Want to work in Hollywood? Here’s how much cast, crew, and executives get paid!
Who makes the most money on a movie set? What are the highest-paid positions? How much money can you make working in a talent agency? Recently, The Hollywood Reporter revealed how much people working in Hollywood are getting paid and the results are shocking.
Despite many actors making millions for each feature film such as Robert Downey Jr., who is expected to make $40 million in the Captain American Sequel, most actors are making less money than ever before. Leonardo Dicaprio made $25 million for The Wolf of Wall Street, while Jonah Hill got paid $60,000.
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Nowadays, studios are cutting costs which means B-List actors are no longer getting big paychecks. For example, Mickey Rourke was offered $250,000 to star opposite Downey in Iron Man 2. According to SAG stats, the average SAG actor makes $52,000 a year, while a large majority of actors earn less than $1,000 a year from acting jobs.
If you are looking for a new career other than acting. It might be in your best interest to learn the salaries for the crew members working in the TV and Film industry.
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Here is the list of the most popular Hollywood careers and how much you can expect to make working in TV and Film Industry.
1. TV WRITER $3K-$6K A WEEK
2. FILM WRITER $100K-$1M A DRAFT
3. REALITY STAR: PRACTICALLY NOTHING-$200K AN EPISODE
4. SHOWRUNNER $30K-$100K AN EPISODE
5. PRIVATE CHEF $75K-$200K
6. TV STARS $150K-$1M AN EPISODE
7. COMMERCIAL VOICE ACTOR $3K-$1M AN AD
8. STUNT PERSON $50K-$1M
9. PUBLICIST $27K-$400K
10. PRODUCER $250k – $2M
11. STUDIO CHIEF $5M-$15M
12. PORN STAR $120K
14. NETWORK TV PRESIDENT $2M-$3M
15. MANAGER $250K-$300K
16. LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST $3M-$30M
17. GAME SHOW HOST $1M-$10M
18. EXTRA $148 A DAY
19. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER $2M-$6M
20. TV DIRECTOR $25K-$42K AN EPISODE
21. FILM DIRECTOR $250K-$20M A PICTURE
22. CINEMATOGRAPHER $5K-$30K A WEEK
23. ANIMAL ACTOR $5K-$108K
24. AGENT’S ASSISTANT $10-$13 AN HOUR
25. AGENT $200K-$10M
26. ANIMATION DIRECTOR $200K
27. ART DIRECTOR $134K
28. ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR $101K
29. AWARDS SHOW PRODUCER $300K
30. BEST BOY $92K
31. BODY DOUBLE $33K
32. BOOM MIC OPERATOR $87K
33. CHAUFFEUR $56K
34. CAMERA OPERATOR $96K
35. CARPENTER $61K
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36. COSTUME DEPT. SUPERVISOR $91K
37. COSTUMER $79K
38. CRAFT SERVICES FOREPERSON $74K
39. DOG HANDLER $54K
40. DIALECT COACH $125K
41. EDITOR $95K
42. FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR $192K
43. FOLEY ARTIST $88K
44. GAFFER $59K
45. GARDENER (STUDIO) $50K
46. GRIP $102K
47. HAIRSTYLIST $77K
48. HAIRSTYLIST TRAINEE $66K
49. LIGHTING TECHNICIAN (ENTRY-LEVEL) $53K
50. LOCATION MANAGER $112K
51. MECHANIC $59K
52. MAKEUP ARTIST $100K
53. MODEL BUILDER $68K
54. MUSIC MIXER $111K
55. NOVELIZATION WRITER $12,500 per book
56. PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT $66K
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57. PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR A CELEBRITY $80K
58. PROJECTIONIST (STUDIO) $72K
59. PROP MASTER $59K
60. PUBLICIST (STUDIO) $93K
61. SCENIC ARTIST $81K
62. SCRIPT SUPERVISOR $62K
63. SCULPTOR $75K
64. SET DECORATOR $104K
65. SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR $88K
66. TEACHER (ON-SET) $88K
67. TRAILER EDITOR $81K
68. WIGMAKER, CLASS 1 $59K
69. WIGMAKER, CLASS 2 $69K
70. WILD ANIMAL TRAINER $75K
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