Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2023

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Laura Carollo,
Apr 23, 2024
In 2023, the average hourly income for employees in the motion picture and recording industries in the United States was 37.34 U.S. dollars, down from 42.42 U.S. dollars a year earlier. That value was the lowest recorded since the pandemic.

Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicAverage hourly earnings in U.S. dollars
2023 37.34
2022 42.42
2021 41.23
2020 42.61
2019 37.78
2018 35.64
2017 34.02
2016 31.84
2015 29.9
2014 30.26
2013 29.64
2012 27.72
2011 27.68
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2007 to 2023

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