SABEW Survey (Summer 2012)
1. SABEW Survey (Summer 2012)
For the third year, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers is conducting a confidential survey of business journalists throughout the country to determine the pay for full-time business reporters and editors in various positions.
The data is being updated to determine whether pay for business journalists is rising or falling, by how much, and what positions are seeing the biggest changes in compensation. If you're a freelancer, we'll update our data on your compensation later in the year.
To find out how salaries are changing, we need your help. Please answer the following questions. Answering the questions will take less than a minute, but will provide valuable data for business journalists such as yourselves.
1
. What job do you have in business journalism?
reporter
assistant editor
business news editor
copy editor
producer
on-air anchor or reporter
managing editor of print publication
editor in chief of print publication
website content producer
website editor
other
What job do you have in business journalism?
2
. What region of the country do you work in?
Northeast
South
Midwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
What region of the country do you work in?
3
. How long have you been in your current position?
Less than one year.
One to two years.
Two to five years.
More than five years.
More than 10 years.
More than 20 years.
How long have you been in your current position?
4
. How many other business journalism jobs have you had prior to your current business journalism position?
None
One
Two
Three
Four or more
How many other business journalism jobs have you had prior to your current business journalism position?
5
. What is your current salary?
Less than $20,000
$20,000 to $25,000
$25,000 to $30,000
$30,000 to $35,000
$35,000 to $40,000
$40,000 to $45,000
$45,000 to $50,000
$50,000 to $55,000
$55,000 to $60,000
$60,000 to $65,000
$65,000 to $70,000
$70,000 to $75,000
$75,000 to $80,000
$80,000 to $85,000
$85,000 to $90,000
$90,000 to $95,000
$95,000 to $100,000
$100,000 to $110,000
$110,000 to $120,000
More than $120,000
More than $200,000
What is your current salary?
6
. How much has your salary changed in the past 12 months?
Fallen by more than $10,000
Fallen by between $5,000 and $10,000
Fallen by less than $5,000
Stayed the same
Risen by less than $5,000
Risen by $5,000 to $10,000
Risen by $10,000 to $15,000
Risen by more than $15,000
How much has your salary changed in the past 12 months?
7
. Why did your salary rise?
(SKIP this question if you did not indicate a rise in salary.)
Why did your salary rise? (SKIP this question if you did not indicate a rise in salary.)
Raise at current job
Changed employers
Changed jobs but stayed at same employer
Other (please specify)
8
. How would you describe your media outlet?
Daily newspaper
Weekly newspaper
Television station or network
Magazine
Web site
Wire service
Radio station or network
Other
How would you describe your media outlet?
9
. Please provide your name for verification purposes only. Your identity will not be published or used in any way.
Please provide your name for verification purposes only. Your identity will not be published or used in any way.
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