Multimedia
Average Salaries/Pay Rates
in the Proffessions
Research from various business & industry
market research sources.
Salary Data, Spring 2003 |
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Skill Set |
Average Yearly Salary |
Cold Fusion Developer |
$70,000 |
Game Designer |
$65,000 |
Web Programmer |
$64,000 |
Art Director |
$54,000 |
Multimedia Designer |
$52,000 |
Internet Developer |
$42,000 |
Web Producer |
$40,000 |
Destop Publisher |
$40,000 |
Web Designer |
$38,500 |
Web Site Editor |
$35,500 |
Pricing Data, Fall 2002 |
|
Skill Set |
Average Hourly Rate |
Desktop Publishing |
$50 |
HTML Authoring |
$55 |
Web Site Design |
$56 |
Web Copy Editing |
$60 |
Project Management |
$60 |
Flash Programming |
$70 |
Database Admin |
$73 |
ASP Programming |
$75 |
| Cold Fusion Programmin | $75 |
Strategic Planing g |
$91 |
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Data From 1999
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Digital Media Disciplines
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Average |
High | Low | |
| Lingo Scripting | 57,000 | 83,000 | 31,000 |
| C/C++ Coding | 62,000 | 96,000 | 28,000 |
| HTML Marking | 48,000 | 60,000 | 36,000 |
| Video Editing | 51,000 | 76,000 | 26,000 |
| Audio Editing | 44,000 | 61,000 | 27,000 |
| Retouching | 39,000 | 56,000 | 22,000 |
| Design | 78,000 | 126,000 | 30,000 |
| Game Development | 68,000 | 120,000 | 24,000 |
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Specific Positions
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| Creative Director | 100,000 | ||
| Design Manager | 100,00 | ||
| User interface Designer | 79,500 | ||
| Web System Administrator | 78,000 | ||
| Web Technologist | 75,000 | ||
| Online Documentation | 70,000 | ||
| Graphic Artist | 62,500 | ||
| Web System Designer/Analyst | 60,000 | ||
| Production Manager (Web Content) | 58,600 | ||
| Web Producer (Web Content) | 55,000 | ||
| Web Editor (Web Content) | 43,300 | ||
| Web Administrator | 39,200 | ||
| Designer | 38,000 | ||
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Web Survey Digital Media Salaries This data is several years old and therfore a bit out of date but the diferrences between the various specilaites is still valid and useful. Primary job avg salary 95% range avg exp 95% range All figures in Los Angeles dollars, rounded off to the nearest thousand. |
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Job
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Salary Range
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Years
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Average Salary/Experinence
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Lingo Scrip[ting
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31k-83k
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1.8-4.6yr
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57,000 / 3.2yr
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C++ coding
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28k-96k
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2.3-8.3yr
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62,000 / 5.3yr
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HTML marking
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36k-60k
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1.0-4.0yr
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48,000 / 2.5yr
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Video editing
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26k-76k
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0.9-4.3yr
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51,000 / 2.6yr
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Audio editing
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27k-61k
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1.4-4.4yr
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44,000 / 2.9yr
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Video editing Retouching
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22k-56k
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2.6-9.6yr
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39,000 / 6.1yr
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Design
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30k-126k
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1.5-7.1yr
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78,000 / 4.3yr
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Management
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35k-101k
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3.2-4.8yr
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68,000 / 4.0yr
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