Sales assistant or co-ordinator Promotion or publicity manager Publicist Publicity assistant DESIGN AND PRODUC TION Production or design manager Production assistant or co-ordinator Art or creative director Design assistant or co-ordinator RIGHTS Rights manager or director Rights assistant or co-ordinator SUPPORT SERVICES VP or director of operations/finance General business manager Accountant Customer service rep DIGITAL Digital/IT manager
EXECUTIVE Owner/CEO/president Executive or senior vice-president Admin or executive assistant EDITORIAL Publisher or VP publishing Editorial director or editor-in-chief Managing/production editor Senior/acquisitions editor Editor/copy editor Editorial assistant SALES, MARKETING, AND PUBLICIT Y Sales and marketing VP or director Marketing manager Marketing assistant or co-ordinator Sales manager or director Sales rep
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56%
37%
$47,700
$48,300
$3,500
$55,300
female
CloseuP:genDer gAP DEMOGR APHICS Gender of respondents Average age Percentage who have completed a post-secondary publishing course
Percentage who received a 2012 bonus of $1,000 or more Percentage who received a 2012 raise of 2% or more DIVISION Of L ABOUR(gender split by department) Executive positions Editorial positions Marketing and publicity positions Sales positions
Ten employees or fewer .................... 24% Between 11 and 30 .............................. 30 Between 31 and 100 ............................ 14 More than 100 ..................................... 27 Self-employed ....................................... 5
Toronto ............................................ 62% Ontario (outside Toronto) ..................... 11 Prairie provinces ................................... 7 City of Vancouver .................................. 6 Atlantic Canada ..................................... 6 British Columbia, (outside Vancouver)......................... 4 Quebec ................................................. 3 Yukon/Northwest Territories ................. 1
TYPE Of fIRM(respondents who work at a...)
81
52%
62
75
30%
27
86%
$45,600
GENDER(All respondents)
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2013Salary Survey
due to the small sample size. We opted to include these figures in order to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the industry, but they should be used as guidelines only.•Salaries were rounded to the nearest $100, bonuses to the nearest $50, and most percentages to the nearest whole number.
one respondent.•Averages based on a small number of responses are most susceptible to variation
question. In calculating the average salary, we did not include positions for which there was only
question; percentages and averages are calculated based on the number of answers for a given
previous survey, in 2008, received about 395 responses.) Not all respondents answered every
anonymously.•completed surveys from 393 publishing professionals. (TheResults are based on
on our website, in email newsletters, and via social-media platforms. The surveys were completed
We collected survey responses online over several weeks in late spring 2013. We solicited responses
About theQ&Qsalary survey
Less than three years ......................... 21% Between three and 10 years ................. 43 Between 11 and 20 years ......................21 More than 20 years .............................. 14
EXPERIENCE (length of time in the book industry)
AGE
Under 30 ........................................... 31% Between 30 and 40.............................. 34 Between 40 and 50.............................. 18 Over 50 ................................................ 17