Please give me a reality check. Account Director, NYC. Feels like I’ve been getting lowballed on AD offers a lot lately. What’s a good AD salary and what’s a bad AD salary?

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For NYC, depending on years of experience, would expect $125k to be the base.

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My AD base was $150k when promo’d about 3 years ago.

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I started at $110k two years ago when i got promoted. Just got bumped to $125k. I’m still lower than the market average.

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Hi! check out https://www.realagencysalaries.com
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