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| 2017 Wage Survey – image courtesy opedge.com |
Thanks to everyone that completed the 2017 on-line wage survey! A record number of responses were received this year!
The response rate this year was 30% ( 1831 responses to 6128 survey requests ). Many more surveys were sent out this year as compared with 2016 (33% response rate, 1518 responses out of 4650 requests sent out). By comparison, the 2015 response rate was 30%, with 1293 survey responses received.
This year there was a huge jump in responses, thanks to members taking 10 minutes out of their day to share valuable information.
The 2017 wage survey and some highlights: …
— 2017 Member Wage Survey, Highlighted Roles —
—Role———- Minimum — Median — Maximum —
Staff Writers (TV) – $1300 – $2250 – $4200
Timing Directors – $1500 – $2250 – $3200
Production Board – $1250 – $2117 – $2700
Revisionists – $974 – $1600 – $2300
Character Layout – $889 – $2100 – $2800
BG Layout/Design – $1000 – $1955 – $2877
Art Directors – $1500 – $2275 – $4200
Technical Directors – $977 – $1944 – $4300
Character TDs – $880 – $2051 – $3092
Lighting Artists – $1177 – $2222 – $3071
3D Compositors – $1475 – $1943 – $2311
3D Animators – $1066 – $2052 – $3500
3D Modelers – $1320 – $1938 – $2666
Overall, reported wage medians tended to increase over last year’s results, with a few exceptions.
The 2016 and 2017 wage surveys can be found here.
Sharing knowledge helps you when it’s time to negotiate your next deal!
