Webmaster salary

Average webmaster salary

$62,413

$30.01 hourly rate

Entry-level webmaster salary
$44,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a webmaster make?

The average webmaster salary in the United States is $62,413. Webmaster salaries typically range between $44,000 and $87,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for webmasters is $30.01 per hour.

Webmaster salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Webmasters earn the highest average salary in California.

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Columbus, OH$89,573
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VMware$127,467
Southeastern University$36,435

Webmaster salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a webmaster typically falls between $60,454 and $110,740.
zippia
$62,413yearly
glassdoor[1]
$84,705yearly
indeed[2]
$65,790yearly
comparably[3]
$72,301yearly
Salary.com[4]
$64,817yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$85,567yearly
payscale[6]
$60,454yearly
SalaryExpert[7]
$110,740yearly

Average webmaster salary by state

The highest-paying states for webmasters are California, Washington, and New York. The lowest average webmaster salary states are Alabama, New Mexico, and Mississippi.

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Highest paying states for webmasters

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1California$83,653$40.22
2Virginia$75,561$36.33
3Washington$80,200$38.56
4Oregon$74,450$35.79
5New York$78,009$37.50
6North Carolina$74,067$35.61
7New Jersey$72,103$34.66
8Pennsylvania$66,876$32.15
9Utah$64,101$30.82
10Nevada$68,007$32.70
11Connecticut$68,372$32.87
12Illinois$66,901$32.16
13Massachusetts$67,386$32.40
14Arkansas$64,369$30.95
15South Dakota$68,692$33.02
16District of Columbia$70,428$33.86
17Rhode Island$62,506$30.05
18Minnesota$65,495$31.49
19Arizona$64,195$30.86
20Michigan$62,127$29.87
21Wisconsin$62,541$30.07
22Ohio$61,968$29.79
23Texas$63,260$30.41
24Idaho$61,092$29.37
25Georgia$63,773$30.66
26Maryland$61,144$29.40
27Vermont$59,558$28.63
28Iowa$60,575$29.12
29Tennessee$60,742$29.20
30Kansas$58,775$28.26
31Florida$59,492$28.60
32Colorado$61,559$29.60
33Missouri$61,171$29.41
34New Hampshire$60,406$29.04
35Montana$58,434$28.09
36Kentucky$58,594$28.17
37West Virginia$58,868$28.30
38Delaware$60,351$29.01
39Maine$59,752$28.73
40New Mexico$57,613$27.70
41Alaska$59,976$28.83
42Indiana$58,065$27.92
43Wyoming$57,299$27.55
44Nebraska$56,928$27.37
45North Dakota$58,026$27.90
46Hawaii$63,198$30.38
47Oklahoma$57,873$27.82
48Alabama$57,826$27.80
49South Carolina$58,229$27.99
50Mississippi$57,484$27.64
51Louisiana$57,383$27.59

Highest paying cities for webmasters

The highest-paying cities for webmasters are Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, and Fayetteville, NC.

Rank
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1Palo Alto, CA$89,573$43.06
2New York, NY$78,130$37.56
3Fayetteville, NC$74,086$35.62
4Voorhees, NJ$71,945$34.59
5Washington, DC$70,475$33.88
6Bristol, CT$68,331$32.85
7Brookline, MA$67,425$32.42
8Chicago, IL$66,944$32.18
9Reading, PA$66,910$32.17
10Salt Lake City, UT$64,075$30.81
11Atlanta, GA$63,838$30.69
12Austin, TX$63,479$30.52
13Urban Honolulu, HI$63,201$30.39
14Saint Louis, MO$61,385$29.51
15Baltimore, MD$61,305$29.47
16Tallahassee, FL$60,032$28.86

Webmaster salary details

A webmaster's salary ranges from $44,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $87,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Webmaster Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a webmaster's salary?

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90th Percentile$87,000$7,250$42
75th Percentile$74,000$6,167$36
Average$62,413$5,201$30
25th Percentile$52,000$4,333$25
10th Percentile$44,000$3,667$21

Highest paying webmaster jobs

The highest paying types of webmasters are lead web developer, senior java developer, and senior .net developer.

Job Title
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Interactive Developer$89,875$7,490$43.21169,948
Java/J2ee Developer$90,995$7,583$43.75237,912
Front End Developer$92,147$7,679$44.30124,876
Java Developer$88,475$7,373$42.54147,521
NET Developer$88,984$7,415$42.78236,690
Web Design/Development$69,901$5,825$33.61184,573

Which companies pay webmasters the most?

Webmaster salaries at VMware and Google are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average webmaster salary at companies like Family Office Exchange and AbelCine are highly competitive.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$62,000$61,400$60,800$60,200$59,600$59,000
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Webmaster salary by industry

The average webmaster salary varies across industries:

  • The average webmaster salary in the professional industry is $74,898, the highest of any industry.
  • The average webmaster salary in the finance industry is $66,687.
  • Webmasters in the media industry earn an average salary of $52,982, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for webmasters

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1Professional$74,898$36.01
2Transportation$66,687$32.06
3Manufacturing$66,228$31.84
4Telecommunication$63,345$30.45
5Internet$62,414$30.01
6Non Profits$61,694$29.66
7Education$59,663$28.68
8Media$52,982$25.47

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Webmaster salary trends

The average webmaster salary has risen by $10,139 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average webmaster earned $52,274 annually, but today, they earn $62,413 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for webmasters over the last decade.

Compare webmaster salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average webmaster salary over time

Compare webmaster salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Webmaster salary by year

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2025$62,400$30.01+3.3%
2024$60,400$29.02+2.3%
2023$59,000$28.36+2.1%
2022$57,800$27.77+2.7%
2021$56,200$27.01+1.8%

Recently added webmaster salaries

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UscWebmasterLos Angeles, CA12/15/2024$75,132
USC University of Southern CaliforniaWebmasterLos Angeles, CA12/13/2024$75,132
University of Southern CaliforniaWebmasterLos Angeles, CA12/11/2024$75,132
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictWebmasterBode, IA10/25/2024$52,175
LeadstartWebmaster-Cannabis Dispensary ApothecaMooresville, NC10/24/2024$60,000
LeadstartWebmaster-City of Birmingham The Personnel Board of Jefferson CountyAlabama10/20/2024$99,361
LeidosSharepoint Webmaster SMEUrban Honolulu, HI10/17/2024$87,100
RivierabchWebmasterRiviera Beach, FL10/16/2024$65,205
State of VirginiaWebmasterEnon, VA10/14/2024$42,905
4000 Archdiocese of Seattle Payroll SvcWebmasterSeattle, WA10/14/2024$75,000

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