Potomac Flacks: New Data on 2006 Average Salaries for Hill Press Secretaries

January 02, 2007

New Data on 2006 Average Salaries for Hill Press Secretaries

Payday As a sidebar to a piece on congressional job-seekers, yesterday's Wash Post took a look at the newly-released congressional staff salary reports from the Congressional Management Foundation. Here's what the report found about the average salaries of House and Senate press staffers:

Average Senate Flack Salaries - 2006
Communications Director: $94,620
Press Secretary: $63,000
Deputy Press Secretary: $36,476

Average House Flack Salaries - 2006
Press Secretary/Comm Director: $55,000

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on January 2, 2007 in Capitol Hill , Salaries | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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