So you want to advance your SEM career in the Miami job market?
The South Florida area is home to a fast-paced, innovative business culture that is always on the forefront of marketing techniques. In numerous studies Miami tops the charts for entrepreneurs per capita and that means lots of business that are competing for sales and exposure. Search engine marketing is a tool that many companies are investing their efforts into because it has a very direct consumer impact. After all, the easiest customers to reach are those who are already searching for your product and reaching them on Google AdWords, Bing, Yahoo or even via Facebook PPC has become a marketing science. A successful search engine marketer can dramatically spike the relevant traffic and sales on a website and is therefore very valuable to their employer. Whether they have in-house teams or through an agency, most South Florida businesses are learning to manipulate paid search systems within engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo to help their brand reach new consumers.
Salaries for SEM team members are competitive in the Miami area.
Miami’s a city of substantial size where cost of living hasn’t become unbearable and SEM talent is in demand. That combination amounts to compensation for career PPC Managers that’s very comfortable and scales up quickly with seniority. Check out the list below of different positions on a SEM team member salaries we typically see when recruiting for our clients. Keep in mind your experience level with SEM will greatly effect your salary, so we’ve listed rough annual salary ranges.
Salaries across Miami’s in-house PPC Management teams:
| Position | Low Salary | High Salary |
| SEM Analyst | $50,000 | $60,000 |
| SEM Manager | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Digital Sales Manager | $65,000 | $85,000 |
| Director of SEM | $75,000 | $125,000 |
| V.P. of Search Marketing | $100,000 | $185,000 |
Agency specific SEM roles and their salaries:
| Position | Low Salary | High Salary |
| Client Coordinator | $35,000 | $70,000 |
| SEM Consultant | $60,000 | $165,000 |
Ready to make a move to a new job in the SEM industry?
The team at Sherlock Tech can help you find your new happy place in a SEM utopia.
Improve your knowledge & network to increase your value.
If you’re passionate about PPC the time spent working on projects isn’t enough satisfy your cravings. In order to stay on top of your game you’re subscribed to newsletters, reading guru blogs, following hashtags and maybe even testing some theories on experimental sites. Step away from the computer and meet some of South Florida’s thought leaders. If you go out to networking events the people you meet there will be passionate about maturing their SEM skills and talking a lot more openly about the trends they’re seeing than they will online.
Here are some SEM focused networking groups & events around Miami.
| South Florida Internet Marketers Make Money Online Florida Meetup Growth Hackers and SEOs South Florida |
Miami WordPress, Internet, and SEO Workshop Marketing Your Business Miami |
You never know, you may meet someone who’s hiring today or make friends with a hiring manager that coincidentally interviews you in the future. Becoming a regular at the events around Miami that you get value from can prove to be invaluable in progressing your career as a search engine marketing expert.
If you’re looking for a new opportunity check out the open positions on the Sherlock Tech job board. You can also sign-up for the newsletter to get updates on new events and hot positions as a more passive way to stay in the loop. If you don’t see what you’re looking for but are eager to find something please give us a call at 305-651-6500 and tell why you’re awesome so we’ll keep you at the top of our list as new jobs in SEM come available around Miami.
