
Schenectady, NY$80,998
Wilmington, DE$80,934
Burlington, VT$80,822
Salem, OR$80,790
Portland, ME$80,542
Yakima, WA$80,462
Rochester, MN$80,214
Reno, NV$80,174
Fresno, CA$80,174
Milwaukee, WI$80,102
Detroit, MI$80,022
Ann Arbor, MI$80,009
Allentown, PA$79,998
Colorado Springs, CO$79,862
Syracuse, NY$79,822
Carson City, NV$79,822
Houston, TX$79,710
Eugene, OR$79,670
Gary, IN$79,574
Springfield, OR$79,510
Bismarck, ND$79,494
Galveston, TX$79,438
Medford, OR$79,318
Fort Collins, CO$79,286
Concord, NH$79,246
Austin, TX$79,222
Mesa, AZ$79,054
Reading, PA$79,046
Phoenix, AZ$79,038
Dallas, TX$79,014
Saint Cloud, MN$78,937
Madison, WI$78,830
Utica, NY$78,614
Rochester, NY$78,486
Des Moines, IA$78,478
Raleigh, NC$78,470
Atlanta, GA$78,350
Battle Creek, MI$78,326
Salt Lake City, UT$78,302
Lancaster, PA$78,182
Harrisburg, PA$78,070
Kansas City, MO$77,990
Champaign, IL$77,974
Kansas City, KS$77,974
Fort Worth, TX$77,966
Columbus, OH$77,952
Boca Raton, FL$77,934
Pittsburgh, PA$77,902
Richmond, VA$77,870
Indianapolis, IN$77,854
Cleveland, OH$77,846
Las Vegas, NV$77,750
Cincinnati, OH$77,750
Petersburg, VA$77,630
Huntsville, AL$77,510
Lansing, MI$77,456
Lebanon, PA$77,446
Pueblo, CO$77,438
Appleton, WI$77,414
Buffalo, NY$77,382
Dayton, OH$77,358
Racine, WI$77,342
Charlotte, NC$77,334
Saint Louis, MO$77,310
York, PA$77,262
Elkhart, IN$77,262
Gastonia, NC$77,247
Billings, MT$77,227
Beaumont, TX$77,206
Lorain, OH$77,190
Benton Harbor, MI$77,174
Toledo, OH$77,158
Binghamton, NY$77,118
Rock Hill, SC$77,110
Rockford, IL$77,070
Springfield, IL$77,038
Elyria, OH$77,030
Fargo, ND$77,030
Flagstaff, AZ$76,974
Fort Lauderdale, FL$76,926
Duluth, MN$76,878
Miami, FL$76,878
Cheyenne, WY$76,822
Grand Forks, ND$76,822
Bangor, ME$76,646
Cedar Rapids, IA$76,558
Durham, NC$76,524
Louisville, KY$76,518
Grand Rapids, MI$76,502
Hialeah, FL$76,494
Casper, WY$76,382
Scranton, PA$76,286
New Orleans, LA$76,262
Virginia Beach, VA$76,254
Akron, OH$76,214
Peoria, IL$76,110
Sarasota, FL$76,094
Nashville, TN$76,037
Omaha, NE$76,037
Green Bay, WI$76,037
Baton Rouge, LA$75,997
Charleston, SC$75,981
Jamestown, NY$75,941
Davenport, IA$75,941
Tucson, AZ$75,901
Saint Petersburg, FL$75,853
Tampa, FL$75,837
Evansville, IN$75,789
Port Arthur, TX$75,789
Bradenton, FL$75,757
Santa Fe, NM$75,613
Orlando, FL$75,469
Clearwater, FL$75,445
Canton, OH$75,277
La Crosse, WI$75,277
Albuquerque, NM$75,229
Newport News, VA$75,221
High Point, NC$75,197
Ogden, UT$75,165
Corpus Christi, TX$75,101
Norfolk, VA$75,053
Laramie, WY$75,053
Rock Island, IL$75,005
Saginaw, MI$74,989
Jacksonville, FL$74,981
Salisbury, NC$74,965
Boise, ID$74,949
Moline, IL$74,909
Fort Myers, FL$74,885
Memphis, TN$74,869
Tulsa, OK$74,829
Waterloo, IA$74,781
Spartanburg, SC$74,701
Lincoln, NE$74,661
Fort Wayne, IN$74,645
Provo, UT$74,637
Cedar Falls, IA$74,541
San Antonio, TX$74,509
Greensboro, NC$74,477
South Bend, IN$74,469
Savannah, GA$74,381
Muskegon, MI$74,349
Birmingham, AL$74,341
Winston Salem, NC$74,302
Lake Charles, LA$74,109
Anderson, IN$74,093
Lexington, KY$74,069
Augusta, GA$74,045
Greenville, SC$74,045
Lima, OH$73,981
Wichita, KS$73,973
Tuscaloosa, AL$73,973
Columbia, SC$73,901
Springfield, OH$73,885
Asheville, NC$73,757
Bloomington, IN$73,701
Knoxville, TN$73,413
Shreveport, LA$73,405
Wilmington, NC$73,301
Roanoke, VA$73,301
Topeka, KS$73,157
Frankfort, KY$73,148
Oklahoma City, OK$73,093
Chillicothe, OH$73,061
Longview, TX$73,053
Melbourne, FL$73,045
Sioux Falls, SD$72,917
Mobile, AL$72,909
Terre Haute, IN$72,877
Altoona, PA$72,829
Amarillo, TX$72,773
Killeen, TX$72,749
Fayetteville, AR$72,685
Chattanooga, TN$72,661
Sioux City, IA$72,589
Idaho Falls, ID$72,573
Lynchburg, VA$72,509
Gainesville, FL$72,405
Portsmouth, OH$72,365
Little Rock, AR$72,349
Lafayette, LA$72,317
Youngstown, OH$72,317
Daytona Beach, FL$72,269
Clarksville, TN$72,261
Pensacola, FL$72,253
Temple, TX$72,247
Hopkinsville, KY$72,013
Erie, PA$71,997
Florence, SC$71,965
Charleston, WV$71,837
Great Falls, MT$71,797
Macon, GA$71,685
Tallahassee, FL$71,677
Fayetteville, NC$71,661
Waco, TX$71,645
Helena, MT$71,589
Pine Bluff, AR$71,558
Vincennes, IN$71,461
Lubbock, TX$71,429
Alamogordo, NM$71,381
Twin Falls, ID$71,309
Rapid City, SD$71,285
Jackson, MS$71,141
Huntington, WV$71,135
Greenville, MS$71,133
Parkersburg, WV$71,051
Montgomery, AL$71,037
Wichita Falls, TX$70,957
Springfield, MO$70,957
Biloxi, MS$70,917
Monroe, LA$70,837
Johnstown, PA$70,781
Sumter, SC$70,749
Columbus, GA$70,741
Pascagoula, MS$70,589
Abilene, TX$70,589
Kingsport, TN$70,380
Albany, GA$70,380
Gulfport, MS$70,356
Alexandria, LA$70,092
Fort Smith, AR$69,892
El Paso, TX$69,676
Las Cruces, NM$69,316
Harlingen, TX$69,113
Pocatello, ID$69,100
Florence, AL$68,996
Brownsville, TX$68,980
Mcallen, TX$68,812
Dothan, AL$68,700
Columbus, MS$68,225
Altus, OK$67,852
Lawton, OK$67,700
Pierre, SD$67,412
What Skills Can Increase a Sem Specialist's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 7% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
WordPress (Mentioned in 3.72% Job Postings): WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database with supported HTTPS.
B2B (Mentioned in 1.85% Job Postings): B2B (business-to-business), a type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
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 Sem Specialist's salary.
B2B: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Making An Impact: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Web Development: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Sem Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Sem Specialist 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, Sem Specialist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Sem Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Sem Specialist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Internet
$100,973
$49.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$99,291
$48.0
18%
Software & Networking
$94,242
$45.0
12%
Biotechnology
$92,559
$44.0
10%
Energy & Utilities
$92,559
$44.0
10%
Sem Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Sem Specialist'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.
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