According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the "average wage per job" in the "New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island" area in 2006 was $60,544. Chicago was $48,420. San Francisco: $61, 031. Boston: $59,095. I'm curious about how representative those figures are for those of you who are working day jobs to support your theatre career. I don't want to know how much you make, but if you would tell me (and feel free to use the Anonymous comment option for this):
1. What city you are in.
2. Whether you are making: Way Less, Somewhat Less, About That Much, a Little More, or a Lot More.
Again, I'm trying to crunch some numbers, so I appreciate your assistance.
10 comments:
I'm an actor in DC/VA/MD, and I'd have to say I make about $20K less than the NY/NJ number.
Chicago. $42K.
NYC (and I do actually live on the island).
A little less than half of what's quoted there.
West Coast.
About 130K in 2007.
1. What city you are in. New York
2. A Lot More. (Double) I have a serious day job, though. Full-time, big office, experience required, career path, etc.
I am an actor in Houstonm TX. Keeping in ming that my day job is also in the non-profit sector, I make 25k a year.
I live in New York, I'm a director with a day job, and I make 28,600 before taxes. so about half of the average.
Chicago - my last day job (which was a true, "work hard about something you don't care about" kind of day job) was in the "somewhat less" category, I guess.
Chicago; I just (voluntarily) made the leap from somewhat less to way less.
Atlanta - I'm a theater managing director - less than Boston, more than Chicago
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