Communications Strategist Salary in Washington, DC

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How much does a Communications Strategist make in Washington, DC? The average Communications Strategist salary in Washington, DC is $85,919 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $77,125 and $95,579. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Remote: Communications Strategist (2-3 years experience)

VSC - San Francisco , CA

You like when expectations are set so you can surpass them WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE The academic program provides a deep dive into the foundation of building communications strategies for emerging tech ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 2 days ago

Content Strategist

TalentBurst, an Inc 5Content Strategist000 company - Cupertino , CA

They'll also do other internal communications. Hard skills * Visual Designer * Keynote Presentation ... Communication Strategist

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Associate Director Strategist - Social

ATTN: - Los Angeles , CA

Development of communications strategies for campaigns and translating them across the media landscape, highlighting the best platforms, partners and influencers to push the limits of social, digital ...

LinkedIn - 14 days ago

Director of Strategic Communications

FIRST 5 Santa Clara County - San Jose , CA

FIRST 5 Santa Clara County is looking for an enthusiastic and strategic Director of Strategic Communications to lead and implement our external community and internal agency communications on behalf ...

ZipRecruiter - 9 days ago

Senior Civic Engagement Strategist

PolicyLink - Oakland , CA

PolicyLink is seeking a Senior Civic Engagement Strategist to support Sustainable Cities for All ... Manage day-to-day communications to support shared understanding, effective program delivery, and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 21 days ago

Director of Development and Strategic Communications

Instituto Familiar de la Raza - San Francisco , CA

ABOUT THE ROLE The Director of Development and Strategic Communications is part of a dynamic and enthusiastic three-person team charged with guiding the organization toward a sustainable future by ...

LinkedIn - 26 days ago

What does a Communications Strategist do?

Common responsibilities of a Communications Strategist

Develop multi-faceted communications plans, which include goals, target audiences, messaging, as well as media relations, digital, advocacy and social media strategies, to educate, motivate, and influence target audiences.

August 17, 2022

Provide strategic rigor to the implementation and execution of creative concepts within the consumer journey across various media channels connecting brand experiences to retail and purchase (experiential, email, social, PR, out of home, etc.

October 01, 2022

Collaborates with internal marketing colleagues including Creative Services, Digital, Brand, and Events, as well as outside vendors and agencies as necessary, to carry out corporate communications projects and tasks.

December 08, 2022

Demonstrated experience delivering impactful employee communications programs in concert with corporate business strategy, planning and organizational transformation efforts.

December 10, 2022

Monitor and manage keywords through various inputs within the business to increase ranking within search engine results as well as new pages/landing pages to improve keyword relevancy for organic and paid traffic.

January 14, 2023

Create and/or produce communications content, including talking points, news releases, pitches, op-eds, letters to the editor, blog posts, backgrounders, social media content, comics, videos, infographics, interactive web features, and social media content.

January 16, 2023

Leads teams and contributes to the creation of content for presentations, promotional material, op-eds, and other outreach tools, from concept through execution and distribution.

February 03, 2023

Manage client relationships and deliver high-quality digital marketing and communications programs.

March 05, 2023

Works with team members to develop graphics and content for all digital channels including marketing campaigns, landing pages, emails, digital ads, social media graphics, website, mobile and blogs.

March 26, 2023

Support the development of new business & existing client pitches that build brand narrative across both earned and paid channels (experiential activations, PR, social + influencer, email, etc.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Communications Strategist in Washington, DC

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77125

95579

85919

Average Total Cash Compensation

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79598

100039

89090

What is the average salary for Communications Strategist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Communications Strategist in Washington, DC. The base salary for Communications Strategist ranges from $77,125 to $95,579 with the average base salary of $85,919. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,598 to $100,039 with the average total cash compensation of $89,090.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$85,919	$77,125 - $95,579
Bonus	$3,171	$2,474 - $4,460
Total Pay	$89,090	$79,598 - $100,039

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Communications Strategist Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,138 - $95,596	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,138 - $95,596	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,138 - $95,596	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,976 - $95,396	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,138 - $95,596	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,138 - $95,596	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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