Community Manager Salaries in Canada

The average salary for a Community Manager is $62,234 per year in Canada. Salaries estimates are based on 520 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Community Manager employees in Canada.

The highest salary for a Community Manager in Canada is $83,365 per year.

The lowest salary for a Community Manager in Canada is $48,456 per year.

The best-paid community managers have a combination of skills in content creation, social media platforms, customer service, and marketing. They also typically do their job for numerous clients at once. Your community manager career can either be in agency setting, where you do the job for numerous clients at once; in a client-side setting, where you do the job for one company all the time; or you can do it entirely on a freelance basis and take full control of who you work for. Each of these scenarios pays differently, but a general rule is that larger companies and more culturally relevant brands will pay a premium to have their social media platforms properly managed. Collect screenshots of successful posts, reels, or tweets, or any social campaigns or contests you’ve successfully ran. This will act as your portfolio, which can earn you more at other companies and prove your value to whoever you choose to work for.

Negotiating a higher salary as a community manager largely depends on who you work for. If you work in an agency setting where you manage multiple clients at once, find a way to show the range of voices you’re able to use and the success you’ve had with reaching out to your followers. If you work in a client-side position, there should be a wealth of data for you to harness in negotiations, from engagement to reach to followers. If anything you’ve done has gone viral, made the news, or influenced trends, it’s vital that you use this in negotiations as many companies struggle with this. Position yourself as your company’s connection to young people and cultural trends, and find as many ways as possible to show that you’re excelling at it.

About 69.88% of Community Manager professionals feel satisfied with their salary, according to anonymous Glassdoor ratings. An additional $4,990 in potential pay per year, among other factors, can qualify the annual pay of a Community Manager in Canada as a good salary.

Community Manager professionals in Canada have a wide total pay range, between $39,440 and $115,348 depending on experience, with an estimated total pay of $62,234 following the average career path of a Community Manager.