As of August 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Communications Officer in the United States is $43. While Salary.com is seeing that Communications Officer salary in the US can go up to $51 or down to $35, but most earn between $39 and $48. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Communications Officer in the United States.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Communications Officer Salary | $35 | US | August 01, 2026 |
| 25th Percentile Communications Officer Salary | $39 | US | August 01, 2026 |
| 50th Percentile Communications Officer Salary | $43 | US | August 01, 2026 |
| 75th Percentile Communications Officer Salary | $48 | US | August 01, 2026 |
| 90th Percentile Communications Officer Salary | $51 | US | August 01, 2026 |
A communications officer is a naval line officer responsible for supervising operation and maintenance of a warship's signal flags, signal lamps, and radio transmitters and receivers. The communications officer is usually responsible for encrypting and decrypting secret message traffic and for distribution and safe storage of secret messages. Aboard some ships, the communications officer is responsible for the ship's secret publications inventory or for the ship's post office and distribution of mail....
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