Salaries in Advertising & Marketing

Do big holdingco pharma agencies give annual bonuses? If so, what's typical at VP level?

Curious about others rates if you’re working through an agency as a print production manager. I feel like the agencies take a huge chunk and my employer really doesn’t know how little I make per hour....

I remember a while back there was a Google chart that listed salaries in creative and other depts. Does that still exist?

Got a Senior Account Director offer at a global AOR on a flagship auto account in Toronto. Posted range stops at $130K. Is there usually room to push above posted ranges, or do they hold firm? Is $130...

Would you permanently trade 15% of your base salary for a strict 4-day workweek? If your employer offered you a guaranteed Friday off forever, but dropped your $100k salary to $85k, do you sign the p...

Full-time job: $85k. Freelance side hustle: $40k. Who else is working two jobs just to feel comfortable? Share your setup.

I feel like Social Media Managers are the most exploited role in marketing. You are expected to be an expert in short-form video production, copywriting, data analytics, and real-time PR crisis manage...

What are first year art ACD’s making in pharma out of NYC?

Are US companies finally cracking down on hiring Canadian remote workers? Getting a $100k USD remote job while living in Toronto or Vancouver has been the ultimate cheat code (hello $135k CAD). But r...

Do you think advertising and marketing has a worse work-life balance problem than other industries, or do we just complain about it more? Genuinely asking — I have friends in consulting and finance wh...

A colleague just executed the perfect Boomerang maneuver to get his raise. He left our agency making $85k because they refused to bump him to $100k. He went in-house for exactly 11 months. Recently,...

I am new to the contract world and I'm wondering what Project Managers are making with 8-10 years of experience.

What is a reasonable hourly rate for a full time freelance graphic designer at [insert large well known appliance brand here] in Chicago? I am sort of new to full time freelancing- I charge $100/hr fo...

Anyone have any insight as to salaries at on the Program Management team at Whirlpool? I saw a job posting for an AD, Program Management role at Whirlpool in Chicago, but it doesn't list a salary rang...

What's the one thing you wish you'd negotiated before taking your current job? I'm in active conversations with a new company right now and trying to make sure I don't leave anything on the table this...

I've noticed that fully remote advertising roles pay noticeably less than in-office roles with the same title. Is that happening to others or is it company-specific? Trying to figure out if I'm taking...

Have you ever walked away purely because the comp dance felt disrespectful? I’m curious what boundaries people are setting for themselves in this market, because I just did and I'm not sure if my reac...

A colleague used a competing offer at the reference stage and it worked for them. 🤝 You are at the final stage of an interview. They are actively checking your references. Do you tell them you have ...

A former coworker warned me: If they say "we are a family," run. 🚩 She took a job as a Marketing Manager for $70k at a startup that preached "family values." What that actually meant was: boundary-l...

At what point in your career did your comp actually start to feel fair? I’m 5 years in and still feel like I’m being paid like I’m brand new. Wondering if there’s a title or experience threshold where...