Forums › Forums › White Hat SEO › Compensation expectations and reality for an experienced SEO › Reply To: Compensation expectations and reality for an experienced SEO timmy_vee Guest February 3, 2026 at 4:32 pm You are earning about $10 an hour if you get $22k per year and work 40 hours per week. Cashiers at Tim Hortons earn about $17 an hour. Senior in-house SEO roles should be getting $130-$150k.
