Data on annual payroll in the U.S. media industry in 2017 showed that the combined payroll of the software publishing industry was over ten billion U.S. dollars, whereas for sound recording industries the figure was jjust 2.2 million.
Annual payroll in the U.S. media industry in 2017, by sector
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Annual payroll in million U.S. dollars
Software publishers
101,093.7
Broadcasting (except Internet)
23,322.16
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, and employee contributions to qualified pension plans paid during the year to all employees. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc. br>Figures have been rounded.
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2019). Annual payroll in the U.S. media industry in 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184730/annual-payroll-in-the-us-media-industry/
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US Census Bureau. "Annual Payroll in The U.S. Media Industry in 2017, by Sector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184730/annual-payroll-in-the-us-media-industry/
US Census Bureau, Annual payroll in the U.S. media industry in 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184730/annual-payroll-in-the-us-media-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Annual payroll in the U.S. media industry in 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184730/annual-payroll-in-the-us-media-industry/
