I see a few reps in this thread who have a head on their shoulders and have endless amounts of knowledge. I'd be willing to bet they all make more than some of you think, while deserving every penny.
The wide variety of answers is due to the amount of "affiliate managers" who do nothing but boardwhore and switch companies every 3 weeks. It's really cheapened the public perception of affiliate managers. The majority of reps who have been with large companies for years, are worth their weight in gold. Notice how the large companies have the reps staying the longest? It's often a large company due to the work the affiliate managers put in keeping their webmasters happy (among many other variables of course). Large companies aren't shy about cutting non-producing employees, so that right there shows the value of having great affiliate manager on board.
I guess to sum it up, an employer will always get what he pays for.
