How much does a Social Media Specialist make?
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$52,474
/ yrThe estimated total pay for a Social Media Specialist is $52,474 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $49,331 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $3,143 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Top Paying Companies
For a Social Media Specialist in United States
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Social Media Specialist in United States. Employers include Meta, Google and eBay.
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Top Paying Companies
For Social Media Specialist in United States
| 1 | Meta | $83,283 | |
| 2 | $82,144 | ||
| 3 | eBay | $67,294 | |
| 4 | General Motors (GM) | $64,669 | |
| 5 | Verizon | $60,690 | |
| 6 | T-Mobile | $60,336 | |
| 7 | Accenture | $60,028 | |
| 8 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | $59,232 | |
| 9 | Activision | $58,997 | |
| 10 | [24]7.ai | $58,251 |
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Social Media Specialist Salaries
Top Paying Industries
For a Social Media Specialist in United States
The top 5 paying industries for a Social Media Specialist in United States are Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology with a median total pay of $59,232, Telecommunications with a median total pay of $56,337, Management & Consulting with a median total pay of $51,998, Manufacturing with a median total pay of $51,571, and Information Technology with a median total pay of $51,198.
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
The top paying company in Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology for Social Media Specialist is Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Social Media Specialist pay FAQ
The average salary for a Social Media Specialist is $52,474 per year in United States. Salaries estimates are based on 4876 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Social Media Specialist employees in United States.
The highest salary for a Social Media Specialist in United States is $65,074 per year.
The lowest salary for a Social Media Specialist in United States is $42,466 per year.
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