What are the main factors that influence an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary?

An ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,082 for beginners, reaching about $79,758 at mid-level, and approach $139,065 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST?

ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST roles are District of Columbia $64,998, California $64,751, Massachusetts $63,888. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST roles make?

Salaries for ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST level roles vary by specialization: Marketing Communications Specialist V: $149,428; Communications Specialist: $118,285; Marketing and Communications Associate IV: $111,600; Marketing Communications Specialist IV: $111,532; Marketing Communications Associate: $103,022.

ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salary in New Mexico

How much does an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST in New Mexico is $54,372 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,201
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,725 to $60,564
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,583

10% $43,583

50% (Median) $54,372

90% $66,201

ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,564	$5,047	$1,165	$29
Average	$54,372	$4,531	$1,046	$26
25th Percentile	$48,725	$4,060	$937	$23

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Key Factors That Influence ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salaries

An ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,082
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,428
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,758
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,797
Expert (over 8 years): $139,065

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST	less than 1 year	$53,082
Marketing Communications Specialist II	1-2 years	$66,428
Marketing Communications Specialist III	2-4 years	$79,758
Marketing Communications Specialist IV	5-8 years	$103,797
Marketing Communications Specialist V	over 8 years	$139,065

How Do ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,998.
California: $64,751.
Massachusetts: $63,888.

District of Columbia $64,998 California $64,751 Massachusetts $63,888 Washington $63,653 New Jersey $63,630 Alaska $63,548 Connecticut $62,737 New York $62,409

Hawaii $61,358 Rhode Island $60,865 Maryland $60,530 Minnesota $60,072 Colorado $59,896 Illinois $59,837 Oregon $59,614 Delaware $59,450

New Hampshire $59,347 Virginia $59,115 Pennsylvania $58,440 Nevada $58,100 North Dakota $57,988 Michigan $57,812 Wisconsin $57,748 Vermont $57,618

Texas $57,260 Maine $57,237 Arizona $57,202 Ohio $57,161 Georgia $56,620 Indiana $56,350 Wyoming $56,298 Utah $56,215

Iowa $56,180 Kansas $55,898 Louisiana $55,816 North Carolina $55,787 Missouri $55,775 Florida $55,546 Montana $55,423 Nebraska $55,306

Kentucky $55,241 South Carolina $55,006 Tennessee $54,859 Idaho $54,801 New Mexico $54,372 Oklahoma $54,278 Alabama $53,932 South Dakota $53,351

Arkansas $53,034 West Virginia $52,863 Mississippi $52,353

Top Paying Cities for ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $54,951
Belen: $54,645
Bernalillo: $55,048

Algodones, NM $54,951

Belen, NM $54,645

Bernalillo, NM $55,048

Bluewater, NM $53,892

Bosque, NM $54,244

Casa Blanca, NM $54,366

Cedar Crest, NM $55,094

Cedarvale, NM $52,934

Cerrillos, NM $54,991

Claunch, NM $52,738

Coyote, NM $54,181

Cuba, NM $54,094

Cubero, NM $54,487

Edgewood, NM $54,848

Estancia, NM $54,194

Gallina, NM $53,897

Counselor, NM $53,931

Grants, NM $53,831

Milan, NM $54,046

Isleta, NM $55,143

Jarales, NM $54,592

Jemez Pueblo, NM $54,687

Jemez Springs, NM $54,518

Laguna, NM $54,753

La Jara, NM $54,033

La Joya, NM $53,908

Lindrith, NM $53,843

Los Lunas, NM $54,934

Mcintosh, NM $54,492

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $54,130

Moriarty, NM $54,309

Mountainair, NM $53,723

Nageezi, NM $53,859

New Laguna, NM $54,460

Paguate, NM $54,497

Pena Blanca, NM $55,106

Peralta, NM $55,021

Placitas, NM $55,050

Ponderosa, NM $54,617

Prewitt, NM $53,876

Regina, NM $53,914

Sandia Park, NM $54,956

Corrales, NM $55,163

San Fidel, NM $54,167

San Rafael, NM $53,936

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $54,956

San Ysidro, NM $54,882

Stanley, NM $54,302

Tijeras, NM $54,963

Tome, NM $54,861

Torreon, NM $54,679

Veguita, NM $54,239

Willard, NM $53,627

Youngsville, NM $54,196

Bosque Farms, NM $55,122

Clines Corners, NM $53,974

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $54,998

Cochiti Lake, NM $55,070

Albuquerque, NM $55,194

Kirtland Afb, NM $55,194

Rio Rancho, NM $55,104

Gallup, NM $53,954

Brimhall, NM $53,802

Church Rock, NM $53,827

Continental Divide, NM $53,789

Crownpoint, NM $53,833

Fence Lake, NM $53,593

Fort Wingate, NM $53,808

Gamerco, NM $53,898

Mentmore, NM $53,815

Mexican Springs, NM $53,809

Ramah, NM $53,710

Rehoboth, NM $53,844

Thoreau, NM $53,847

Tohatchi, NM $53,798

Vanderwagen, NM $53,809

Zuni, NM $53,796

Navajo, NM $53,869

Jamestown, NM $53,735

Pinehill, NM $53,668

Sheep Springs, NM $53,856

Smith Lake, NM $54,057

Yatahey, NM $53,837

Farmington, NM $54,096

Aztec, NM $54,195

Blanco, NM $53,942

Bloomfield, NM $53,878

Flora Vista, NM $54,151

Fruitland, NM $53,813

Kirtland, NM $54,152

La Plata, NM $54,171

Navajo Dam, NM $54,147

Shiprock, NM $54,072

Waterflow, NM $54,045

Newcomb, NM $53,823

Sanostee, NM $53,857

Santa Fe, NM $55,476

Abiquiu, NM $53,958

Alcalde, NM $54,898

Amalia, NM $53,876

Arroyo Hondo, NM $53,800

Arroyo Seco, NM $53,863

Canjilon, NM $53,792

Canones, NM $54,282

Carson, NM $54,006

Cebolla, NM $53,823

Cerro, NM $53,839

Chama, NM $54,059

Chamisal, NM $54,753

Chimayo, NM $55,137

Cordova, NM $55,044

Costilla, NM $54,102

Taos Ski Valley, NM $53,692

Dixon, NM $54,700

Dulce, NM $54,058

El Prado, NM $53,910

El Rito, NM $54,157

Embudo, NM $54,419

Espanola, NM $55,070

Glorieta, NM $55,262

Hernandez, NM $54,558

Ilfeld, NM $54,752

La Madera, NM $54,062

Lamy, NM $55,051

Llano, NM $54,642

Los Alamos, NM $55,182

White Rock, NM $55,286

Medanales, NM $54,619

Ojo Caliente, NM $54,298

Los Ojos, NM $53,927

Pecos, NM $55,090

Penasco, NM $54,438

Petaca, NM $53,742

Questa, NM $53,896

Ranchos De Taos, NM $54,180

Red River, NM $53,742

Ribera, NM $54,088

Rowe, NM $54,804

San Cristobal, NM $53,740

San Jose, NM $54,669

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $54,936

Santa Cruz, NM $55,118

Serafina, NM $53,951

Taos, NM $53,879

Tererro, NM $55,266

Tesuque, NM $55,476

Tierra Amarilla, NM $53,879

Trampas, NM $54,394

Tres Piedras, NM $53,727

Truchas, NM $54,890

Vadito, NM $54,367

Valdez, NM $53,781

Vallecitos, NM $53,739

Velarde, NM $54,617

Villanueva, NM $53,983

Spaceport City, NM $52,883

Las Vegas, NM $53,526

Angel Fire, NM $53,684

Anton Chico, NM $53,433

Buena Vista, NM $53,924

Chacon, NM $53,962

Cimarron, NM $53,600

Cleveland, NM $54,345

Eagle Nest, NM $53,640

Guadalupita, NM $53,879

Holman, NM $54,206

La Loma, NM $53,343

Maxwell, NM $53,618

Miami, NM $53,502

Mills, NM $53,312

Montezuma, NM $54,620

Mora, NM $54,421

Mosquero, NM $53,266

Ocate, NM $53,560

Ojo Feliz, NM $53,701

Rainsville, NM $53,937

Raton, NM $53,753

Rociada, NM $54,648

Roy, NM $53,324

Sapello, NM $54,174

Solano, NM $53,258

Springer, NM $53,479

Ute Park, NM $53,625

Valmora, NM $53,480

Wagon Mound, NM $53,419

Watrous, NM $53,499

Socorro, NM $53,375

Aragon, NM $53,536

Datil, NM $53,315

Lemitar, NM $53,623

Luna, NM $53,631

Magdalena, NM $53,320

Pie Town, NM $53,497

Polvadera, NM $53,752

Quemado, NM $53,608

Reserve, NM $53,512

San Acacia, NM $53,841

San Antonio, NM $53,079

Truth Or Consequences, NM $53,068

Arrey, NM $53,059

Caballo, NM $53,096

Derry, NM $52,826

Elephant Butte, NM $53,206

Garfield, NM $52,673

Hatch, NM $51,828

Monticello, NM $53,065

Rincon, NM $51,530

Salem, NM $52,508

Williamsburg, NM $53,135

Winston, NM $53,104

Las Cruces, NM $50,856

White Sands Missile Range, NM $51,022

Santa Teresa, NM $51,393

Playas, NM $53,314

Animas, NM $53,445

Anthony, NM $51,381

Arenas Valley, NM $53,350

Bayard, NM $53,301

Berino, NM $51,148

Buckhorn, NM $53,356

Santa Clara, NM $53,394

Chamberino, NM $51,201

Cliff, NM $53,294

Columbus, NM $53,151

Deming, NM $53,163

Dona Ana, NM $50,857

Fairacres, NM $51,010

Faywood, NM $53,139

Fort Bayard, NM $53,343

Gila, NM $53,216

Glenwood, NM $53,257

Hachita, NM $53,151

Hanover, NM $53,162

Hillsboro, NM $53,054

Hurley, NM $53,265

La Mesa, NM $51,828

Lordsburg, NM $53,274

Mesilla, NM $50,857

Mesilla Park, NM $50,862

Mesquite, NM $50,906

Mimbres, NM $53,204

Mule Creek, NM $53,348

Organ, NM $50,889

Pinos Altos, NM $53,293

Radium Springs, NM $50,877

Redrock, NM $53,158

Rodeo, NM $53,512

San Miguel, NM $50,886

Silver City, NM $53,294

Sunland Park, NM $51,120

Tyrone, NM $53,452

Vado, NM $50,926

Chaparral, NM $51,568

Clovis, NM $53,192

Cannon Afb, NM $53,074

Broadview, NM $53,037

Causey, NM $52,946

Crossroads, NM $52,820

Dora, NM $53,071

Elida, NM $52,851

Floyd, NM $52,980

Fort Sumner, NM $52,937

Grady, NM $53,087

House, NM $53,045

Kenna, NM $52,852

Lingo, NM $52,942

Melrose, NM $53,054

Milnesand, NM $52,831

Pep, NM $52,903

Portales, NM $53,096

Rogers, NM $52,917

Saint Vrain, NM $53,088

Taiban, NM $52,919

Texico, NM $53,108

Yeso, NM $52,727

Roswell, NM $52,788

Artesia, NM $52,892

Caprock, NM $52,785

Carlsbad, NM $52,927

Dexter, NM $52,825

Eunice, NM $52,974

Hagerman, NM $52,852

Hobbs, NM $53,051

Hope, NM $52,658

Jal, NM $52,912

Lake Arthur, NM $52,764

Lakewood, NM $52,843

Loco Hills, NM $52,940

Loving, NM $52,913

Lovington, NM $53,000

Mcdonald, NM $52,856

Malaga, NM $52,862

Maljamar, NM $52,810

Monument, NM $52,934

Tatum, NM $52,890

Whites City, NM $52,978

Carrizozo, NM $52,538

Alamogordo, NM $52,370

Alto, NM $52,545

Bent, NM $52,380

Capitan, NM $52,423

Cloudcroft, NM $52,374

Corona, NM $52,766

Encino, NM $53,190

Fort Stanton, NM $52,445

Glencoe, NM $52,408

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $52,364

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $52,364

Hondo, NM $52,456

La Luz, NM $52,364

Lincoln, NM $52,303

Mayhill, NM $52,483

Mescalero, NM $52,388

Nogal, NM $52,613

Orogrande, NM $52,391

Picacho, NM $52,445

Pinon, NM $52,642

Ruidoso, NM $52,645

Ruidoso Downs, NM $52,573

Sacramento, NM $52,411

San Patricio, NM $52,474

Sunspot, NM $52,364

Timberon, NM $52,478

Tinnie, NM $52,414

Tularosa, NM $52,399

Vaughn, NM $52,976

Weed, NM $52,477

Tucumcari, NM $53,239

Amistad, NM $53,170

Bard, NM $53,085

Capulin, NM $53,686

Clayton, NM $53,273

Conchas Dam, NM $53,321

Cuervo, NM $53,065

Des Moines, NM $53,474

Folsom, NM $53,557

Garita, NM $53,219

Gladstone, NM $53,326

Grenville, NM $53,316

Logan, NM $53,237

Mcalister, NM $53,072

Nara Visa, NM $53,111

Newkirk, NM $53,169

Quay, NM $53,200

San Jon, NM $53,143

Santa Rosa, NM $53,200

Sedan, NM $53,219

Trementina, NM $53,216

ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$59,809	$29.0	10%

ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,725

Average $54,372/year

$60,564

$4,060

Average $4,531/month

$5,047

$937

Average $1,046/week

$1,165

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,564	$5,047	$1,165	$29
Average	$54,372	$4,531	$1,046	$26
25th Percentile	$48,725	$4,060	$937	$23

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