CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, March 21, 2017

How much do jobs in TV pay? Here's a look at salaries in 2017

Business Insider: If your dream is to work in television or you already do, a new survey shows what you can (or should) make. But in the process, it also highlights the pay disparity for women and minorities.

On Monday, New York-based production services and career consultants, Brits in the Box, and online production job site, ProductionBeast, released their 2016 Annual Production Salary Report.

2 comments:

Galen shila said...

This is a really comforting post. As someone who is still unsure of the actual career path in the industry Television seems really appealing. Almost all of the salaries where more than enough of a livable wage and it seems that their are opportunities not only in the west coast but else wear. A very small number of the people who responded to the survey where unemployed and that is encouraging. I wish there was included a proportion of people who went to school and where on track to work in television but did not end up there or are currently looking for their first job in the industry. Either way this article really shows me how viable of an option that path could really be. Also it seems that management positions really take home the cake when it comes to salaries in this industry, and that makes sense there is a LOT to manage.

Mark Ivachtchenko said...

I'm glad that the film industry is still rocking and booming as it always was. It's definitely an option on my radar as it is on many others' radars. I'd like to see how theater earnings compare to film because I'm sure there are plenty of differences since film is much more popular and accessible nowadays. I'm also glad to see that craftspeople are still earning high salaries working in the movie industry. I've heard of plenty concerns that certain areas like special effects are struggling a bit because digital SFX are much cheaper and easier than physical, traditional SFX. Finally, a less fortunate fact was the fact that there's still a huge profit difference when it comes to gender and race. It's much worse than I thought it'd be especially for an industry that's trying its best to stay liberal and to change for the better. It's a tough road but I hope to see these numbers equalize in later years.