International Law

Inside Franchisors Salaries

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The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about franchising.

"FranData found that franchisers with more than 500 units have the highest base pay.

By specialty, the highest-paid managers were those running legal departments or overseeing site selection for a franchise's outlets.

The average annual pay of a franchiser general counsel, excluding benefits, was $131,222 for the 12 months ended July 1. The average pay for someone managing site-selection and pre-opening activities was $130,690.

Next came managers of field operations, those charged with making sure franchised businesses are working properly and dealing with daily issues that franchisees face.

Average annual salary for that post was $111,407."

This is an interesting observation. I can understand why site selection pays well, but legal counsel? Hmm, maybe I should brush up on my drafting skills?

Full post as published by Misleading Advertising Law on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).