Salaries

In the 06/14/98 Parade magazine are the results of a national salary survey.  Below are the salaries reported by some full-time working adults.  Liberal arts majors -- see what your future might bring !!

$     10,712: HOTEL DESK CLERK; Cullman, AL; age 18, female;
$     14,750: NEWSPAPER REPORTER; Jonesboro, AR; age 21, female;
$     18,000: ACTOR; New York, NY; age 38, male;
$     19,822: EDITORIAL ASSISTANT; Anchorage, AK; age 28, female;
$     21,000: COMMUNITY SERVICES; Pawtucket, RI; age 33, male;
$     21,500: COMMUNICATIONS; Fargo, ND; age 34, female;
$     23,000: ARTS ADMINISTRATOR; Cheyenne, WY; age 54, female;
$     24,000: WRITER/MUSICIAN; Buffalo, WY; age 48, male;
$     26,515: TEACHER; Jonesboro, AR; age 27, male;
$     32,000: LUTHERAN MINISTER; Sioux City, IA; age 35, male;
$     39,000: ADIRONDACKS GUIDE; Lake Placid, NY; age 41, male;
$     39,250: MARKETING/PR DIRECTOR; Sioux City, IA; age 34, female;
$     40,000: COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR; Moscow, ID; age 50, female;
$     45,000: ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE; Seattle, WA; age 51, female;
$     47,780: MUSEUM DIRECTOR; Sioux City, IA; age 32, male;
$     50,000: IMAGE SPECIALIST; West Hills, CA; age 38, female;
$     50,000: WOMEN'S CENTER DIRECTOR; Anchorage, AK; age 50, female;
$     51,000: UNITED WAY DIRECTOR; New Haven, CT; age 35, male;
$     62,000: RESOURCE CENTER DIRECTOR; Anchorage, AK; age 39, female;
$     85,000: RESTAURANTEUR; Wilmington, DE; age 45, male;
$    171,500: U.S. VICE PRESIDENT; Washington, DC; age 50, male;
$    219,000: LAWYER; Minneapolis, MN; age 47, male;
$    250,000: COMIC-BOOK AUTHOR; Philadelphia, PA; age 36, male;
$  6,750,000: QUARTERBACK; Hattiesburg, MS; age 28, male;
$ 30,000,000: SINGER; Palm Beach, FL; age 30, female;
$ 43,000,000: COMEDIAN; New York, NY; age 43, male.