Communication Manager - Pay and progression
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Pay
Industry sources indicate that the average gross salary for communication managers in 2008 was about $98,300, with the highest-paid 25% earning about $112,500, while the lowest-paid 25% earned an average of $70,000 a year.
According to the 2006 Census, communication managers earned an average of $72,300 a year and worked an average of 43 hours per week. This includes full and part-time workers.
This information is provided as a guide only
Career Progression
Communication managers may progress to work in more senior roles in an organisation, such as marketing manager or advertising director.
They may also move to work in different areas of journalism, marketing, media relations or public relations. Some move into broadcasting or radio, television or print journalism.
Some communication managers work as public relations consultants to celebrities, entertainers and politicians.
Updated
September 2009
