Prices and products listed below may not be available. For a list of our surveys and prices, please see our historical or current survey list. The following summary of the 228-page Compensation in the Publishing Field, 8th Edition survey report of 65 benchmark jobs from Abbott, Langer Association Surveys. describes the highest and lowest paid job characteristics, and the national median total cash compensation for 22 benchmark jobs, and the factors affecting salary. The composite highest-income practitioner in this field (salary plus cash bonus and/or cash profit sharing) is the President "A" (defined as the owner, a full partner, or a major stockholder) of a publishing company. The company has over 50 employees; grosses at least $25 million in annual sales; has over 10 titles in print; and is headquartered in or near Stamford/Norwalk/Bridgeport (CT), Washington (DC), Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Denver/Colorado Springs, Chicago, or Nashville. While the median President "A" in this group has a total annual income of $191,331, the highest-income individuals reported in this group make well over $1,000,000. Toward the bottom of the income spectrum, Customer Service Representatives have a median income of $25,771. Sometimes earning under $20,000, the lowest-paid employees in this group are located in or near Nashville, Dayton, Denver/Colorado Springs, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, Los Angeles/Long Beach, or Newark/Jersey City. These composites represent the briefest possible "boil-down" of the voluminous data provided regarding current salaries and cash bonuses and/or profit sharing, and numerous demographic variables provided by 43 publishing companies. The end results of the survey appear in Compensation in the Publishing Field, 8th Edition - 2006, a 294-page statistical analysis of compensation received by over 2,600 employees in 65 benchmark jobs, ranging from publishers to fork lift operators. Copies of the report are available for $925.00 through our On-Line Order Form or from Abbott, Langer Association Surveys, 1725 I Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006 (Telephone: (877) 210-6563, Fax: (877) 239-2457). In addition to the incomes of the benchmark jobs already discussed, the median total cash compensation nationally of some of the other 63 benchmark jobs included in the survey report is:
Naturally, these nation-wide pay rates vary by region, state and metropolitan area, annual sales received by the firm, size of firm, type of publication, and supervisory/managerial responsibility involved - all demographic variables for which data are provided in the complete report. Overall Compensation Overall, administrative and professional employees are paid best in the Pacific, southern, and northeastern states and least well in the Rocky Mountain and midwestern states. The north central and southwestern states fall in the middle. For the sales/marketing group of employees, the highest income is found in the northeastern and southwestern states, while the lowest is found in the midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and southern states, with the Pacific and north central states in between. In descending order, MIS/dp employees are paid best in the northeastern, Rocky Mountain, north central, Pacific, southern, and midwestern states. For the financial group of employees, the highest income is found in the Pacific and midwestern states, with the lowest income found in the north central, southwestern, and southern states, with the Rocky Mountain and northwestern states in the middle. Clerical workers are paid best in the Rocky Mountain, north central, and northeastern states and the least in the Pacific, southwestern, and midwestern states. The southern states fall in the middle range. In descending order, the maintenance & repair group of employees are paid best in the northeastern, midwestern, and north central states. For the editorial group of employees, the income is highest in the southwestern, Rocky Mountain, southern, and northeastern states; lowest in the Pacific, north central, and midwestern states. Material acquisition/control/movement employees receive the best income in the Pacific, midwestern, and north central states and the lowest in the Rocky Mountain, northeastern, and southern states. Income for the production group of employees is highest in the northeastern and north central states. It is lowest in the southern and Pacific states, with the midwestern states in the midrange. For the creative group of employees, the northeastern, north central, and Rocky Mountain states pay best, while the southwestern, southern, and midwestern states pay worst. The Pacific states fall in the middle. The best income for circulation/fulfillment/renewal department employees is found - in descending order - in the northeastern, midwestern, southern, and north central states. Advertising/market research/sales promotion jobs receive the best income in the southwestern states, followed by the northeastern and midwestern states. For media/list jobs, income is highest in the north central states, followed by the northeastern and midwestern states. Type of Publication Publishing firms are reported as to which provide the highest income for the groups of employees surveyed. Book publishing firms pay the highest for the clerical, maintenance & repair, creative, advertising/market research/sales promotion, and media/list employees. However, firms that produce two or more types of publications provide the highest income for these groups of employees: MIS/dp; editorial; and circulation/fulfillment/renewal. For administrative & professional, sales/marketing, financial, and production employees, the highest income is in firms that publish magazines. Firms that produce other types of publications provide the highest income for the material acquisition/control/movement jobs. Order the 294-page survey report, Compensation in the Publishing Field, 8th Edition - 2006, described on this page for $925, with charges for shipping & handling. The report is IN STOCK and can be shipped out within two business days. The mean, median, 1st and 3rd quartile, and 1st and 9th decile data for base salary, bonus/commission/profit sharing, and total annual cash compensation are reported for many demographic variables, including geographic location, type and size of employer, etc. To purchase the report, use our On-Line Order Form, call (877) 210-6563, , fax, or write per the information at the bottom of this page. 43 organizations supplied current compensation information for the survey report.
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