In honor of our media issue, we peeked into the paychecks of people who work in advertising jobs – making money buy selling us stuff. Here are some average salaries for what clearly are great jobs. Don’t see your city? Let us know and we’ll post whatever you want.

Advertising jobs here pay big.

New York

Advertising execs: $144,030

Marketing managers: $161,640

Art directors: $131,450

Mulitmedia artists and animators: $70,200

Graphic designers: $60,420

Writers: $85,590

                                                     Chicago

                                                                                                               Advertising execs: $86,900

Advertising jobs in Chicago pay less than New York but hey, at least you don’t have to live in New York.

Marketing managers $114,050

                              Mulitmedia artists: $60,360

Graphic designers: $53,900

Writers: $63,170

If you want to earn nearly $70,000 become a graphic designer in San Francisco.

San Francisco

Advertising excutives: $126,540

Marketing managers: $169,520

Multimedia artists: $72,920

Graphic designers: $69,190

Writers: $65,450

Miami

Miami writers and marketing managers make good money.

Advertising executives: $90,520

Marketing managers: $128,510

Mutimedia artists: $59,630

Graphic designers: $46,980

Writers: $55,360

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor