The Salary for an Online Content Manager
Online content managers play an important role in the development and maintenance of websites. The webmasters determine what content will be displayed on a website and when websites need to be edited. The Bureau of Labor Statistics places webmasters within the larger category of computer network administrators. Salaries for webmasters generally vary according to the industry in which they work and geographic location.
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Pay Scale
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Online content managers and other computer systems and network administrators made salaries that typically ranged from $42,400 to $108,100 per year, as of 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau indicates that those who comprised the middle 50 percent of the pay scale made from $53,900 to $87,700 per year, with a median salary of $69,160 and an average of $72,200.
Employers
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The salaries of webmasters and other network and systems administrators also vary by employer. According to the BLS, those in the computer systems design field averaged $77,560 per year in 2010, while those employed in postsecondary educational institutions made an average salary of $62,950. Webmasters working in the data processing, hosting and related services industry brought home an average salary of $74,710.
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Location
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Location also provides an indicator of what online content managers can expect to make. The BLS notes that webmasters and other computer administrators in the District of Columbia made the highest average salaries at $81,500 per year. Those working in Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland and California earned similar average salaries, ranging from $80,280 to $81,180 annually, in 2010. Those employed in California made $80,300, while those working in Texas brought home substantially less at $69,300.
Job Outlook
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The job forecast for network and computer systems administrators appears to be positive, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' data. The bureau projects 23 percent job growth in this field during the period from 2008 to 2018. In particular, the BLS predicts substantial job growth for web administrators and developers who will be responsible for overseeing and administering the large amount of data transmitted online.
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