1960s Earnings and Spendings
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We had an interesting discussion about Sterling Cooper salaries here.
1960–Peggy makes $35 a week as a secretary, got a $5 raise when she was doing writing assignments. Raise for Junior Copywriter position was not mentioned.
1960–Pete makes $75 a week/$3,500 a year.
1960–Pete & Trudy’s apartment on 83rd and Park $30,000 (listed for 32) 1500 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 BR, 2 Baths and a terrace.
1962–Ken Cosgrove makes $300 a week before taxes
1962–Harry Crane makes $200 a week, gets a raise to $225
October 13th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Also, Don Draper’s salary was about $30K — a lot of money in those days — and when he was being wooed by McCann Erickson, they offered him $35K. Later in that show he negotiates a raise from Roger up to, I think, $45K.
To put it in perspective:
Pete’s making $3,500 per year
Ken Cosgrove’s making $15,600 per year
Harry Crane’s making $11,700 per year, up from $10,400
I do wonder why Pete is making so much less than Cosgrove, who’s also an account executive. Is he that much less experienced?