Corporate Communications Executives

This section provides salary information for healthcare-focused corporate communications executives at large, medium and small companies nationwide. This information is derived from HPRMN's sister publication, PR NEWS's 1998 Salary Survey, and Marshall Consultants, an executive search firm with offices in New York and Malibu, Calif. The firm's national database contains career information on more than 16,000 communications professionals with agency and/or corporate backgrounds in corporate communications, public relations, investor relations, public affairs, marketing, advertising and marketing communications as well as recruiters' knowledge of U.S. salaries. For more information about the survey, contact Larry Marshall at 212/628-8400 or http://www.marshallconsultants.com. For more information on the PR News Salary Survey, contact Assistant Managing Editor Gretchen Hakola at 301/ 340-7788, ext 2154.

Healthcare Corporate Communications/Public Relations/Investor Relations

(Corporate Salary Averages by Title, Company Size and Industry)
POSITION Large Cos. Medium Cos. Small Cos.
SR. VICE PRESIDENT $275,000 $187,000 $137,500
VICE PRESIDENT $242,000 $187,000 $137,500
DIRECTOR $165,000 $148,500 $110,000
MANAGER $91,300 $83,600 $63,800
SPECIALIST $73,700 $63,800 $49,500
Healthcare Corporate Marketing

(Corporate Salary Averages by Title, Company Size and Industry)
POSITION Large Cos. Medium Cos. Small Cos.
S.V.P.-MARKETING $324,800 $252,000 $184,800
SVP-ADVERTISING $276,680 $207,200 $162,400
V.P.-MARKETING $246,400 $176,960 $134,400
V.P.-ADVERTISING $212,800 $151,200 $117,600
V.P.-PRODUCT MGR. $196,000 $156,800 $128,800
V.P.-BRAND MANAGER $179,200 $145,600 $117,600
DIRECTOR-MARKETING $201,600 $145,600 $117,600
DIRECTOR-ADVERTISING $187,040 $154,560 $140,000
MANAGER-MARKETING $140,000 $112,000 $ 95,200
MANAGER-ADVERTISING $134,400 $112,000 $ 89,600