What are the main factors that influence a Digital Executive's salary?

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

How does experience change A Digital Executive's salary?

A Digital Executive's salary grows with experience: starting around $101,860 for beginners, reaching about $98,846 at mid-level, and approach $169,005 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Digital Executive?

Digital Executive salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Digital Executive roles are District of Columbia $188,844, California $188,128, Massachusetts $185,620. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Digital Executive roles make?

Salaries for Digital Executive level roles vary by specialization: Digital Marketing Account Executive: $308,011; Digital Sales Executive: $276,626; Digital Marketing Executive: $252,633; Junior Digital Marketing Executive: $246,584; Digital Media Executive: $170,232.

Digital Executive Salary in the United States

How much does a Digital Executive make in the United States? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Digital Executive in the United States is $170,560 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $82.

However, a Digital Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $184,816
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $164,064 to $178,022
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $158,150

10% $158,150

50% (Median) $170,560

90% $184,816

Digital Executive Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$178,022	$14,835	$3,424	$86
Average	$170,560	$14,213	$3,280	$82
25th Percentile	$164,064	$13,672	$3,155	$79

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Key Factors That Influence Digital Executive Salaries

A Digital Executive'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Digital Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Digital Executive'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): $101,860
Early Career (1-2 years): $127,265
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,846
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,694
Expert (over 8 years): $169,005

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Digital Producer III	less than 1 year	$101,860
Digital Producer IV	1-2 years	$127,265
Digital Production Supervisor	2-4 years	$98,846
Digital Production Manager	5-8 years	$128,694
Digital Executive	over 8 years	$169,005

How Do Digital Executive 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 Digital Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $188,844.
California: $188,128.
Massachusetts: $185,620.

District of Columbia $188,844 California $188,128 Massachusetts $185,620 Washington $184,938 New Jersey $184,870 Alaska $184,631 Connecticut $182,277 New York $181,322

Hawaii $178,269 Rhode Island $176,837 Maryland $175,864 Minnesota $174,534 Colorado $174,022 Illinois $173,852 Oregon $173,204 Delaware $172,726

New Hampshire $172,426 Virginia $171,754 Pennsylvania $169,792 Nevada $168,803 North Dakota $168,479 Michigan $167,967 Wisconsin $167,780 Vermont $167,405

Texas $166,364 Maine $166,296 Arizona $166,194 Ohio $166,074 Georgia $164,505 Indiana $163,721 Wyoming $163,567 Utah $163,328

Iowa $163,226 Kansas $162,407 Louisiana $162,168 North Carolina $162,083 Missouri $162,049 Florida $161,384 Montana $161,026 Nebraska $160,685

Kentucky $160,497 South Carolina $159,815 Tennessee $159,388 Idaho $159,218 New Mexico $157,973 Oklahoma $157,700 Alabama $156,693 South Dakota $155,005

Arkansas $154,084 West Virginia $153,589 Mississippi $152,105

Top Paying Cities for Digital Executive

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:

San Jose: $215,127
San Francisco: $212,772
Oakland: $208,288

San Jose, CA $215,127

San Francisco, CA $212,772

Oakland, CA $208,288

New York, NY $196,381

Paramus, NJ $193,993

Queens Village, NY $193,985

Passaic, NJ $193,823

Bergenfield, NJ $193,807

Stamford, CT $193,432

Huntington, NY $193,362

Newark, NJ $192,102

Bridgeport, CT $191,742

Vallejo, CA $191,402

New Brunswick, NJ $191,334

Petaluma, CA $191,232

Middlesex, NJ $190,908

Somerset, NJ $190,788

Santa Cruz, CA $190,567

Boston, MA $189,526

Monterey, CA $188,928

Seattle, WA $188,537

Santa Rosa, CA $188,503

Los Angeles, CA $188,452

Juneau, AK $188,008

Washington, DC $187,821

Orange, CA $187,213

Santa Ana, CA $186,763

Long Beach, CA $186,593

Anaheim, CA $186,559

Anchorage, AK $186,473

Santa Maria, CA $185,962

Everett, WA $185,927

Danbury, CT $185,327

Bremerton, WA $185,092

Tacoma, WA $184,478

New Suffolk, NY $184,474

Sacramento, CA $184,427

Santa Barbara, CA $184,239

San Diego, CA $184,051

Trenton, NJ $184,051

Brockton, MA $183,864

Fairbanks, AK $183,446

Lompoc, CA $183,011

Lowell, MA $182,873

Ventura, CA $182,840

Nashua, NH $182,806

Stockton, CA $182,789

Modesto, CA $181,544

Poughkeepsie, NY $181,169

Olympia, WA $180,845

Kennewick, WA $180,845

New Haven, CT $180,777

Lawrence, MA $180,163

Hartford, CT $179,992

Riverside, CA $179,958

New Bedford, MA $179,787

Richland, WA $179,787

Bakersfield, CA $179,549

San Bernardino, CA $179,480

New Britain, CT $179,463

Atlantic City, NJ $179,463

New London, CT $179,395

Norwich, CT $179,344

Portsmouth, NH $179,310

Boulder, CO $178,948

Portland, OR $178,713

Worcester, MA $178,696

Minneapolis, MN $178,167

Philadelphia, PA $177,928

Honolulu, HI $177,365

Saint Paul, MN $177,283

Vineland, NJ $177,246

Providence, RI $176,751

Chicago, IL $176,257

Bellingham, WA $176,052

Springfield, MA $175,916

Baltimore, MD $175,864

Chico, CA $175,438

Pittsfield, MA $174,978

Manchester, NH $174,653

Spokane, WA $173,903

Denver, CO $173,886

Albany, NY $173,084

Troy, NY $173,016

Nassau, NY $172,834

Schenectady, NY $172,658

Wilmington, DE $172,521

Burlington, VT $172,283

Salem, OR $172,214

Portland, ME $171,686

Yakima, WA $171,515

Rochester, MN $170,986

Reno, NV $170,901

Fresno, CA $170,901

Milwaukee, WI $170,748

Detroit, MI $170,577

Ann Arbor, MI $170,548

Allentown, PA $170,526

Colorado Springs, CO $170,236

Syracuse, NY $170,151

Carson City, NV $170,151

Houston, TX $169,912

Eugene, OR $169,827

Gary, IN $169,622

Springfield, OR $169,485

Bismarck, ND $169,451

Galveston, TX $169,332

Medford, OR $169,076

Fort Collins, CO $169,008

Concord, NH $168,923

Austin, TX $168,871

Mesa, AZ $168,513

Reading, PA $168,496

Phoenix, AZ $168,479

Dallas, TX $168,428

Saint Cloud, MN $168,264

Madison, WI $168,036

Utica, NY $167,575

Rochester, NY $167,302

Des Moines, IA $167,285

Raleigh, NC $167,268

Atlanta, GA $167,012

Battle Creek, MI $166,961

Salt Lake City, UT $166,910

Lancaster, PA $166,654

Harrisburg, PA $166,415

Kansas City, MO $166,245

Kansas City, KS $166,211

Champaign, IL $166,211

Fort Worth, TX $166,194

Columbus, OH $166,165

Boca Raton, FL $166,125

Pittsburgh, PA $166,057

Richmond, VA $165,989

Indianapolis, IN $165,955

Cleveland, OH $165,938

Las Vegas, NV $165,733

Cincinnati, OH $165,733

Petersburg, VA $165,477

Huntsville, AL $165,221

Lansing, MI $165,107

Lebanon, PA $165,085

Pueblo, CO $165,068

Appleton, WI $165,017

Buffalo, NY $164,949

Dayton, OH $164,897

Racine, WI $164,863

Charlotte, NC $164,846

Saint Louis, MO $164,795

York, PA $164,693

Elkhart, IN $164,693

Gastonia, NC $164,660

Billings, MT $164,619

Beaumont, TX $164,573

Lorain, OH $164,539

Benton Harbor, MI $164,505

Toledo, OH $164,471

Binghamton, NY $164,386

Rock Hill, SC $164,369

Rockford, IL $164,283

Springfield, IL $164,215

Elyria, OH $164,198

Fargo, ND $164,198

Flagstaff, AZ $164,079

Fort Lauderdale, FL $163,976

Duluth, MN $163,874

Miami, FL $163,874

Grand Forks, ND $163,755

Cheyenne, WY $163,755

Bangor, ME $163,379

Cedar Rapids, IA $163,192

Durham, NC $163,120

Louisville, KY $163,107

Grand Rapids, MI $163,072

Hialeah, FL $163,055

Casper, WY $162,817

Scranton, PA $162,612

New Orleans, LA $162,561

Virginia Beach, VA $162,544

Akron, OH $162,458

Peoria, IL $162,237

Sarasota, FL $162,203

Nashville, TN $162,083

Omaha, NE $162,083

Green Bay, WI $162,083

Baton Rouge, LA $161,998

Charleston, SC $161,964

Davenport, IA $161,878

Jamestown, NY $161,878

Tucson, AZ $161,793

Saint Petersburg, FL $161,691

Tampa, FL $161,657

Evansville, IN $161,554

Port Arthur, TX $161,554

Bradenton, FL $161,486

Santa Fe, NM $161,179

Orlando, FL $160,872

Clearwater, FL $160,821

La Crosse, WI $160,463

Canton, OH $160,463

Albuquerque, NM $160,361

Newport News, VA $160,343

High Point, NC $160,292

Ogden, UT $160,224

Corpus Christi, TX $160,088

Norfolk, VA $159,985

Laramie, WY $159,985

Rock Island, IL $159,883

Saginaw, MI $159,849

Jacksonville, FL $159,832

Salisbury, NC $159,798

Boise, ID $159,764

Moline, IL $159,678

Fort Myers, FL $159,627

Memphis, TN $159,593

Tulsa, OK $159,508

Waterloo, IA $159,405

Spartanburg, SC $159,235

Lincoln, NE $159,150

Fort Wayne, IN $159,115

Provo, UT $159,098

Cedar Falls, IA $158,894

San Antonio, TX $158,825

Greensboro, NC $158,757

South Bend, IN $158,740

Savannah, GA $158,553

Muskegon, MI $158,484

Birmingham, AL $158,467

Winston Salem, NC $158,384

Lake Charles, LA $157,973

Anderson, IN $157,939

Lexington, KY $157,887

Augusta, GA $157,836

Greenville, SC $157,836

Lima, OH $157,700

Wichita, KS $157,683

Tuscaloosa, AL $157,683

Columbia, SC $157,529

Springfield, OH $157,495

Asheville, NC $157,222

Bloomington, IN $157,103

Knoxville, TN $156,489

Shreveport, LA $156,472

Wilmington, NC $156,250

Roanoke, VA $156,250

Topeka, KS $155,943

Frankfort, KY $155,924

Oklahoma City, OK $155,807

Chillicothe, OH $155,738

Longview, TX $155,721

Melbourne, FL $155,704

Sioux Falls, SD $155,431

Mobile, AL $155,414

Terre Haute, IN $155,346

Altoona, PA $155,244

Amarillo, TX $155,124

Killeen, TX $155,073

Fayetteville, AR $154,937

Chattanooga, TN $154,886

Sioux City, IA $154,732

Idaho Falls, ID $154,698

Lynchburg, VA $154,561

Gainesville, FL $154,340

Portsmouth, OH $154,254

Little Rock, AR $154,220

Lafayette, LA $154,152

Youngstown, OH $154,152

Daytona Beach, FL $154,050

Clarksville, TN $154,033

Pensacola, FL $154,016

Temple, TX $154,004

Hopkinsville, KY $153,504

Erie, PA $153,470

Florence, SC $153,402

Charleston, WV $153,129

Great Falls, MT $153,043

Macon, GA $152,805

Tallahassee, FL $152,788

Fayetteville, NC $152,754

Waco, TX $152,719

Helena, MT $152,600

Pine Bluff, AR $152,535

Vincennes, IN $152,327

Lubbock, TX $152,259

Alamogordo, NM $152,157

Twin Falls, ID $152,003

Rapid City, SD $151,952

Jackson, MS $151,645

Huntington, WV $151,633

Greenville, MS $151,628

Parkersburg, WV $151,454

Montgomery, AL $151,423

Wichita Falls, TX $151,253

Springfield, MO $151,253

Biloxi, MS $151,167

Monroe, LA $150,997

Johnstown, PA $150,877

Sumter, SC $150,809

Columbus, GA $150,792

Pascagoula, MS $150,468

Abilene, TX $150,468

Kingsport, TN $150,025

Albany, GA $150,025

Gulfport, MS $149,973

Alexandria, LA $149,411

Fort Smith, AR $148,984

El Paso, TX $148,524

Las Cruces, NM $147,756

Harlingen, TX $147,323

Pocatello, ID $147,296

Florence, AL $147,074

Brownsville, TX $147,040

Mcallen, TX $146,682

Dothan, AL $146,443

Columbus, MS $145,430

Altus, OK $144,635

Lawton, OK $144,311

Pierre, SD $143,697

Digital Executive Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Digital Executive roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 33% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 18% above the average. In contrast, Digital Executive positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Digital Executive as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Digital Executive

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$201,261	$97.0	18%
Biotechnology	$196,144	$94.0	15%
Insurance	$191,027	$92.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$187,616	$90.0	10%
Healthcare	$184,205	$89.0	8%

How Education impacts a Digital Executive's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Digital Executive professionals enter the field with a Bachelor's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Digital Executive with a Bachelor's is between $149,090 and $158,792.

Digital Executive Salaries by Degree Level

$162,200
$160,300
$158,500
$156,600
$154,700
$152,900
$151,000
$149,100

Typical Education for Digital Executive
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	2.2%
High School	5.6%
Associate's Degree	1.1%
Bachelor's Degree	60.7%
Master's Degree or MBA	29.2%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	1.1%

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Digital Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Digital Executive'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.

$164,064

Average $170,560/year

$178,022

$13,672

Average $14,213/month

$14,835

$3,155

Average $3,280/week

$3,424

$79

Average $82/hour

$86

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$178,022	$14,835	$3,424	$86
Average	$170,560	$14,213	$3,280	$82
25th Percentile	$164,064	$13,672	$3,155	$79

Salary Trends for Digital Executive

Salaries for a Digital Executive can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $143,697 in 2023 to around $137,857 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Digital Executive salary trends, click here.

Average Annual Salary of Digital Executive Over Time

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Common company salaries for Digital Executive

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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