SEO Specialist: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 112 active jobs for “SEO Specialist”. Median pay among jobs that state it: CIS — $13,300 per year (n = 34); US & Canada — $17,300 per year (n = 14). Most requested skills: SEO, Google Search Console, Ahrefs.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $17,300 per year | $12,000 per year – $81,000 per year | 14 |
| CIS | $13,300 per year | $10,200 per year – $17,300 per year | 34 |
| Asia | not enough data | 2 | |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- SEO — 76%
- Google Search Console — 36%
- Ahrefs — 34%
- семантическое ядро — 27%
- technical SEO — 24%
- content strategy — 21%
- Semrush — 19%
- Screaming Frog — 18%
- Яндекс.Метрика — 16%
- AEO — 15%
- GA4 — 15%
- keyword research — 15%
- link building — 15%
- кластеризация — 15%
- Google Analytics — 13%
- Яндекс.Вебмастер — 13%
- внутренняя оптимизация — 12%
- семантика — 12%
- технический аудит — 12%
- AI-инструменты — 9%
Levels
- Junior — 2
- Middle — 76
- Senior — 15
- Lead — 11
- Head — 7
FAQ
How much do “SEO Specialist” jobs pay?
CIS: median $13,300 per year, half of jobs between $10,200 per year and $17,300 per year (n = 34). US & Canada: median $17,300 per year, half of jobs between $12,000 per year and $81,000 per year (n = 14). Pay is stated in 46% of jobs.
Which skills do “SEO Specialist” jobs require?
SEO — 76%, Google Search Console — 36%, Ahrefs — 34%, семантическое ядро — 27%, technical SEO — 24%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 67).
How many “SEO Specialist” jobs are remote?
Remote — 76%, hybrid — 12%, office — 13% (of 111 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “SEO Specialist” jobs?
Intern and junior — 2 jobs (2%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 96% of jobs; most often: C1 — 42%, B2 — 27%, B1 — 21%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: HeadHunter 46%, Telegram 33%, Global 21%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.