Community Managers: How much money should they make?

Dawn Foster compares recent community manager compensation studies, and gives her opinion on what community managers should be making and what the salary depends on.

[...] "In general, community managers for technical communities (developers, etc.) tend to make more than end user, social communities. Salary also changes significantly depending on whether the role is really more low-end, tactical moderation or something more strategic, like building a new community or revitalizing a troubled community site. Job experience, scope, management responsibilities, location and how well known the person is can also make a big difference in the salary range as mentioned above." [...]