Corporate Salaries
(Corporate Salary Averages by Title, Company Size and Industry) |
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POSITION
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Large Cos.
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Medium Cos.
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Small Cos.
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Senior Vice President | |||
Consumer Products |
$252,121
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$177,189
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$139,100
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$190,995
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$153,300
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$112,050
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Healthcare |
$320,120
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$221,490
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$168,850
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Financial Services |
$272,850
|
$183,225
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$162,615
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Investor Relations |
$238,088
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$176,225
|
$133,525
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High-/Tech |
$341,565
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$232,140
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$173,880
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Avg. all Industries |
$269,290
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$190,595
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$148,337
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Vice President | |||
Consumer Products |
$218,890
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$154,760
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$127,865
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$164,640
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$135,200
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$111,240
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Healthcare |
$275,600
|
$219,188
|
$169,916
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Financial Services |
$220,420
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$172,250
|
$137,013
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Investor Relations |
$216,000
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$170,671
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$137,700
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High-/Tech |
$309,374
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$215,460
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$154,550
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Avg. all Industries |
$234,154
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$177,922
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$139,714
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Director | |||
Consumer Products |
$142,485
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$113,925
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$99,900
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$131,250
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$104,860
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$90,842
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Healthcare |
$193,132
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$181,980
|
$129,638
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Financial Services |
$146,848
|
$129,780
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$118,810
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Investor Relations |
$151,410
|
$115,128
|
$105,119
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High-/Tech |
$201,374
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$173,628
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$140,193
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Avg. all Industries |
$161,083
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$136,550
|
$114,084
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Manager | |||
Consumer Products |
$89,994
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$70,720
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$63,879
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$71,232
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$64,200
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$56,268
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Healthcare |
$105,575
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$104,622
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$90,361
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Financial Services |
$91,350
|
$70,964
|
$62,700
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Investor Relations |
$86,320
|
$77,700
|
$68,992
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High-/Tech |
$109,080
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$97,755
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$77,935
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Avg. all Industries |
$92,259
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$80,994
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$70,023
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Specialist | |||
Consumer Products |
$69,300
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$57,452
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$44,820
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$60,585
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$54,517
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$41,944
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Healthcare |
$82,680
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$75,649
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$66,420
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Financial Services |
$76,320
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$62,856
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$49,500
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Investor Relations |
$77,147
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$64,660
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$58,497
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High-/Tech |
$87,372
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$72,135
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$67,580
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Avg. all Industries |
$75,567
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$64,545
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$54,794
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Agency Salaries
(Salary Ranges by Title, Region and Client Industries) |
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POSITION
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N.Y.C
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LA / SF
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Lg City
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Sm City
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President/CEO | ||||
Consumer Products |
$231,655
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$204,660
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$189,740
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$127,544
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$166,950
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$149,460
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$142,800
|
$106,050
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Healthcare |
$280,900
|
$259,700
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$263,410
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$156,327
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Financial Services |
$242,210
|
$266,305
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$199,500
|
$153,360
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Investor Relations |
$269,240
|
$226,800
|
$212,930
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$156,464
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High-Tech |
$337,050
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$291,500
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$273,064
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$200,355
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Avg. all Industries |
$254,668
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$233,071
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$213,574
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$150,017
|
Exec. VP/Sr. VP | ||||
Consumer Products |
$166,420
|
$147,125
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$130,725
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$106,000
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$148,575
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$126,140
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$100,631
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$90,300
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Healthcare |
$210,198
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$181,440
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$161,136
|
$122,080
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Financial Services |
$193,670
|
$169,060
|
$153,010
|
$129,320
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Investor Relations |
$190,270
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$176,040
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$155,520
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$116,820
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High-Tech |
$206,325
|
$180,098
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$164,670
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$148,170
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Avg. all Industries |
$185,910
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$163,317
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$144,282
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$118,782
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VP/Group Director | ||||
Consumer Products |
$102,270
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$111,300
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$105,788
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$103,896
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$91,088
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$86,100
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$79,800
|
$64,890
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Healthcare |
$126,568
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$126,260
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$122,695
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$102,720
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Financial Services |
$107,120
|
$109,889
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$104,860
|
$93,090
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Investor Relations |
$105,060
|
$96,012
|
$89,640
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$76,300
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High-Tech |
$145,110
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$142,240
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$130,350
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$110,723
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Avg. all Industries |
$112,869
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$111,967
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$105,522
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$91,937
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Acct Sup./Acct. Mgr. | ||||
Consumer Products |
$82,005
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$71,020
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$69,550
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$60,155
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$75,808
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$63,860
|
$61,845
|
$54,810
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Healthcare |
$104,325
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$99,550
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$90,936
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$75,755
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Financial Services |
$86,940
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$80,028
|
$76,214
|
$65,340
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Investor Relations |
$91,054
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$88,000
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$78,480
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$67,870
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High-Tech |
$105,894
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$99,345
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$97,216
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$76,890
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Avg. all Industries |
$91,004
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$83,634
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$79,040
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$66,803
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Sr. Account Executive | ||||
Consumer Products |
$55,014
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$52,650
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$49,290
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$42,400
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$45,240
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$42,788
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$41,406
|
$35,360
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Healthcare |
$72,398
|
$66,073
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$63,772
|
$56,160
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Financial Services |
$63,879
|
$58,969
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$52,430
|
$43,870
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Investor Relations |
$65,880
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$56,055
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$57,120
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$46,434
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High-Tech |
$74,365
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$63,056
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$57,988
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$53,955
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Avg. all Industries |
$62,796
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$56,599
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$53,668
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$46,363
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Account Executive | ||||
Consumer Products |
$44,310
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$33,384
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$30,952
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$26,145
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Industrial/Manufacturing |
$41,715
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$38,272
|
$33,075
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$26,780
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Healthcare |
$56,392
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$50,140
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$45,576
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$43,055
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Financial Services |
$47,170
|
$41,148
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$40,125
|
$35,203
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Investor Relations |
$50,760
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$44,550
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$44,110
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$35,207
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High-Tech |
$59,920
|
$55,664
|
$52,976
|
$42,900
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Avg. all Industries |
$50,045
|
$43,860
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$41,136
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$34,882
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Your Key To This Survey
Large PR agency: Net fee incomes > $5 million
Mid-size PR agency: Net fee income $1 million - $5 million
Small PR agency: Net fee income < $1 million
Large corporation: sales > $1 billion
Mid-sized corporation: sales $400 million - $1 billion
Small corporation: sales < $400 million
Large city: population > 1 million
Small city: population <
1 million
- Survey data reflects base salaries for communications executives. For more details, contact Marshall Consultants at 212/628-8400.