In 2024, the average hourly income for employees in the motion picture and recording industries in the United States was 39.48 U.S. dollars, up from 37.35 U.S. dollars a year earlier.
Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2024
(in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 2, 2025). Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184483/hourly-wages-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2007/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184483/hourly-wages-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2007/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184483/hourly-wages-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2007/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184483/hourly-wages-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2007/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited April 03, 2025)
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