Comp survey how much does it cost - Gotham Ghostwriters

The survey emerged as an action item from the Gathering of the Ghosts, a one-day convention held earlier this year in Manhattan, where the nation's working ghosts emerged from their shadows to convene for the first time. Awards were bestowed, speeches were delivered, and secrets were spilled - including an answer to that most sensitive of questions: "How much do you charge?"

The answer to that question was revealed by the first-ever survey of professional ghostwriters, undertaken by Gotham Ghostwriters, the nation's premier ghostwriting agency, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the professional association for independent nonfiction writers.

Findings

Here's what the data revealed: 1 in 3 ghostwriters make more than $100,000 in annual ghostwriting income. "That so many ghosts command a 6-figure salary testifies to the growing demand for an increasingly premium service," said Dan Gerstein, Gotham's founder and chief executive.