I suspect I'm underpaid... I'm in a secondary market (suburbs of DC), I'm an Account Director, and have 12 years of marketing experience—primarily in agencies. Anyone have a similar situation who can compare salaries?

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Sooo... how much are you making a year?

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That said, I’m unsure if you’re at a small independent agency with a small client roster... it may be fair based on other salaries

Google “Real Agency Salaries” it’s a spreadsheet that went viral a few years ago in which tons of folks listed their title, salary, location, etc.

It can be filtered by department, title, location, etc.

There will always be some level of discrepancy based on agency tier, negotiating ability, and level of experience at a given title.

That said, the spreadsheet provides a pretty good directional idea of how underpaid you may or may not be. There will be outliers, but just try to see where most folks are netting out at your level.

Yea you’re underpaid, unless it’s a mom and pop agency.

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