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Marketing & Communications salaries

Salary benchmarks for 4 Marketing & Communications occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 48 posted salary ranges, cross-checked against IRS Form 990 filings.

Based on 48 postings across 4 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)✓ Verified against IRS Form 990
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$68,120
Median
$78,129
75th percentile
$107,000

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (1), Riverside (2), Orange (3), Kern (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$2M-$10M$84,0506 postings
$10M-$20M$132,5005 postings
$20M-$50M$92,50013 postings
$50M-$100M$72,80015 postings
$100M+$96,8206 postings

By subsector

Crime & Legal-Related$92,5005 postings
Arts, Culture & Humanities$88,7506 postings
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition$72,8007 postings
Human Services$70,3047 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (4), Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines (1), Youth Development (3), Education (2), Religion-Related (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Housing & Shelter (1), Community Improvement & Capacity Building (1).

By career level

Entry / Support$55,1209 postings
Staff / Specialist$72,80017 postings
Manager / Supervisor$87,6168 postings
Director$127,5009 postings
VP / Executive$192,5005 postings

Organizations hiring now

Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$52,000–$70,720View org →Center for Community SolutionsSan Diego County · Budget $2M-$10M$72,000–$79,200View org →Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$68,640View org →Essie Justice GroupBudget $2M-$10M$90,000–$95,000View org →Foodbank of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County · Budget $20M-$50M$105,000–$115,000View org →Library Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$52,000–$58,240View org →San Diego Rescue MissionSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$60,320–$70,720View org →San Diego SymphonySan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$89,440–$91,520View org →

Occupations in this category

Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

$2M-$10M$147,34713 employees
$10M-$20M$163,55811 employees
$20M-$50M$156,43215 employees
$50M-$100M$206,67016 employees
$100M+$269,61614 employees
ⓘReported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 48 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.