New York City now requires salary ranges in job posts. Here’s which media companies are complying, and which aren’t
Starting Tuesday, New York City employers are required by law to include “a good faith salary range” for every job they post. (“Good faith” means “the salary range the employer honestly believes at the time they are listing the job advertisement that they are willing to pay the successful applicant(s).”
Ranges have to include a minimum and maximum; employers can’t say something like “$15/hour and up.” (So some — cough New York Post cough — are finding wiggle room in ranges like “$15/hour to $125,000.”
We went searching through the job boards to find what media companies, both those based in New York City and those that have offices or some positions there, are paying — and whether they’re adhering to the, um, spirit of the law. This list is incomplete and being updated as of Tuesday morning. (By the way, is it fair to expect companies to be complying already? Yes, they’ve had months to prepare.)
KEY = Useful salary ranges provided for NYC jobs. = Technically cooperating, but ranges aren’t “good faith” IMO. = Confusing mix. = No salary information provided.
The Atlantic
The Atlantic appears to be providing salary ranges for all positions, including those with the option of working remote. Examples:
Senior photo editor: “Salary Minimum: $100,000, Salary Maximum: $120,000.”
Staff writer, The Daily: “Salary Minimum: $60,000, Salary Maximum: $70,000.”
Product manager: “Salary Minimum: $60,000, Salary Maximum: $130,000.”
Axios
Axios is providing salary ranges for jobs listed under its “NYC Office,” even if they are remote. Salary information is not given for jobs based out of other offices. Examples:
Associated director, integrated marketing: “On target earnings for this role is in the range of $90,000-$110,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills.”
Senior software engineer (backend): “Base salary ranges for this role are listed below and are dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits.
L6: $160k – $210k
L5: $160k – $200k
L4: $130k – $190k”
Bustle Digital Group
Examples:
Deputy features director: $85,000–$105,000
Writer and director, branded video: $72,500–$78,000
BuzzFeed
No salary information was provided on any job listing as of Tuesday at 11:30 AM ET.
CBS News
Examples:
Editor: $110,000-$120,000
Senior editor, CBSNews.com: $100,000–$109,000
Senior photo editor: “Salary Minimum: $100,000, Salary Maximum: $120,000.”
Staff writer, The Daily: “Salary Minimum: $60,000, Salary Maximum: $70,000.”
Product manager: “Salary Minimum: $60,000, Salary Maximum: $130,000.”
Condé Nast
As of Tuesday at 11 AM, Condé Nast showed only four New York–based postings on its jobs board; none included salary information, and all had been posted more than thirty days ago. I’ve asked the company for comment.
G/O Media
As of Tuesday at 11:50 AM, salary ranges appeared to be provided for union jobs, but not others. In some cases, only a salary floor was given — a practice the new law does not allow. Examples:
Staff writer, Quartz: “This is a position covered under the collective bargaining agreement with the WGA-East which establishes the minimum salary for this position at $62,000. This position is set at a range of $62,000 to $68,000.”
Emerging technology editor, Quartz: “This is a position covered under the collective bargaining agreement with the WGA-East which establishes the minimum salary for this position at $79,000.”
Editorial director, New York, NY: No salary information given.
Insider Inc.
Salary information appears to be given for most jobs based out of NYC headquarters, but the pattern is hard to discern. Most jobs listed don’t include salary ranges. A couple that do:
Deputy editor, special projects: $110,000–$160,000
Senior advertising reporter, New York, NY: $80,000–$110,000
New York Post
Decider digital project manager: “$50,000–$145,000”
SEO manager: $50,000- $145,000
Deputy photo editor, Sunday (Tues–Sat): “$50,000- $145,000”
Sports digital reporter/producer: “$15/hour – $125,000”
Tech reporter: “$50,000- $145,000”
Politics reporter: “$15/hour – $125,000”
New York Times
The Times is providing base pay salary ranges, including for jobs that can be done remotely. Examples:
Senior Designer in New York, NY: $76,500 to $105,000
Reporting fellowship in New York, NY: $76,168.04
Legal affairs correspondent in Washington, D.C.: $115,506.56 to $170,000.00
Director, story and audience analytics in New York, NY: $152,000 to $185,000.00
Senior art director, games, in New York, NY: $140,000 to $165,000
Supervising editor, style, Wirecutter, in New York, NY or remote: $92,650 to $109,000
Vox Media
Vox is providing salary ranges for all positions, including for jobs that can be done remotely. Examples:
NowThis director of analytics: “The minimum and maximum salary for this position is $125,000.”
Cities manager, Eater (temporary while manager is on maternity leave): “The annual base pay range for this job is $77,000 to $108,000.”
Wall Street Journal
Examples:
Executive producer, news podcasts: $50,000 to $180,000
Audio reporter, The Journal podcast: $40,000 to $160,000
Reporter, careers and workplace: $50,000 to $180,000
Washington Post
No salary information is given for jobs that list New York, NY as their location.
WNYC
Examples:
Major gifts officer: $82,000-$100,000.
Housing reporter, WNYC/Gothamist: $84,413-$86,000.
This list is being updated.