2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey |
The Association of Canadian Publishers, in partnership with the Canadian Publishers’ Council and Work in Culture, has launched an updated salary survey of the Canadian publishing industry. The last Canadian publishing salary survey, conducted by Quill & Quire, was released in 2018.
This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Goals
An initiative of ACP’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, the survey will provide a comprehensive picture of salary averages across different departments and positions, and will also set wages against demographic metrics such as gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, location, and company size. The survey will also measure changes in Canadian publishing salaries since the last survey was conducted in 2018, and provide data to empower both employers and employees to make informed decisions when it comes to pay.
Methodology
A link to the survey will be circulated to book publishing firms of all sizes, genres, and geographical locations across Canada. ACP asks heads of firm to share the survey with all full-time, part-time, and contract staff, as well as interns and freelancers. Please share the survey widely within your network.
This survey is anonymous and self-reported. As such, participation is voluntary and all demographic questions are voluntary.
This survey is anonymous and self-reported. As such, participation is voluntary and all demographic questions are voluntary.
The 2024 edition of the salary survey has been designed to collect as much information as possible about salaries and demographics across a wide range of jobs. After reviewing the 2018 survey and talking to publishing executives, we have expanded the number of positions while using terminology that better describes those positions. Other important changes include adding more administrative, support and distribution jobs; collecting metrics on company size; and removing some of the executive roles as this information is almost never disclosed by participants.
An independent consultant will administer the survey and compile statistics. Results will be shared with the Canadian book publishing community. Individual responses will be kept in strict confidence, and information will only be shared in aggregate form.
An independent consultant will administer the survey and compile statistics. Results will be shared with the Canadian book publishing community. Individual responses will be kept in strict confidence, and information will only be shared in aggregate form.
If you have any questions, please contact ACP Research & Communications Manager Dani MacDonald at dani_macdonald@canbook.org.
About us
ACP represents approximately 115 Canadian-owned and controlled book publishers from across the country. Through collective work, we advocate and collaborate to create the conditions for Canadian-owned book publishers’ economic and cultural success.
CPC represents the interests of publishing companies that publish books and other media for elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional and reference markets, and the retail and library sectors. CPC maintains liaison with major Canadian and international sector associations in writing and publishing, to monitor key developments in the sector and advocate for policies that promote a healthy and prosperous industry.
WIC is a non-profit arts service organization that has been serving the cultural sector since 1998. Their mission is to advance the careers of artists, creatives, and cultural workers from diverse lived experiences, and support the organizations that engage them, through entrepreneurial and business skills development and innovative research.
About us
ACP represents approximately 115 Canadian-owned and controlled book publishers from across the country. Through collective work, we advocate and collaborate to create the conditions for Canadian-owned book publishers’ economic and cultural success.
CPC represents the interests of publishing companies that publish books and other media for elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional and reference markets, and the retail and library sectors. CPC maintains liaison with major Canadian and international sector associations in writing and publishing, to monitor key developments in the sector and advocate for policies that promote a healthy and prosperous industry.
WIC is a non-profit arts service organization that has been serving the cultural sector since 1998. Their mission is to advance the careers of artists, creatives, and cultural workers from diverse lived experiences, and support the organizations that engage them, through entrepreneurial and business skills development and innovative research.