Sports Editor, Quincy Patriot-Ledger

I'd have to agree with you, Wicked. I don't think the new SE will be able to go out and buy a Porsche. I wouldn't be surprised if it pays only a bit more than top staffers. On the other hand, I suspect those guys probably do OK, given their longevity there. And the pay is generally better in the Boston market than other areas.

 

I think I know the neighborhood a staffer at a Quincy/Brockton size paper makes in this market. What is an SE pulling down these days? $60K, $80K, more? doubt it, but someone has to have insight?

 

If you wanna go on happy's reasoning, take a look at the Ledger's guild contract at ledgerguild.com. Haven't looked at the contract in a while, but I'm guessing top scale there for a reporter is in the $45k to $50k range.

Again, no inside knowledge. I'll just be surprised if the new hire clears more than $55k. The old-time editors there are doing not-so-shabby, but at the same time I'd be surprised if they've gotten much of a raise since Scott Low sold the paper 10 years ago. Pugh sucked the profit out of there and didn't plow much of it back into the product.

 

salary info:
http://newsguild.org/salary/index_2003.php

 

Dredging up this subject again...
The Patriot Ledger SE post remains unfilled after all these months, but I see that Gatehouse Media had a surprisingly successful IPO yesterday (go figure), raising well over $230 million, so maybe now that they have some cash, they'll finally hire somebody.
On second thought, nah!

 

Happy, are you a former Ledger-ite? I sent a PM a while ago. Regards, SG

 

SG, a woman never tells.

 

No outing!

And Happy, whomever you may be, your insight has been 100 percent right on.

 

OK, fair enough -- don't want to cross any lines on the forum. Properly chastised here.

 

Was joshing ya, sporting. You were fine. Just tossing out a well-worn SJ line.

 

No worries

 

Any news on this? Since all my sources have retired/resigned/etc., I have none.