Pay Rates in Publishing

Compensation in the Publishing Field, 8th Edition - 2006
Table of Contents

List of 65 benchmark jobs, and benefit practices covered in the survey report follow:

(Also, see Compensation in Manufacturing, which includes Publishing)

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Foreword

Methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Interpreting the Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Participating Firms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii

Compensation in the Administrative & Professional Group

     Presidents (all). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
          Presidents "A" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
     Chief Operating Officers (all). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     Chief Human Resources Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     Human Resources Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
     Office Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Compensation in the Sales/Marketing Group

     Chief Marketing & Sales Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . 24
     Chief Marketing Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     Marketing Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
     Chief Sales Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
     Regional Sales Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
     District Sales Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
     Sales Representatives (all) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
          Sales Representatives, Advertising . . . . . . . . . 57
          Sales Representatives, Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
     Product/Brand Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
     Customer Service Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
     Customer Service Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
     Classified Advertising Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Compensation in the Information Systems/Data Processing Group

     Directors of MIS/dp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
     Computer Network Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
     Computer Systems Analysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
     Computer Programmers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Compensation in the Financial Group

     Chief Corporate Financial Officers. . . . . . . . . . . .102
     Corporate Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
     General Accounting Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
     General Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Compensation in the Figure Clerk Group

     Billing Clerks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
     Account Clerks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
     Senior Account Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Compensation in the Typing & Stenographic Group

     Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
     Secretaries to the Chief Executive Officer. . . . . . . .134

Compensation in the Clerical Group

     Mail Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
     Receptionists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
     Senior Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Compensation in the Material Acquisition/Control/Movement Group

     Warehouse Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
     Shipping & Receiving Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . .153
     Shipping and Receiving Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
     Packers, Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
     Fork Lift Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
     Warehouse Laborers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Compensation in the Maintenance & Repair Group

     Maintenance Leaders/Working Supervisors . . . . . . . . .169

Compensation in the Editorial Group

     Publishers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
     Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
     Acquisitions Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
     Copy Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
     Development Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
     Production Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
     Assistant Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
     Writers, Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
     Reporters/Correspondents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
     Proofreaders, Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Compensation in the Production Group

     Directors of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
     Production Planners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
     Production Expeditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
     Computer Compositors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
     Scanner Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Advertising/Market Research/Sales Promotion Jobs

     Marketing Communications Specialists. . . . . . . . . . .248

Circulation/Fulfillment/Renewal Department Jobs

     Periodical Circulation Managers (All) . . . . . . . . . .251
          Periodical Circulation Managers, Consumer. . . . . .255

Creative Jobs

     Creative Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
     Art Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
     Graphic Artists/Illustrators (all). . . . . . . . . . . .264
          Graphic Artists/Illustrators "A" . . . . . . . . . .270
          Graphic Artists/Illustrators "B" and "C" . . . . . .275
     Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
     Graphic Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
     Desktop Publishers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

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