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Advertising Specialist salary

Average advertising specialist salary

$50,237

$24.15 hourly rate

Entry-level advertising specialist salary
$36,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an advertising specialist make?

The average advertising specialist salary in the United States is $50,237. Advertising specialist salaries typically range between $36,000 and $69,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for advertising specialists is $24.15 per hour.

Advertising specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Advertising specialists earn the highest average salary in New York.

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Advertising Specialist salaries by experience level

Experience levelAvg. salaryHourly rate
Entry-level advertising specialist$38,300$18.41
Mid-level advertising specialist$53,900$25.93
Senior-level advertising specialist$72,200$34.69

Advertising Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert and Comparably, the average salary for an advertising specialist typically falls between $50,237 and $72,811.
zippia
$50,237yearly
glassdoor[1]
$59,929yearly
indeed[2]
$64,619yearly
comparably[3]
$67,022yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$72,811yearly

Average advertising specialist salary by state

The highest-paying states for advertising specialists are New York, New Jersey, and California. The lowest average advertising specialist salary states are Louisiana, Hawaii, and Oklahoma.

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Highest paying states for advertising specialists

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1New York$77,227$37.13
2Delaware$52,849$25.41
3Iowa$50,552$24.30
4Michigan$52,483$25.23
5Illinois$52,867$25.42
6West Virginia$49,503$23.80
7Nevada$49,235$23.67
8California$56,768$27.29
9New Jersey$58,181$27.97
10Idaho$47,473$22.82
11Rhode Island$50,499$24.28
12District of Columbia$52,095$25.05
13North Dakota$44,454$21.37
14Kansas$47,592$22.88
15Connecticut$51,434$24.73
16Wisconsin$47,147$22.67
17Massachusetts$48,997$23.56
18Indiana$49,300$23.70
19Maryland$49,328$23.72
20North Carolina$45,396$21.82
21New Hampshire$47,035$22.61
22Oregon$48,127$23.14
23Virginia$48,920$23.52
24Alaska$44,747$21.51
25Vermont$44,577$21.43
26Ohio$46,383$22.30
27Nebraska$42,480$20.42
28Arkansas$44,012$21.16
29Tennessee$44,640$21.46
30Arizona$43,527$20.93
31Kentucky$45,301$21.78
32Maine$46,007$22.12
33Minnesota$45,480$21.87
34Washington$46,145$22.19
35Montana$41,165$19.79
36Utah$42,262$20.32
37New Mexico$44,917$21.59
38Colorado$45,696$21.97
39South Dakota$42,215$20.30
40Hawaii$36,602$17.60
41Pennsylvania$41,565$19.98
42Alabama$38,869$18.69
43Missouri$42,045$20.21
44Florida$37,983$18.26
45Wyoming$34,239$16.46
46Louisiana$37,133$17.85
47Mississippi$38,786$18.65
48Georgia$34,289$16.49
49South Carolina$38,353$18.44
50Oklahoma$35,537$17.09
51Texas$33,278$16.00

Highest paying cities for advertising specialists

The highest-paying cities for advertising specialists are New York, NY, Burbank, CA, and Northbrook, IL.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1New York, NY$77,712$37.36
2Burbank, CA$55,207$26.54
3Northbrook, IL$53,457$25.70
4Lansing, MI$52,241$25.12
5Washington, DC$52,144$25.07
6Arlington, VA$50,316$24.19
7Baltimore, MD$49,528$23.81
8Las Vegas, NV$48,906$23.51
9Boston, MA$48,846$23.48
10Hillsboro, OR$47,835$23.00
11Raleigh, NC$46,669$22.44
12Seattle, WA$46,487$22.35
13Boulder, CO$45,756$22.00
14Inver Grove Heights, MN$45,599$21.92
15Scottsdale, AZ$43,560$20.94
16Lehi, UT$42,232$20.30
17Kansas City, MO$42,013$20.20
18Harrisburg, PA$41,422$19.91
19Orlando, FL$38,183$18.36
20Fort Worth, TX$33,546$16.13

Advertising Specialist salary details

An advertising specialist's salary ranges from $36,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $69,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average advertising specialist salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an advertising specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$69,000$5,750$33
75th Percentile$59,000$4,917$28
Average$50,237$4,186$24
25th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20
10th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17

Highest paying advertising specialist jobs

The highest paying types of advertising specialists are advertising manager, marketing executive, and advertising sales.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Sales/Marketing$41,130$3,427$19.77175,318
Marketing Consultant$70,593$5,883$33.9488,935
Marketing Agent$40,384$3,365$19.42112,353
Advertising Internship$33,028$2,752$15.8851,761
Advertising Sales Representative$63,224$5,269$30.40202,147
Advertising Manager$93,050$7,754$44.7443,083

Top companies hiring advertising specialists now:

  1. Google Jobs (4)
  2. The Washington Post Jobs (4)
  3. Liberty Tax Jobs (6)
  4. AT&T Jobs (10)
  5. Albertsons Companies Jobs (6)

Which companies pay advertising specialists the most?

Advertising specialist salaries at Chegg and The New York Times Company are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average advertising specialist salary at companies like Esri and Thermo Fisher Scientific are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Chegg$116,865$56.19
2The New York Times Company$87,457$42.05
3Esri$67,224$32.32
4Thermo Fisher Scientific$64,936$31.22
5Discover$61,560$29.60
6Cook Children's Medical Center$60,583$29.13
7Social Driver$58,152$27.96
8Adpearance$57,830$27.80
9Remote$56,235$27.04
10CHS$55,998$26.92
11BioFire Diagnostics$55,577$26.72
12Madwire$55,388$26.63
13PopSockets$55,315$26.59
14RevLocal$55,308$26.59
15WebFX$55,249$26.56
16Digital International Corp$55,249$26.56
17Electro-Mec, Inc.$55,200$26.54
18JohnHart Real Estate$55,190$26.53
19Closed Loop$54,902$26.40
20IVY$54,313$26.11

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$51,000$50,400$49,800$49,200$48,600$48,000
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Advertising Specialist salary trends

The average advertising specialist salary has risen by $8,861 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average advertising specialist earned $41,376 annually, but today, they earn $50,237 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for advertising specialists over the last decade.

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Average advertising specialist salary over time

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    Advertising Specialist salary by year

    YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
    2025$50,200$24.15+3.0%
    2024$48,700$23.44+2.9%
    2023$47,300$22.75+4.0%
    2022$45,400$21.84-1.4%
    2021$46,100$22.15+3.8%

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