SEO cost benchmark calculator
See what US SEO companies publish as their minimum monthly engagement, filtered to the work and industry you need.
Dataset reviewed August 2026. Results are descriptive benchmarks, not a price recommendation or agency quote.
Companies in sample
52
US records with published floors
Lower quartile
$850/mo
25% start at or below this
Median floor
$1.5k/mo
Middle published entry point
Upper quartile
$3k/mo
75% start at or below this
What this calculator means
The output is a distribution of published minimum monthly retainers among matching US companies. It is a market-entry benchmark—not an average invoice, forecast or quote. Scope, competition, content volume, implementation and digital PR can move actual spend above the floor.
Observed range: $297/mo to $8k/mo.
Side-by-side comparison
The 15 highest-scoring records behind this benchmark.
| Company | Based in | Founded | Team | Retainer from | Pricing | Website visits | Hub Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebFX | Harrisburg, PA | 1996 | 500+ | $3k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 88 |
| Straight North | Downers Grove, IL | 1997 | 50-150 | $1.5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 84 |
| Digital Third Coast | Chicago, IL | 2007 | 20-50 | $5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 81 |
| Mediaboom | Guilford, CT | 2002 | 20-50 | $1.9k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 81 |
| MStoGo | Gulfport, MS | 2018 | 20-50 | $1.5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 81 |
| Oneupweb | Traverse City, MI | 1996 | 20-50 | $800/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 81 |
| Siege Media | Austin, TX | Not published | 50-150 | $8k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 81 |
| Obility | Portland, OR | 2011 | 20-50 | $5.5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 79 |
| Anchour | New Gloucester, ME | 2013 | 20-50 | $5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 78 |
| Eastmoor Digital | Smyrna, DE | Not published | 20-50 | $1.8k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 78 |
| JTech Communications | Bozeman, MT | 1997 | 10-20 | $579/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 78 |
| Online Optimism | New Orleans, LA | 2012 | 10-20 | $2k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 78 |
| Firestarter SEO | Denver, CO | 2009 | 2-10 | $1.5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 76 |
| Pure Visibility | Ann Arbor, MI | 2005 | 2-10 | $3k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 76 |
| SEO Idaho | Boise, ID | 2012 | 2-10 | $1.5k/mo | Monthly retainer | No public estimate | 76 |