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Salaries on the Rise for Beginner Buyers, Planners

Published on November 29, 2006 | Email this article

Starting salaries for media buyers and planners have bounced back, reaching levels equal or above where they were at the top of the dot-com boom.

Those salary increases have yet to reach the upper echelons of media experience, writes Media Life.

According to a Media Life salary poll conducted last month, entry level media folks are earning more than ever, while more experienced buyers and planners are seeing salary levels at or below pre-bust levels.

For example, in 2000, a typical East Coast entry-level planner made $29,750, while a West Coast starting salary was typically $26,000. Planners today now start at $30,000 to $34,000 on each coast; a starting salary in the $25,000-$29,000 range is considered poor in those regions.

Though salaries are on the rise, a Media Life poll last month showed that the numbers of buyers and planners who are unsatisfied with current levels of pay are also on the rise.

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