Social Media Specialist Salary in San Jose, CA

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How much does a Social Media Specialist make in San Jose, CA? The average Social Media Specialist salary in San Jose, CA is $90,618 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $82,404 and $100,857. 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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Social Media Specialist

Solugenix - San Juan Capistrano , CA

Social Media Specialist - $70k - $75k San Juan Capistrano, CA Direct hire- Hybrid role (3 days onsite) Job ID 2024-9752 We are looking for a Social Media Specialist . This is a direct hire ...

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Senior Social Media Specialist, Pet

Golden Hippo - Los Angeles , CA

Senior Social Media Specialist, Pet that will be tasked with executing comprehensive social media strategies and managing various social media channels for brands centered around pets. The role ...

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Social Media Specialist

Futures Without Violence - San Francisco , CA

Reporting to the Vice President of Communications, the Social Media Specialist is an exciting new in-house role that will support digital storytelling for FUTURES, with 50% of time supporting the ...

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Social Media Specialist

National Indoor RV Centers - Lewisville , TX

Social Media Specialist (Hybrid) Looking to work for a company that is the best in the industry, values your hard work, compensates you accordingly, and offers the benefits you are looking for? Then ...

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Social Media Specialist - RKPR

FINN Partners - San Diego , CA

Social Media Specialist - RKPR - San Diego Office LOCATION: This hourly full-time (40 hours per week) position is located in our San Diego, CA Office. We seek qualified current San Diego metropolitan ...

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Social Media Specialist

Approved Freight - San Diego , CA

The Social Media Specialist is responsible for heightening brand awareness and increasing customer traffic and sales by building strong and diverse social media engagement. The Social Media ...

LinkedIn - 17 days ago

What does a Social Media Specialist do?

Common responsibilities of a Social Media Specialist

Monitor and recommend trends in social media platforms, tools and applications to ideate and recommend new social media and digital marketing strategies to reach and grow our diverse demographic.

October 16, 2022

Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships and consistently set and exceed service goals.

November 29, 2022

Collaborate and work closely with the creative team and freelancers to develop share-worthy images, GIFs and videos that engage and delight, and prompt consumers to click-through for a closer look at our products.

February 03, 2023

Develop short-term and long-term editorial calendars, focusing on key holidays and seasonal events, while being open to current events and trends that may call for last-minute adjustments in plans.

February 10, 2023

Provide insight and expertise on assigned property regions to the social studio and the rest of the team as needed.

March 14, 2023

Assist in the planning, design, management, and measurement of digital advertising decisions and pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns.

April 28, 2023

Create, edit, publish and share engaging content routinely - original text, organizational news, current promotions, pop culture with a focus on images, graphics, videos.

May 12, 2023

Manage, monitor and engage in Social Media/Social Communities with minute-by-minute participation in conversations that surround content and brand, answer comments, and mediate.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Social Media Specialist in San Jose, CA

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100857

90618

Average Total Cash Compensation

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105734

94495

What is the average salary for Social Media Specialist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Social Media Specialist in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Social Media Specialist ranges from $82,404 to $100,857 with the average base salary of $90,618. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $84,825 to $105,734 with the average total cash compensation of $94,495.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$90,618	$82,404 - $100,857
Bonus	$3,877	$2,421 - $4,876
Total Pay	$94,495	$84,825 - $105,734

* 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.

Social Media Specialist Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,404 - $100,857	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,034 - $89,389	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,246 - $100,665	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,974 - $97,884	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,105 - $98,045	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,075 - $100,456	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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