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Customer Engagement Specialist salary

Average customer engagement specialist salary

$41,014

$19.72 hourly rate

Entry-level customer engagement specialist salary
$25,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a customer engagement specialist make?

The average customer engagement specialist salary in the United States is $41,014. Customer engagement specialist salaries typically range between $25,000 and $64,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for customer engagement specialists is $19.72 per hour.

Customer engagement specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Customer engagement specialists earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Customer Engagement Specialist earn more?

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District of Columbia$63,805
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NVIDIA$120,360
Harvard University$52,111

Customer Engagement Specialist Salaries By Experience Level

Customer Engagement Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Ziprecruiter and Payscale, the average salary for a customer engagement specialist typically falls between $37,538 and $48,668.
zippia
$41,014yearly
Salary.com[1]
$38,591yearly
ZipRecruiter[2]
$48,668yearly
payscale[3]
$37,538yearly

Average customer engagement specialist salary by state

The highest-paying states for customer engagement specialists are Massachusetts, Washington, and California. The lowest average customer engagement specialist salary states are Kansas, Arkansas, and New Mexico.

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Highest paying states for customer engagement specialists

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Montana$46,958$22.58
2Rhode Island$53,207$25.58
3Maine$43,994$21.15
4Iowa$42,139$20.26
5Massachusetts$60,729$29.20
6New Hampshire$47,018$22.60
7District of Columbia$63,818$30.68
8Michigan$43,244$20.79
9Washington$55,498$26.68
10Delaware$48,348$23.24
11Kentucky$40,740$19.59
12New York$50,958$24.50
13Illinois$44,284$21.29
14Wisconsin$44,211$21.26
15New Jersey$50,322$24.19
16Vermont$47,562$22.87
17California$53,516$25.73
18Pennsylvania$43,693$21.01
19Minnesota$42,066$20.22
20Florida$42,210$20.29
21Oregon$46,051$22.14
22Connecticut$45,950$22.09
23North Dakota$38,419$18.47
24Nevada$39,652$19.06
25Arizona$39,759$19.11
26Texas$40,602$19.52
27Maryland$47,039$22.61
28Hawaii$48,095$23.12
29Wyoming$37,839$18.19
30Tennessee$38,308$18.42
31West Virginia$36,096$17.35
32South Dakota$39,823$19.15
33Idaho$38,217$18.37
34North Carolina$39,438$18.96
35Virginia$43,392$20.86
36Ohio$36,575$17.58
37Nebraska$36,295$17.45
38Louisiana$37,693$18.12
39Mississippi$35,190$16.92
40Kansas$35,667$17.15
41Indiana$35,894$17.26
42Missouri$37,004$17.79
43Alabama$36,587$17.59
44South Carolina$36,246$17.43
45New Mexico$35,292$16.97
46Oklahoma$34,410$16.54
47Georgia$36,465$17.53
48Colorado$37,339$17.95
49Arkansas$35,487$17.06
50Alaska$37,629$18.09
51Utah$34,565$16.62
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Highest paying cities for customer engagement specialists

The highest-paying cities for customer engagement specialists are Washington, DC, Boston, MA, and San Francisco, CA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington, DC$63,805$30.68
2Boston, MA$60,629$29.15
3San Francisco, CA$57,876$27.82
4Seattle, WA$55,883$26.87
5New York, NY$51,274$24.65
6Urban Honolulu, HI$48,101$23.13
7Silver Spring, MD$46,631$22.42
8Portland, OR$45,826$22.03
9Chicago, IL$44,503$21.40
10Franklin, WI$44,319$21.31
11Detroit, MI$43,471$20.90
12Richmond, VA$43,075$20.71
13Fort Myers, FL$42,568$20.47
14Saint Paul, MN$42,109$20.24
15Des Moines, IA$41,875$20.13
16Houston, TX$40,993$19.71
17Pittsburgh, PA$40,545$19.49
18Raleigh, NC$39,851$19.16
19Phoenix, AZ$39,822$19.15
20Las Vegas, NV$39,344$18.92

Customer Engagement Specialist salary details

A customer engagement specialist's salary ranges from $25,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $64,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Customer Engagement Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a customer engagement specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$64,000$5,333$31
75th Percentile$52,000$4,333$25
Average$41,014$3,418$20
25th Percentile$32,000$2,667$15
10th Percentile$25,000$2,083$12

Highest paying customer engagement specialist jobs

The highest paying types of customer engagement specialists are customer relationship specialist, service specialist, and client specialist.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Customer Care Professional$34,566$2,881$16.62279,249
Customer Advisor$32,515$2,710$15.63217,369
Customer Service Agent$29,598$2,466$14.23219,115
Customer Sales Representative$38,744$3,229$18.63303,801
Customer Care Agent$31,774$2,648$15.28268,932
Customer Agent$31,834$2,653$15.30211,832

Top companies hiring customer engagement specialists now:

  1. Microsoft Jobs (11)
  2. Constant Contact Jobs (84)
  3. SAP Jobs (9)
  4. Carenet Health Jobs (123)
  5. Arrow Electronics Jobs (17)

Which companies pay customer engagement specialists the most?

Customer engagement specialist salaries at NVIDIA and Microsoft are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average customer engagement specialist salary at companies like Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1NVIDIA$120,360$57.87
2Microsoft$114,781$55.18
3Boehringer Ingelheim$101,970$49.02
4AstraZeneca$95,709$46.01
5Salesforce$81,124$39.00
6Cadence Design Systems$77,551$37.28
7Pegasystems$76,767$36.91
8SAP$72,176$34.70
9Red Hat$68,468$32.92
10BMC Software$62,152$29.88
11City of Austin$56,797$27.31
12GPAC$56,318$27.08
13Boston Public Schools$55,485$26.68
14Wonderful College Prep Academy$55,327$26.60
15Boston Medical Center$54,904$26.40
16Oracle$54,596$26.25
17Massachusetts General Hospital$54,184$26.05
18HealthTrust$54,021$25.97
19Texas Health Resources$53,959$25.94
20Harvard University$52,111$25.05

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Customer Engagement Specialist salary by industry

The average customer engagement specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average customer engagement specialist salary in the health care industry is $48,710, the highest of any industry.
  • The average customer engagement specialist salary in the finance industry is $37,249.
  • Customer engagement specialists in the technology industry earn an average salary of $33,247, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for customer engagement specialists

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Health Care$48,710$23.42
2Media$37,249$17.91
3Professional$34,093$16.39
4Retail$33,382$16.05
5Technology$33,247$15.98

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Customer Engagement Specialist salary trends

The average customer engagement specialist salary has risen by $5,975 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average customer engagement specialist earned $35,039 annually, but today, they earn $41,014 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for customer engagement specialists over the last decade.

Compare customer engagement specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average customer engagement specialist salary over time

Compare customer engagement specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Customer Engagement Specialist salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$41,000$19.72+3.1%
    2024$39,700$19.10+2.8%
    2023$38,600$18.57+2.5%
    2022$37,600$18.10+1.8%
    2021$37,000$17.78+1.8%

    Recently added customer engagement specialist salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
    AmazonStrategic Customer Engagements, Deal Team-SpecializedNew York, NY12/16/2024$128,600
    Cigna CorporationCustomer Engagement Strategist-HybridDelaware, OH12/16/2024$200,400
    OtsukaPharmaceutical Sales Customer EngagementSan Jose, CA12/16/2024$102,101
    United States PharmacopeiaCustomer Engagement Specialist (Remote)Rockville, MD12/16/2024$63,000
    Heritage Behavioral Health Center, Inc.Engagement Specialist, Access To CareDecatur, IL12/16/2024$37,440
    FirmofthefutureLighthouse Customer Engagement PrincipalMountain View, CA12/16/2024$190,000
    Tennessee Board of RegentsWorkforce Engagement SpecialistJackson, MS12/15/2024$31,677
    F3 LearningStrategic Customer Engagements, Deal Team-SpecializedAustin, TX12/15/2024$128,600
    Groundworks New MexicoCommunity Engagement SpecialistAlbuquerque, NM12/15/2024$51,904
    YmcanycPeer Engagement SpecialistNew York, NY12/15/2024$36,564

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