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Internal communications specialist salary

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Peter Bicak Ph.D.

Average internal communications specialist salary

$61,999

$29.81 hourly rate

Entry-level internal communications specialist salary
$41,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

Internal Communications Specialist Salary Insights

The average salary for an Internal Communications Specialist is $61,999 per year, approximately $30 per hour. This figure can vary significantly based on several factors including geographic location, level of experience, and industry sector. For example, specialists in major metropolitan areas often earn higher salaries due to increased demand and cost of living adjustments.

Top Paying States

States like California, New York, and Texas feature among the highest paying for this role. These locations provide diverse opportunities across various industries including technology, healthcare, and finance, which typically offer competitive compensation packages.

Highest Paying Industries

  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Finance
  • Education

For those considering a career as an Internal Communications Specialist, focusing on these states and industries can significantly enhance earning potential. As businesses increasingly prioritize internal communication strategies, the demand for skilled professionals in this area continues to grow.

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Columbus, OH$86,719
Wichita, KS$46,669
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Parsons$128,279
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Internal communications specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert and Payscale, the average salary for an internal communications specialist typically falls between $58,685 and $100,501.
zippia
$61,999yearly
Salary.com[1]
$74,809yearly
ZipRecruiter[2]
$100,501yearly
payscale[3]
$58,685yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$89,266yearly

Average internal communications specialist salary by state

The average internal communications specialist salary in California, Connecticut, and New Jersey are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average internal communications specialist salary states are Maine, Florida, and South Carolina.

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Highest paying states for internal communications specialists

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1District of Columbia$80,025$38.47
2California$80,504$38.70
3Connecticut$77,842$37.42
4Washington$74,825$35.97
5New York$72,988$35.09
6Rhode Island$69,269$33.30
7Massachusetts$74,893$36.01
8Virginia$68,440$32.90
9New Jersey$75,219$36.16
10North Carolina$67,248$32.33
11Delaware$63,716$30.63
12Maryland$67,496$32.45
13Arizona$63,481$30.52
14Ohio$70,607$33.95
15North Dakota$58,511$28.13
16Oregon$66,109$31.78
17New Hampshire$63,885$30.71
18Pennsylvania$64,609$31.06
19Hawaii$65,766$31.62
20West Virginia$60,629$29.15
21Arkansas$60,209$28.95
22Illinois$65,431$31.46
23Vermont$55,853$26.85
24Wisconsin$58,578$28.16
25Nevada$56,943$27.38
26Wyoming$52,162$25.08
27Idaho$55,736$26.80
28Michigan$57,566$27.68
29Nebraska$52,644$25.31
30Colorado$58,427$28.09
31Kentucky$57,908$27.84
32Minnesota$58,184$27.97
33New Mexico$57,033$27.42
34South Dakota$49,940$24.01
35Alaska$50,597$24.33
36Iowa$50,638$24.35
37Tennessee$55,162$26.52
38Utah$49,548$23.82
39Indiana$53,510$25.73
40Louisiana$50,850$24.45
41Texas$50,331$24.20
42Maine$47,502$22.84
43Georgia$51,144$24.59
44Alabama$48,788$23.46
45Florida$47,093$22.64
46Missouri$49,729$23.91
47Montana$44,754$21.52
48Oklahoma$47,753$22.96
49Kansas$46,891$22.54
50South Carolina$46,978$22.59
51Mississippi$44,010$21.16
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Highest paying cities for internal communications specialists

The highest-paying cities for internal communications specialists are San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and Auburn, WA.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$86,719$41.69
2Washington, DC$80,117$38.52
3Auburn, WA$75,518$36.31
4Newark, NJ$75,240$36.17
5Boston, MA$74,736$35.93
6Kent, OH$73,184$35.18
7New York, NY$73,179$35.18
8Ashburn, VA$69,623$33.47
9Springfield, OR$67,465$32.44
10Chicago, IL$65,734$31.60
11Charlotte, NC$65,606$31.54
12Tucson, AZ$62,827$30.21
13Englewood, CO$58,479$28.11
14Las Vegas, NV$56,503$27.16
15El Paso, TX$51,984$24.99
16Atlanta, GA$51,132$24.58
17Salt Lake City, UT$49,385$23.74
18Decatur, AL$48,956$23.54
19Boca Raton, FL$47,533$22.85
20Wichita, KS$46,669$22.44

Internal communications specialist salary details

An internal communications specialist's salary ranges from $41,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $92,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average internal communications specialist salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an internal communications specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$92,000$7,667$44
75th Percentile$76,000$6,333$37
Average$61,999$5,167$30
25th Percentile$50,000$4,167$24
10th Percentile$41,000$3,417$20

Highest paying internal communications specialist jobs

The highest paying types of internal communications specialists are communications consultant, senior communications specialist, and public affairs specialist.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Publicist$50,679$4,223$24.367,343
Public Relations$48,383$4,032$23.2622,721
Community Relations Internship$31,172$2,598$14.9967,285
Community Relations Coordinator$45,632$3,803$21.9446,318
Communications Internship$33,458$2,788$16.0962,641
Communications Consultant$91,455$7,621$43.9729,942

How would you rate the starting salaries for internal communications specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Peter Bicak Ph.D.

Professor of Communication, Rockhurst University

I would rate them as competitive. Business Communication, if truly comprehensive, has substantial depth and breadth of opportunities. Interdisciplinary BC majors should have significant writing opportunities, including for social media, traditional media, and journalism. The most prominent options are likely to fall in marketing, public relations, advertising, sales, and management due to the students' experience with basic business units such as accounting, economics, data science, and management. Internal and external organizational communication will always be a part of our corporate, civic, political, and economic lives-one still has to "get the word out" in ways appropriate to the organization for whom he or she works.

Thus, these technologies will be the key instruments for doing so, and there will be a place for business (organizational) communicators. While the major is not designed to be immersive in business instruction, it provides insights that give a graduate a leg up. So, advancement is substantial. For example, a major who enters the advertising and marketing field as an account manager likely has opportunities in the areas (e.g., working on an account in pharmaceuticals leads to other options not just in PR or advertising, but within the pharmaceutical field itself) in which that account exists, given their experience.

Top companies hiring internal communications specialists now:

  1. Hitachi Vantara jobs (3)
  2. BDO USA jobs (3)
  3. Intel jobs (4)
  4. IBM jobs (7)
  5. Accenture jobs (4)

Which companies pay internal communications specialists the most?

Internal communications specialist salaries at Parsons and McKinsey & Company Inc are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average internal communications specialist salary at companies like Apple and Realogy are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Parsons$128,279$61.67
2McKinsey & Company Inc$126,085$60.62
3Apple$118,537$56.99
4Realogy$117,404$56.44
5Hitachi Vantara$114,559$55.08
6Intuitive Surgical$113,859$54.74
7BDO USA$107,578$51.72
8Infineon Technologies$106,292$51.10
9City National Bank$104,041$50.02
10Earthjustice$102,985$49.51
11Cargill$95,809$46.06
12Amazon$93,279$44.85
13Capital Group$92,071$44.26
14Coinbase$88,980$42.78
15Medtronic$88,576$42.58
16Salesforce$87,434$42.04
17Boston Public Schools$85,915$41.31
18Mercury Systems$84,630$40.69
19Activision Blizzard$84,521$40.64
20AECOM$81,067$38.97

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Internal Communications Specialist salary by industry

The average internal communications specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average internal communications specialist salary in the finance industry is $75,949, the highest of any industry.
  • The average internal communications specialist salary in the finance industry is $70,845.
  • Internal communications specialists in the telecommunication industry earn an average salary of $56,571, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for internal communications specialists

RankIndustryAverage salaryHourly rate
1Finance$75,949$36.51
2Health Care$70,845$34.06
3Manufacturing$63,945$30.74
4Technology$63,421$30.49
5Retail$60,667$29.17
6Construction$59,988$28.84
7Telecommunication$56,571$27.20

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Internal communications specialist salary trends

The average internal communications specialist salary has risen by $9,496 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average internal communications specialist earned $52,503 annually, but today, they earn $61,999 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for internal communications specialists over the last decade.

Compare internal communications specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average internal communications specialist salary over time

Compare internal communications specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Internal communications specialist salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$62,000$29.81+2.6%
2024$60,400$29.02+1.9%
2023$59,200$28.47+1.2%
2022$58,500$28.14+2.2%
2021$57,300$27.53+2.2%

Recently added internal communications specialist salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Riverside Community CareRespite Peer Specialist-Internal OnlyUpton, MA06/28/2025$46,477
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonInternal Communications Senior SpecialistNew York, NY06/27/2025$115,000
SbhuInternal Communications Specialist-Per DiemFine, NY06/27/2025$79,306
AmazonInternal Communications Specialist-Returns, Operations Internal CommunicationsNew York, NY06/25/2025$68,900
Amazon.com, Inc.Internal Communications Specialist-Returns, Operations Internal CommunicationsArlington, VA06/25/2025$68,900
AmazonInternal Communications Specialist-Returns, Operations Internal CommunicationsSeattle, WA06/25/2025$68,900
AmazonInternal Communications Specialist-Returns, Operations Internal CommunicationsNashville, TN06/25/2025$68,900
State of FloridaInternal Inspections Specialist-SESTallahassee, FL06/25/2025$55,000
Yakima Valley Farm Workers ClinicInternal Communication SpecialistYakima, WA06/20/2025$54,721
Fff EnterprisesSenior Internal Communications SpecialistTemecula, CA06/20/2025$95,000

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