Communications Specialist
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
14 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Communications Specialist. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Performs a range of communications or marketing related work which may include print, social media, web content, or multi-media. Creates and disseminates content for internal or external audiences through a variety of media. Final products may be subject to approval by a higher level professional.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering Communications Specialist
ERI Economic Research Institute
- All Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- General Industry Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- All Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Health Care Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Engineering and Environmental Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology, Software Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Retail Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Financial Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Transportation and Distribution Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Construction Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Utilities Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology and eCommerce Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
Communications Specialist salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Communications Specialist pay?
- 14 surveys publish Communications Specialist benchmarks, including data from ERI Economic Research Institute, CUPA-HR. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Communications Specialist pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Communications Specialist varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Communications Specialist?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Communications Specialist ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Communications Specialist pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.