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Associate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist salary in California

A real-employer view of Associate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated August 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Associate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $97,851. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$59,134
Level III — experienced1$97,851
Level IV — fully competent1$300,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Anthropic, PBCCommunications1$300,000
ICF Incorporated, LLCAssociate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist1$97,851
The University of Southern CaliforniaCommunications Associate1$59,134

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Communications Associate at The University of Southern California
    $59,134
    Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Feb 26, 2026I-200-26051-653238
  • Communications at Anthropic, PBC
    $300,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-061295
  • Associate Communications Lead, Social Media Specialist at ICF Incorporated, LLC
    $97,851
    Woodland HillsWage Level IIIDecided Feb 26, 2025I-200-25050-708615

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.