What would an SEO be paid with these skills?

[BobGW]

Hello,

What would an SEO with these skills be paid (per hour in a larger company in a lower income state):

9 years in the field of SEO
Beginning and moderate link building skills
Excellent on-site optimization skills
Moderate Google Analytic skills
Complete HTML skills
Good to advanced CSS
Some PHP
5 years experience as a small business web designer
6 years experience working with eCommerce SEO
beginning to somewhat moderate Social media skills
beginning to moderate PPC, mainly Adwords
A foundation for local SEO
All the platforms that go with the above, like Wordpress, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, etc. etc.

[BobGW]

I forgot content skills. Good writing/content skills would be included. Thanks

[EvolveCreative]

Not really sure. With 9 years experience I'd hope at the very least $50,000. Rand has a good post on this from 2011:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-salaries-how-much-should-you-make

[BobGW]

What would the pay rate be in-house for these qualifications?

[EvolveCreative]

You'd probably get more in-house than at an agency. Most agencies want you to focus on one thing and do it over and over. Your wide variety of skills could really get put to work an in-house position. You can save the company money on hiring out to agencies.

Just my .02

[jesse-landry]

i have no idea as far as pay rates but i just wanted to say:

if I were looking for an SEO guy I would want more social media and writing skills and less HTML/web design skills.. I'd be looking for someone who can write great content and attract viewers. Design can be left to others.

Just saying... in case you were wondering what skills this person should work to improve.

anyway, interesting topic. thanks