Salary Survey 2016

Table Of ContentsMission & Details

Bio - Duane Brown

Who Took The Survey

Salary By Country

United States

United Kingdom

Canada

Australia & New Zealand

Europe

Rest Of The World

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Mission & Details

Mission

Help make salaries more open and

transparent within our discipline.

There is a black box around what

we made and this hurts all of us.

By making salaries more

transparent, we can all make sure

we’re paid what we’re worth based

on our experience and knowledge.

Details

This was a self-reporting survey done

online. The survey data wasn’t looked

over by a compensation or data

analysis.

I did this survey to help understand

what our industry is paying us and

how much we might be leaving on the

table. I cleaned up all the data myself.

Duane BrownHello!

I’m Duane. This salary survey is my contribution to our community.

I’ve lived in 5 cities on 3 continents and know the struggle of salary negotiations. I hope you find this doc helpful during your next salary talk.

Say hello on Twitter: @DuaneBrown

Hello!

I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who helped fill out the survey, promote it online and made sure we got as many replies as we did.

Without everyone’s help, this survey wouldn’t exist right now. Thank you.

Who Took The Survey

The Numbers

We received 241 responses from around the world including India, Czech Republic and New Zealand.

Our top three countries being United States, Canada and United Kingdom.

Country # Of Responses

United States 160

United Kingdom 29

Canada 21

Australia & New Zealand 8

Germany 5

Belgium 3

Netherlands 2

Spain 2

Top 8 Countries with Responses

Gender * asked this question late. Only covers 153 of 241 responses

Female Male Non-binary Prefer Not To Say

18 131 1 3

Where They Work

Where Do You Work? # Of Responses

Agency 130

Client/Brand 87

Non-Profit 1

Self-employed/ Freelancers 18

Other 5

Company Size

Company Size # Of Responses

1 - 10 Employees 25

11 - 50 Employees 69

51 - 200 Employees 66

201 - 500 Employees 20

501 - 1,000 Employees 21

1,001 - 5,000 Employees 16

5,000+ Employees 12

Self-employed/ Freelancer 12

Total years experience working overall VS years experience working in paid

Number of Responses For Each Question

Number of Years Years Experience Working Years Experience Working in Paid

Less Than A Year 8 32

1 - 2 Years 37 59

3 - 5 Years 87 107

6 - 9 Years 62 30

10 - 15 Years 35 11

15+ Years 13 1

Platforms

What Platforms Do You Work On? # Of Responses

AdWord 231

Bing 185

Facebook 142

Linked In 61

Twitter 67

Amazon 19

Display 144

Programmatic 60

Salary by Country

Important Notes

● Some people have 1 - 3 years experience in paid but having been working for 8 - 10+ years, thus they can skew salaries higher

● All salaries are in the local currency for that country

● Years experience is just in paid● For city results: only used cities

that had at least 10 responses

United States

Demographics + Other Data: United States

Where Do You Work? Total

Client/Brand 53

Agency 87

Self-employed/Freelancer 13

Other 6

Gender Total

Female 12

Male 80

Non-Binary 1

Prefer Not To Say 2

What Platforms Do You Work On?

AdWords Bing Facebook Linked In Twitter Amazon Display Programmatic

151 134 84 39 37 16 97 42

Numbers are total respondents who answered the question.

United StatesYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $20,000 $80,000 $40,945 19

1 - 2 Years $32,000 $135,000 $55,755 38

3 - 5 Years $10,000 $290,000 $71,234 74

6 - 9 Years $30,000 $150,000 $94,404 19

10 - 15 Years $85,000 $300,000 $156,000 8

15+ Years $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 1

* 2 people didn’t put how many years they worked in paid and so I left them off this part of the survey.

Company Size Salary in USCompany Size Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

1 - 10 Employees $22,000 $60,000 $42,079 5

11 - 50 Employees $15,308 $42,000 $30,133 7

51 - 200 Employees $20,000 $53,400 $32,933 9

201 - 500 Employees $18,000 $50,000 $30,800 5

501 - 1,000 Employees $23,000 $32,500 $27,750 2

1,001 - 5,000 Employees $0 $0 $0

5,000+ Employees $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 1

Agency Salary in USYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $30,000 $48,000 $38,584 12

1 - 2 Years $32,000 $85,000 $50,780 23

3 - 5 Years $34,000 $125,000 $61,050 40

6 - 9 Years $56,000 $110,000 $88,167 6

10 - 15 Years $85,000 $135,000 $112,334 3

15+ Years $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 1

Client/Brand Salary in USYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $20,000 $70,000 $38,500 4

1 - 2 Years $40,000 $95,000 $58,300 10

3 - 5 Years $46,100 $170,000 $77,083 28

6 - 9 Years $66,000 $122,000 $84,667 6

10 - 15 Years $111,000 $125,000 $118,000 2

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

Self-employed/Freelancer SalaryYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $40,000 $80,000 $60,000 2

1 - 2 Years $0 $0 $0

3 - 5 Years $10,000 $290,000 $135,000 4

6 - 9 Years $30,000 $150,000 $109,443 6

10 - 15 Years $230,000 $230,000 $230,000 1

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

New YorkYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $38,000 $70,000 $47,000 4

1 - 2 Years $50,000 $75,000 $62,000 5

3 - 5 Years $60,000 $125,000 $83,250 4

6 - 9 Years $97,000 $126,660 $107,887 3

10 - 15 Years $0 $0 $0 N/A

15+ Years $0 $0 $0 N/A

SeattleYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $0 $0 $0

1 - 2 Years $43,000 $85,000 $60,000 3

3 - 5 Years $58,000 $93,000 $72,000 4

6 - 9 Years $75,000 $101,000 $88,000 2

10 - 15 Years $117,000 $117,000 $117,000 1

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

San FranciscoYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 1

1 - 2 Years $61,000 $78,000 $69,500 2

3 - 5 Years $60,000 $170,000 $99,063 8

6 - 9 Years $110,000 $110,000 $110,000 1

10 - 15 Years $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 1

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

ChicagoYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $35,000 $40,000 $37,500 2

1 - 2 Years $40,000 $55,000 $50,000 3

3 - 5 Years $59,850 $87,500 $70,874 3

6 - 9 Years $0 $0 $0

10 - 15 Years $85,000 $135,000 $110,000 2

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

DenverYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $38,000 $41,000 $39,500 2

1 - 2 Years $35,000 $46,870 $40,935 2

3 - 5 Years $53,000 $70,000 $61,250 4

6 - 9 Years $66,000 $66,000 $66,000 1

10 - 15 Years $230,000 $230,000 $230,000 1

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

US City Salary AveragesYears Exps. In Paid New York Seattle San Fran Chicago Denver

Less Than 1 Year $47,000 $0 $80,000 $37,500 $39,500

1 - 2 Years $62,000 $60,000 $69,500 $50,000 $40,935

3 - 5 Years $83,250 $72,000 $99,063 $70,874 $61,250

6 - 9 Years $107,887 $88,000 $110,000 $0 $66,000

10 - 15 Years $0 $117,000 $300,000 $110,000 $230,000

15+ Years $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

United Kingdom

Demographics + Other Data: United Kingdom

Where Do You Work? Total

Client/Brand 15

Agency 13

Self-employed/Freelancer 1

Other 0

Gender Total

Female 0

Male 16

Non-Binary 0

Prefer Not To Say 1

What Platforms Do You Work On?

AdWords Bing Facebook Linked In Twitter Amazon Display Programmatic

28 20 20 6 10 1 11 5

Numbers are total respondents who answered the question.

United KingdomYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year £18,000 £40,000 £25,000 5

1 - 2 Years £15,310 £60,000 £33,588 8

3 - 5 Years £22,000 £53,400 £35,037 11

6 - 9 Years £22,000 £50,000 £36,406 4

10 - 15 Years £32,500 £32,500 £32,500 1

15+ Years £0 £0 £0

Company Size Salary in UKCompany Size Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

1 - 10 Employees £22,000 £60,000 £42,079 5

11 - 50 Employees £15,310 £42,000 £30,133 7

51 - 200 Employees £20,000 £53,400 £32,933 9

201 - 500 Employees £18,000 £50,000 £30,800 5

501 - 1,000 Employees £23,000 £32,500 £27,750 2

1,001 - 5,000 Employees £0 £0 £0

5,000+ Employees £32,000 £32,000 £32,000 1

Agency Salary in UKYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year £40,000 £40,000 £40,000

1 - 2 Years £20,000 £32,000 £25,250 4

3 - 5 Years £31,000 £53,400 £38,080 5

6 - 9 Years £22,000 £37,623 £31,875 3

10 - 15 Years £0 £0 £0

15+ Years £0 £0 £0

Client/Brand Salary in UKYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year £18,000 £26,000 £21,750 4

1 - 2 Years £15,308 £60,000 £39,234 3

3 - 5 Years £22,000 £40,000 £32,500 6

6 - 9 Years £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 1

10 - 15 Years £32,500 £32,500 £32,500 1

15+ Years £ £ £

LondonYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year £40,000 £40,000 £40,000 1

1 - 2 Years £22,000 £60,000 £38.899 6

3 - 5 Years £31,000 £53,000 £36,343 7

6 - 9 Years £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 1

10 - 15 Years £0 £0 £0

15+ Years £0 £0 £0

Non - LondonYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year £18,000 £26,000 £21,750 4

1 - 2 Years £15,310 £20,000 £17,655 2

3 - 5 Years £22,000 £42,000 £32,750 4

6 - 9 Years £22,000 £37,625 £31,875 3

10 - 15 Years £32,500 £32,500 £32,500 1

15+ Years £0 £0 £0

* Used all salaries outside London. Cities include Newcastle, Manchester, Portsmouth, Bristol..ect.

Canada

Demographics + Other Data: Canada

Where Do You Work? Total

Client/Brand 9

Agency 10

Self-employed/Freelancer 2

Other 0

Gender Total

Female 4

Male 12

Non-Binary 0

Prefer Not To Say 0

What Platforms Do You Work On?

AdWords Bing Facebook Linked In Twitter Amazon Display Programmatic

21 16 18 5 9 2 15 5

Numbers are total respondents who answered the question.

CanadaYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $28,800 $45,000 $36,560 5

1 - 2 Years $45,000 $70,000 $54,400 5

3 - 5 Years $40,000 $87,000 $62,572 7

6 - 9 Years $89,000 $90,000 $89,500 2

10 - 15 Years $75,000 $90,000 $82,500 2

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

Agency Salary in CanadaYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $28,800 $30,000 $29,400 2

1 - 2 Years $45,000 $47,000 $45,667 3

3 - 5 Years $50,000 $87,000 $65,250 4

6 - 9 Years $89,000 $89,000 $89,000 1

10 - 15 Years $0 $0 $0

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

Client/Brand Salary in CanadaYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $40,000 $45,000 $42,500 2

1 - 2 Years $65,000 $70,000 $67,500 2

3 - 5 Years $40,000 $70,000 $59,000 3

6 - 9 Years $90,000 $ $90,000 1

10 - 15 Years $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 1

15+ Years $ $ $

Australia & New Zealand

Quick NoteConverted the NZD salaries into AUD, so we can get more responses for this end of the world

Demographics + Other Data: Australia & New Zealand

Where Do You Work? Total

Client/Brand 2

Agency 3

Self-employed/Freelancer 2

Other 0

Gender Total

Female 1

Male 5

Non-Binary 0

Prefer Not To Say 0

What Platforms Do You Work On?

AdWords Bing Facebook Linked In Twitter Amazon Display Programmatic

8 4 5 2 4 0 6 2

Numbers are total respondents who answered the question.

Australia & New ZealandYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year $38,000 $38,000 $38,000 1

1 - 2 Years $51,000 $51,000 $51,000 1

3 - 5 Years $50,000 $85,000 $63,000 5

6 - 9 Years $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 1

10 - 15 Years $0 $0 $0

15+ Years $0 $0 $0

Europe

Quick Note

Aggregated responses for anyone paid in EURO:

Belgium = 3 responsesFrance = 1 responsesGermany = 5 responsesIreland = 1 responsesNetherlands = 2 responsesPortugal = 1 responsesSpain = 2 responses

Demographics + Other Data: Europe W/O UK Data

Where Do You Work? Total

Client/ Brand 5

Agency 10

Self-employed/Freelancer 0

Other 0

Gender Total

Female 1

Male 8

Non-Binary 0

Prefer Not To Say 0

What Platforms Do You Work On?

AdWords Bing Facebook Linked In Twitter Amazon Display Programmatic

14 8 10 5 6 0 9 5

Numbers are total respondents who answered the question.

EuropeYears Exps. In Paid Minimum Salary Max Salary Average # of Respondents

Less Than 1 Year €14,000 €28,200 €21,300 2

1 - 2 Years €24,000 €45,000 €34,000 4

3 - 5 Years €20,000 €50,000 €35,512 7

6 - 9 Years €20,000 €51,200 €35,600 2

10 - 15 Years €0 €0 €0

15+ Years €0 €0 €0

Rest Of The World

Quick NoteOutlier countries we didn’t get enough response for this time, but wanted to show something for them.

OtherCountry Years Exps. In Paid Where they work? Salary

India 1 - 2 Years Agency 450,000 INR

India 3 - 5 Years Client/Brand 600,000 INR

Czech Republic 6 - 9 Years Client/Brand 22,000 CZK

Croatia 3 - 5 Years Agency 16,000 HRK

OtherCountry Years Exps. In Paid Where they work? Salary

Russia 1 - 2 Years Agency 12,000 RUB

Singapore 6 - 9 Years Agency 70,000 SGD

Switzerland 1 - 2 Years Agency 72,000 CHF

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