Communications Specialist salary
8 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Nov 13, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for communications specialist roles at mid level across the United States: 147 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $67,611 and $101,500, with a median of $78,654.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $78,654 and senior $103,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 32% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 8 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
8 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $67,611 – $101,500 | $78,654 | 147 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$70,000 – CA$85,000 | CA$74,880 | 15 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $92,500 – $121,125 | $103,500 | 53 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$78,500 – CA$95,071 | CA$87,890 | 10 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $72,269 – $98,951 | $85,254 | 18 |
| Chicago | Mid | $70,500 – $85,000 | $78,750 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $89,425 – $112,125 | $101,750 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$70,330 – CA$85,000 | CA$78,161 | 6hint |
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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1 pageCommunications Specialist vs adjacent roles
2 measured comparisons| Compared role | Level | Communications Specialist | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Manager | Mid · US | $78,654 | $121,710 | -35% | 147 / 206 |
| Communications Manager | Senior · US | $103,500 | $160,750 | -36% | 53 / 55 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means communications specialist pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open communications specialist roles · 4 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
Donor Communications Specialist Nature Conservancy · Remote · US $68,900–$100,400 4d ago Internal Communications Specialist – Tools & Outdoor (Remote) Sbdinc · Remote · US $51,700–$83,300 4d ago Retail Training & Communications Specialist - Global HOKA Deckers · Remote · US $64,800–$81,000 11d ago Radio Communications Specialist - OPT Nwis · Remote · US $122,000–$253,000 4mo ago 
Senior Bilingual Communications Specialist Clearesult · Remote · Canada New CA$85,965–CA$132,438e today Marketing & Communications Specialist Centene · Remote · US New $78,000–$134,600e 1d ago 
Communications Specialist JLL · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 9d ago 
Marketing Communications Specialist Story Cannabis · Remote · US $78,000–$134,600e 3w ago 
International Development Program Communications Specialist (PILAB013) ProSidian Consulting, LLC · Remote · US Pay not stated 5w ago 
Communications Specialist - Federal Health rockITdata · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 3mo ago H2C Technical Publication Communications Specialist – Tank and Pipeline Integrity (TAPI) ProSidian Consulting, LLC · Remote · US $78,000–$134,600e 1y ago