tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post3192957613907691405..comments2023-10-11T02:16:08.308-07:00Comments on Publishing Careers: New Salary Survey from Publishers WeeklyLori Cates Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-69710242761337424052009-06-19T06:38:02.342-07:002009-06-19T06:38:02.342-07:00You will start as an unpaid intern. Then, dependin...You will start as an unpaid intern. Then, depending on if you're in marketing/sales/editorial/design, you will have a very low starting pay - between $28,000-$40,000. Then you will have to stay for years and years before you even get a promotion because the industry is stuck in a 50's mentality (Get in a good company and stay there for life!). And this is the salary for a very well-known publisher in New York City.Tynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-4829392622032147402008-09-20T19:53:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:53:00.000-07:00Hi Dan and lori I am entering into my senior year ...Hi Dan and lori <BR/><BR/>I am entering into my senior year at Hunter College and just wanted to know the best way to get into publishing as an undergraduate (American Lit Major Creative W and Screen writing Minor) <BR/><BR/>And perhaps what publishing companies tend to hire interns at a reasonable starting salary...<BR/><BR/>It would be very much appreciated and I promise that as soon as I get the job I will comment on your question.pulitzer2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/08452371709020255460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-46263187931726403842008-07-29T13:24:00.000-07:002008-07-29T13:24:00.000-07:00Hi Dan,I agree with you. Together my husband and I...Hi Dan,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. Together my husband and I do just fine financially. The more important issue is that we are doing what we love and what suits us best. You can't get much richer than that.<BR/><BR/>Any ideas from anyone else out there?Lori Cates Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768475768656302512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989431010061167090.post-4506013030765737682008-07-29T13:08:00.000-07:002008-07-29T13:08:00.000-07:00From Publisher Weekly's short article: "The combin...From Publisher Weekly's short article: "The combination of low pay and job insecurity seems to have taken some of the luster off of working in publishing."<BR/><BR/>It is essentially taken as an article of faith that the publishing industry pays poorly. If I had a nickel for every time I heard some form of the statement, "You won't make much money in publishing," I'd be able to supplement my "low" publishing salary quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with this conventional wisdom. I'm a 31-year old editor at a nonprofit publisher in Boston and earn a salary of $47,500. It is reasonable to believe that within five years I will return to the for-profit publishing world and command a salary that exceeds $60,000. <BR/><BR/>Now let's imagine I were married to another publishing professional who earned a similar income. Our combined salaries would easily exceed $100,000. <BR/><BR/>Considering that households that earn an excess of $100,000 per year are amongst the top 15.73 percent of household incomes in the country, I feel that a publishing salary is just fine. This constant griping about publishing salaries just doesn't make much sense to me.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to read the thoughts of other readers. Do you think that publishing pays poorly? Why do you feel this way? Why do you think other publishing professionals feel this way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com