How Much Law Firm Media Professionals Earn
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A compensation survey conducted jointly by the Law Firm Media Professionals and Hellerman Baretz Communications revealed that the average salary among all respondents was $130,391.
This is down nearly $8,000 from the 2010 survey. The most interesting findings of the survey included:
- Only 59% received a raise, as compared to 76% in 2010.
- West Coast and Northwest respondents had the highest average salary: $160,000. Respondents from the Northeast reported an average salary of $133,627.
- $135,650 is the average salary for a respondent whose firm budgets for social media, compared to $132,643 for a respondent whose firm doesn’t budget for social media.
- $152,582 is the average salary for a respondent whose firm uses an outside PR/communications agency, while that of respondents whose firm doesn’t use an outside PR/communications agency was $102,535.
- $132,047 is the average salary for a respondent whose firm maintains at least one blog ($150,720 for those who blog three or more times a week), while that of respondents whose firm doesn’t maintain a blog was $125,322.
The survey was conducted from February 13 to February 24, 2012. LFMP members were polled, and there was a total of 76 respondents. Zoomerang.com collected the confidential data, which was analyzed using Microsoft Excel and third-party analytics software.
Full details are in the Law Firm Media Professionals / Hellerman Baretz Communications Compensation Survey.
