By: Jennifer Saba Given the general severe downturn in the economy and the newspaper industry in particular, a new survey brings some surprising good news: newspaper salaries are actually growing.
In its annual salary survey, the Inland Press Association reported that newspaper wages increased an average 2.1% from 2008 to 2009.
The Newspaper Compensation Study (NICS) takes into account information from more than 400 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.
According to NICS, people working in online positions and in graphics experienced the largest salary gains. Interactive producers realized a rise in salary by roughly 13%, Inland reported. Salaries jumped 5% for positions focused on new and alternative business development.
Beginning reporters and editorial page editors were the newsroom jobs singled out with no salary increase, according to NICS.
The report breaks out the data in 11 circulation revenue categories. Specific salary ranges are released to study participants only.
"The study is the industry standard for planning and explaining compensation decisions," Ray Carlsen, Inland's executive director, said in a statement. "It's especially valuable for newspapers dealing with work force transitions and changing government politics."
NICS is co-sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, International Newspaper Financial Executives, New England Newspaper Association, Newspaper Association of America, and Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association.
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