Data on annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017 revealed that payroll was highest among record production and distribution establishments, which had a combined payroll of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars per year.
Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2019). Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. "Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau. "Annual Payroll in The U.S. Music Industry in 2016 and 2017, by Sector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/
US Census Bureau, Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Annual payroll in the U.S. music industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184582/annual-payroll-in-us-music-industry-by-sector/