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Communications & Digital Media Specialist salary

Individual-contributor communications, digital/social media, design, and editorial roles. Based on 21 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 21 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
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
$68,640
Median
$72,800
75th percentile
$77,170
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $35.00/hour.

Marketing & communications ladderCareer path

Communications careers climb from coordination to a content, digital or design specialty, then to managing the channels, then to leading the function, then to the executive team as the voice of the organization.

  1. Step 1Marketing & Communications Coordinator$54,080median of 6 postings
  2. Step 2 · this pageCommunications & Digital Media Specialist$72,800median of 21 postings
  3. Step 3Marketing & Communications Manager$87,616median of 8 postings
  4. Step 4Marketing & Communications Director$127,500median of 9 postings
  5. Step 5VP, Marketing & CommunicationsNot enough postings yet

Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Riverside (1), Orange (2).   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

$50M-$100M$72,80012 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (2), $20M-$50M (4), $100M+ (2).

By subsector

Arts, Culture & Humanities$90,0005 postings
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition$72,8006 postings
Human Services$70,3045 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Crime & Legal-Related (1), Youth Development (1), Housing & Shelter (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$72,80017 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (3), VP / Executive (1).

Organizations hiring now

Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$68,640View org →Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$58,240–$70,720View 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 →The HuntingtonLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$110,000–$130,000View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 21 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.