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Re: West Coast entry level artist salary?
There was a write up in the last 2 3d Worlds about "What will I earn?" They said the Roncarelli Report on Computer Animation industry for 2003 gives the annual salary bracket for junior artists at West Coast US studios as $22k-48k. East coast figures were about 82% of tha tnumber. Artists in major cities tended to earn… -
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stay away from tv animation if you know what's good for you :P I know guys that were getting paid less than minimum wage because they'd get scenes to redo over and over for revisions and they only get paid once for it. -
Re: West Coast entry level artist salary?
If you haven't found the full game developer salary survey online, or don't have that issue, here's some info from the 2006 survey. The average salary across the united states for an artist/animator with less than 3 years of exp. is about $45,400. The average salary in California across all disciplines and years of exp. is… -
West Coast entry level artist salary?
Hi guys, Any one would be kind enough to give me a hint of the number? I know the average is about 30k to 40k, but that includes East coast. Thank you. -
Re: West Coast entry level artist salary?
im pretty sure im not the shit but i think my art is pretty good not on par with many of the talented artist on these boards theres a huge room for improvement but right now im going to ask for about 25-30 an hour and will talk down to 21 any lower i wont be able to do -
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[ QUOTE ] rember this is real worth. not "my mommy says i'm awesome" worth [/ QUOTE ] cue "your mommy says i'm awesome" joke from someone i'm actually pretty chuffed at the moment - i currently don't really know any game developers who are properly underpaid. Well, i suppose, when you see the amount of revenue you generate… -
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Astro is right. Making 50k in San Diego isn't shit compared to say 40k in Texas. You won't buy a house in San Diego area ever making 50k a year. In texas you could. So much to consider when making these decisions. Cost of living and your quality of life is a major one for me. I am living in Chicago now where the cost of… -
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[ QUOTE ] Yea, you should have. Although you would have been also helping your own financial future as well as not having to work two jobs to make ends meet. [/ QUOTE ] Then I would be working one shitty job (or two, if I went back to waiting tables) and living back home in New York, where while I wasn't unhappy I knew… -
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[ QUOTE ] It is unbelievably difficult for an artist with no experience to get hired. Is it fair to say to someone "no, you turn down the job if they don't pay x amount... it will be good for you in the long run." Can you honestly say, if when you were going to enter the industry, and were offered something lower than you… -
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[ QUOTE ] That is exactly the kind of attitude that is going to ruin/is ruining the game industry for experienced talent. Why pay someone $50k/yr when you can get someone fresh out of school for $8.25/hr? It happened to the graphic design industry years ago, it will happen to us too if the attitude of "take whatever they…
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