Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry by sector 2017

Data on annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017 showed overall increases across all subsectors year on year, most notably among establishments specializing in postproduction and motion picture and video distribution.

Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	2016	2017
Motion picture and video distribution	267.27	305.52
Motion picture and video exhibition	1,906.2	1,908.19
Postproduction and other related industries	2,049.95	2,262.04
Motion picture and video production	11,188.81	11,989.77

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November 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2016 and 2017

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Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, and employee contributions to qualified pension plans paid during the year to all employees. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc.
Figures have been rounded.

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