Hourly wages in U.S. motion picture and video industries 2022

In May 2022, the median hourly wage of producers and directors in the United States was around 48.54 U.S. dollars. Special effects atrists and animators earned the highest median hourly wage at approximately 62.33 U.S. dollars, while the wage of film and video editors remained under 40 dollars.

Median hourly wages of selected occupations in U.S. motion picture and video industries as of May 2022 (in U.S. dollars)

Occupation	Hourly wages in U.S. dollars
Special effects artists and animators	62.33
Producers and directors	48.54
General and operations managers	43.26
Film and video editors	31.41
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants	29.54
Motion picture projectionists	14.93
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	12.63
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	10.91
Cashiers	10.71

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2023

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United States

Survey time period

May 2022

Supplementary notes

Median hourly wage is the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers that industry; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.

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