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What 3,900 SEO Job Listings Reveal for 2026: Experiments, AI, and Six-Figure Salaries
Data shows the role polarizing between senior leadership and execution, with mid-level positions like SEO Specialist and SEO Manager making up just 25% of the market. Digital PR appears in about 13.5% of listings at both levels, reflecting the growing importance of earning citations as AI search engines pull from authoritative external sources. Listings mentioning SGE, AEO, or AI Search account for 6.3% of senior roles, a hiring category that barely existed recently. The salary ceiling reached $840,000 at the enterprise level, though the median for senior roles sits at $130,000 with a marketing or business degree as the most common credential.
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