SEO Manager Salary

SEO Managers drive organic traffic by optimizing website content, technical infrastructure, and link-building strategy. They combine technical skills with content strategy to rank for high-intent keywords.

Salary by seniority

Benchmark ranges from market data. Updated as new listings come in. Base-salary figures benchmarked against Search Engine Land.

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K+

Junior (0-2 yrs)

$60K-$90K

Median: $70K

Mid (2-5 yrs)

$70K-$105K

Median: $85K

Senior (5-8 yrs)

$65K-$105K

Median: $80K

Lead/Director

$115K-$180K

Median: $140K

Salary by city

New York

$70K-$160K

median: $110K

San Francisco

$140K-$185K

median: $185K

Austin

$60K-$130K

median: $90K

Remote (US)

$65K-$150K

median: $100K

How we source this

5 base-salary datapoints across 1 public sources, 2024. We show every source rather than one blended number: the same title can pay very differently depending on who measured it and how.

Role measured	Level	Base salary	Sample	Source
VP SEO2024	VP	$192K	—	Search Engine Land
Director SEO2024	Director	$141K	—	Search Engine Land
Technical SEO2024	Mid	$98K	—	Search Engine Land
SEO Manager2024	Manager	$81K	—	Search Engine Land
Content SEO2024	IC	$68K	—	Search Engine Land

Base salary only. Equity-inclusive total-comp figures (Levels.fyi, Carta) are labelled and never blended into base. Primary sources: Search Engine Land. Benchmark refreshed 2026-08-12.