Salary for a strategist with 1 year of experience if you were switching agencies?

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I have strategist friends in NYC at a few different agencies. Glassdoor and the Siftly survey are both way high. Even for people with higher degrees.

Here’s my estimate of starting salaries- other planners keep me honest:

Junior strat: ~$55k
Strategist (mid level) ~$70k
Senior Strategist ~$90k

Obviously those are big jumps, so it’s expected that you’ll get raises when you’ve been in the position a little longer.

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^ it’s wildly inaccurate. Never heard of a junior making the salaries they reported. Look at the 15/16 report by Heather LeFevre and add % for low unemployment.

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Be aware that if you were a strategist by title but came in without prior experience, you were most likely still being treated like and compensated as a junior. See this all the time, and it confuses people new to the industry

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Siftly just published their Strategy salary guide

Could be useful for other roles, but probably not junior planner. Also check out Glassdoor obv. for averages.

I’ve noticed that Glassdoor averages seem to over estimate- have you found this to be true as well?

Thanks everyone!

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