The Average Salary of an Advertiser
Advertisers or advertising managers handle the marketing and promotional campaigns of a company. They work with sales and marketing staff to create campaigns for clients, prepare a budget for the campaign, and develop and place ads. The highest-paid advertisers can earn four times the amount made by the lowest paid ones.
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Basics
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As of May 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the median salary for advertisers is $39.60 per hour or $82,370 per year, with the bottom 10 percent making $19.71 or $40,990, and the top 10 percent earning over $80 or $166,400.
Industries
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The type of industry dictates income. This job's highest-paying industries are electrical wholesalers, in which rates are at $62.73 or $130,480, securities brokerages, in which rates are $62.01 or $128,980, advertising, public relations, and related services, in which rates are $59.85 or $124,490, hardware wholesales, in which rates are $59.34 or $123,430, and information services, in which rates are $59.18 or $123,100.
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States
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The state in which the job is performed can control income. The best states for advertisers are New York, with wages of $69.20 or $143,940, New Jersey, with wages of $61.43 or $127,770, Massachusetts, with wages of $55.02 or $114,440, Minnesota, with wages of $52.79 or $109,810, and Michigan, with wages of $52.27 or $108,720.
Cities
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The city of employment dictates income. The highest-paying cities for this job are New York City, New York, with pay of $72.25 or $150,280, Newark, New Jersey, with pay of $64.87 or $134,930, San Francisco, California, with pay of $64.51 or $134,170, Boston, Massachusetts, with pay of $59.86 or $124,510, and Nassau, New York, with pay of $59.42 or $123,600.
Employment Levels
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The areas with the most employment do not always have the highest pay. For example, the industries having the most employment are advertising and public relations, with compensation at $29.85 or $124,490, and management of companies and enterprises, with compensation at $48.25 or $100,350. None of these are the top payers. The states with the highest concentration of advertisers are the District of Columbia, with compensation at $46.31 or $96,330. It does not offer the best pay. However, second-ranked New York is the best for pay. Finally, the cities with the best concentration of workers are Charleston, West Virginia, with compensation at $25.24 or $52,510, and Fargo, North Dakota, with compensation at $47.05 or $97,870. None of these are ranked in the top five for salaries.
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