Senior SEO Specialist Salary in New York, New York

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior SEO Specialist in New York, NY is $159,890. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $145,496 to $170,297, with most professionals earning between $132,391 and $179,772.

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Act as a point of contact for other teams to elevate product knowledge to others within the organization.

September 29, 2022

Assist with content development strategy and provide recommendations on best-practices and considerations for the enterprise.

December 04, 2022

Implement and maintain SEO strategies such as, SEO copywriting, keyword research, and link building efforts.

December 18, 2022

Provide recommendations and strategies for continued SEO campaign improvement for clients and potential clients.

March 28, 2023

Create short- and long-term SEO recommendations for clients, based on an overarching strategy, that incorporate keyword findings, content recommendations, site structure updates as needed, and or technical enhancements.

April 12, 2023

Stay abreast of industry trends and continually identifying and presenting new digital advertising opportunities.

April 15, 2023

Collaborate with writers on content marketing efforts to generate new titles that will earn quality backlinks and drive organic traffic to the site.

April 30, 2023

Develops frameworks and approaches to website SEO health research and provide recommendations for improvement via SEO audit reports, including content and technical recommendations.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior SEO Specialist in New York, NY

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145496

170297

159890

Average Total Cash Compensation

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155511

177521

170576

What is the average salary for Senior SEO Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior SEO Specialist in New York, NY. The base salary for Senior SEO Specialist ranges from $145,496 to $170,297 with the average base salary of $159,890. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $155,511 to $177,521 with the average total cash compensation of $170,576.

View Average Salary for Senior SEO Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$159,890	$145,496 - $170,297
Bonus	$10,686	$10,015 - $7,224
Total Pay	$170,576	$155,511 - $177,521

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Senior SEO Specialist Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,496 - $170,297	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%

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About New York, New York

The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 M...

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