Just to give you some perspective when you’re looking to hire someone to handle your social media and blogging, I present you with The Social Media Salary Guide:
And if you want to know if your social media marketing candidate really knows his or her stuff, check out my article, Is Your Social Media Marketer Is Really An Expert?
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I find these ranges so broad, it basically boils down to “a little” to “a lot”
True. I guess a lot depends on how you value yourself as well.
22K for a copywriter in NY? Someone got their facts wrong. Copywriters in NY usually start at the 45K bench, at the minimum. 22K in NY is like 5K anywhere else.
AND Senior copywriters make upwards of 100-150K a year. The figure is wrong.
Thanks Laura – I can’t vouch for the studies that went into this (or when they’re from) – I just took the inforgraphic! The copyright info is on the info graphic. But very good to know!
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Definitely worth pinning to a board, so I did. Maybe not a perfect breakdown but it definitely gives potential clients and those that want you to work for free something to think about..