Communications Manager salary

12 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for communications manager roles at mid level across the United States: 175 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $100,000 and $146,500, with a median of $122,400.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $122,400 and senior $165,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 35% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 12 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

12 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$100,000 – $146,500	$122,400	175
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£51,250 – £65,416	£64,115	19
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$97,287 – CA$126,500	CA$112,500	13
United States · country-wide	Senior	$145,313 – $177,000	$165,000	43
Remote · United States	Mid	$98,209 – $141,783	$120,000	22
Remote · United States	Senior	$157,400 – $184,375	$160,750	7hint
Chicago	Mid	$95,500 – $125,166	$125,050	7hint
New York	Mid	$83,750 – $145,625	$96,250	16
New York	Senior	$147,500 – $174,400	$155,432	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$128,450 – $215,000	$197,000	17
San Francisco	Senior	$172,550 – $184,900	$176,500	7hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$92,500 – CA$117,060	CA$96,500	5hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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Communications Manager vs adjacent roles

3 measured comparisons

Compared role	Level	Communications Manager	Them	Gap	Sample
Marketing Manager	Mid · US	$122,400	$125,000	similar pay	175 / 1,184
Communications Lead	Senior · US	$165,000	$150,500	similar pay	43 / 51
Marketing Manager	Senior · US	$165,000	$160,375	similar pay	43 / 710

Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means communications manager pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.