2026 Book Publishing Salaries in New York City
Browse by department to see median pay, typical ranges, and salary breakdowns drawn from NYC publishing job postings with disclosed salaries this year.
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Big Five Publishers
Salary data for the largest trade publishers in NYC, drawn from job postings with disclosed pay ranges.
Penguin Random House
148 jobs with salary · typical $55k–$85k
Median
$69,375
HarperCollins
64 jobs with salary · typical $55k–$100k
Median
$72,500
Simon & Schuster
75 jobs with salary · typical $51k–$86k
Median
$67,500
Hachette Book Group
73 jobs with salary · typical $54k–$78k
Median
$67,500
Macmillan
50 jobs with salary · typical $58k–$87k
Median
$72,500
Editorial
Book Editor
81 jobs with salary · typical $68k–$88k
Median
$73,500
Associate Editor
13 jobs with salary · typical $63k–$68k
Median
$67,500
Editorial Assistant
59 jobs with salary · typical $50k–$53k
Median
$50,100
Marketing
Marketing Manager
36 jobs with salary · typical $74k–$86k
Median
$78,750
Marketing Assistant
9 jobs with salary · typical $48k–$51k
Median
$51,000
Social Media
12 jobs with salary · typical $58k–$84k
Median
$63,750
Sales
Sales Manager
9 jobs with salary · typical $73k–$113k
Median
$78,500
Account Manager
22 jobs with salary · typical $70k–$100k
Median
$81,250
Sales Assistant
15 jobs with salary · typical $50k–$52k
Median
$51,000
Publicity
Book Publicist
53 jobs with salary · typical $53k–$73k
Median
$64,750
Publicity Assistant
16 jobs with salary · typical $50k–$53k
Median
$51,000
Production
Production Manager
6 jobs with salary · typical $75k–$101k
Median
$80,000
Production Editor
13 jobs with salary · typical $61k–$71k
Median
$64,000
Methodology
Medians and ranges are based on NYC book-industry job postings in our database that include a disclosed salary or hourly rate and were posted between January 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026. We include active and archived listings we have on file. Jobs without pay bands, bonuses, and other compensation not listed in the posting are excluded. Figures use the midpoint of each disclosed min–max range.
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