Monday, September 14, 2015

2015 Wage Survey


We have now finished tabulating the 2015 wage survey, the complete breakdowns and totals for which you will find here.

Some highlights:

2015 Median Wage Rates

TV Directors -- $2,414.06

Feature Board Artists -- $2,227.27

TV Production Board Artists -- $2,000

Character Layout Artists -- $1,900

Rough Layout Artists -- $2,250

Previs Artists -- $2,273.68

Art Directors -- $2,312.50

Visual Development Artists -- $1,981.82

Production Designers -- $2,235.31

Tech Directors -- $1,932.63

3D Animators -- $2,021.05

Although we received the highest number of returned survey reports (1,293) that we've ever had, the percentage total was lower than last year. (2015=30%; 2014=33%).

Reason for the divergence of numbers? This year,we sent out a thousand more survey questionnaires.

From last year's survey to this year's survey, 34% of the categories were down, while 66% of the categories were up.

And if you're wondering why some reported wages are below listed journey minimums, it's because

1) Some non-signator studio rates are included in the mix.

2) The listed minimums are journey rates, and some reported wages are for lower-tier minimums ("first six months", "second six months", etc.)

But the above wages will give you a pretty good snapshot in time about what's going on with pay levels at Los Angeles animation studios.


2 comments:

Joel Fletcher said...

Typo... you show the Journey minimum instead of the median for 3-D Animators. Rates are low enough without that kind of slip! ;-)

That being said, the Wage Survey is always a useful indicator of the industry. Thanks for putting it together.

Steve Hulett said...

Egads! You're right!

Typo now corrected (three hundred dollars higher.)

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