How Much Does the Fashion Marketing Career Pay?
A fashion marketing career provides drastically variable pay depending on which state and company you work in. However, according to Indeed, fashion marketers in the United States earned an average yearly salary of $74,000 as of 2010.
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Indeed reports that Mississippi, New York, West Virginia, Wyoming, Massachusetts and Alabama have the highest average salaries, all above $80,000 as of 2010. On the bottom are Hawaii, Utah and Louisiana, which all average $60,000 annually. However, as is true with all averages, an individual's pay may be much higher or lower than those figures, even in relatively high-paying states.
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According to Education-Portal.com, as of 2004 most jobs in fashion marketing were located in California and New York. The median salaries there were $75,000 and $88,000 respectively, in 2010.
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WorldWideLearn reports that a new fashion marketer can expect to make around $37,191 while gaining on-the-job experience in a store or boutique. Upon moving up to a management position, perhaps off the store floor itself, your salary will rise; the top bracket earns in six figures. Competition is fierce, so you might not start out in marketing, but instead in purchasing or retail, which offer lower salaries.
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