Media and Entertainment Salary Guidelines

Visit the websites of entertainment professional societies One of the main functions of professional societies is to guarantee fair wages for their members and to regulate media and entertainment salary guidelines. Salaries for media employees can be found at the appropriate society's website.

I recommend:  The Writers Guild of America gives salary guidelines and minimum wages for their members. The Screen Actors Guild also legislates the minimum salaries allowable for its members.

Look through media job listings for salary information Job listings can be a great way to compare entertainment industry salaries across jobs. By looking at what's being offered, you can learn what to expect in entertainment business salaries.

I recommend:  Career sites like CareerBuilder.com lists media and entertainment jobs across the country, with salaries posted for many of them. The New York Times Jobs section gives information on entertainment salary guidelines for most entertainment fields.

Get information from people working in the entertainment field While it might be difficult to find a specific entertainment business salary, you can still hear what people are saying about entertainment business salaries in general and find entertainment salary information from a variety of sources.

I recommend:  Vault’s Media and Entertainment message board posts information from media and entertainment employees as well as those looking to join the profession. PayScale hosts a blog that features job pay profiles for different industries.

Find general information on entertainment business salaries from career sites Many career sites have sections devoted to information about media industries and can provide useful information about media salary guidelines.

I recommend:  Vault offers employee surveys, which include salary information, although you need to pay for membership to access all information. MyCareer gives a graph and a table showing media and entertainment salaries.