Is it possible to earn a living as an actor? Bet you’ve heard that before…Yes, but it is difficult. According to SAG’s records, only 6% of the almost 100,000 actors who are already in the union make what SAG speaks of as “middle-class” earnings of $30,000 to $70,000 a year, and only 2% make over $100,000 annually.
And get this: almost 60% of all members of SAG worked only five days total in a recent four year period. Out of every 100 actors, only 6 made the “middle class ” earnings, BUT over 80% of the members made less than $10,000 a year. And almost a third made no money at all!
SAG MEMBER EARNINGS:
27.5%…earned no money at all!
39.5%… earned $1 to $3,000.
2.8%…earned $100,000 +
1.4%… earned $200,000 +
And although these facts may make most people want to run as fast as they could from show business, sometimes it can serve as motivation to become one of the 1.4%. Acting is like being a professional athlete. Only the top 2% make 98% of the money. The rest are either not talented, or most of the time hard-working enough. So remember what we say at breakalegg: don’t leave your career up to chance or anybody else: MAKE IT HAPPEN. Work harder, study harder, look better, save more…
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