Preliminary 2015 Wage Survey Numbers

We are busily crunching 2015 wage survey numbers in the office (and when I say "we", I mean that Steve Kaplan is crunching numbers.)

So you know, we had the highest number of responses that we've had in forever, and the same percentage of returned forms (31%) that we had last year.

So let's turn to the early, first-pass data. ...

SELECTED WAGE SURVEY NUMBERS

STAFF WRITERS (TV)

minimum:
$1,065.71

median:
$2,200.00

maximum:
$3,517.50

2014 median:
$2,000.00

change:
+$200.00

DIRECTORS (TV)

minimum:
$1,437.50

median:
$2,414.06

maximum:
$4,381.90

2014 median:
$2,500.00

change:
-$85.94

STORYBOARDS (FEATURES)

minimum:
$800.00

median:
$2,227.27

maximum:
$4,500.00

2014 median:
$2,100.00

change:
+$127.27

STORYBOARDS (TV)

minimum:
$1,054.55

median:
$2,000.00

maximum:
$4,000.00

2014 median:
$2,000.00

change:
$0.00

VISDEV

minimum:
$1,200.00

median:
$1,981.82

maximum:
$4,432.37

2014 median:
$2,472.73

change:
-$160.23

LIGHTING

minimum:
$1,301.20

median:
$2,021.76

maximum:
$2,694.74

2014 median:
$1,769.21

change:
+$252.55

3D ANIMATORS

minimum:
$1,100.00

median:
$2,021.05

maximum:
$4,750.00

2014 median:
$2,000.00

change:
+$21.05

There will be more comprehensive numbers as they become available.