| Animators
Salaries |
|
per week |
adjusted for
inflation |
"yearly" salary |
| 1925 |
Animator(accrd.
Culhane) |
$125.00 |
$1,473.20 |
$76,606.40 |
| 1928 |
Shamus Culhane(inker) |
$35.00
|
$405.73 |
$21,097.96 |
| 1930 |
Fleisher
animator(Culhane) |
$200.00 |
$2,358.58 |
$122,646.16 |
| 1930 |
Willard Bowsky[1] |
$250.00 |
$2,948.22 |
$153,307.44 |
| 1930 |
Director(accrd.
Klein) |
$200.00 |
$2,358.58 |
$122,646.16 |
| 1930 |
Inker(accrd. Klein) |
$26.00
|
$306.61 |
$15,943.72 |
| 1933 |
Tex Avery(Lantz) |
$75.00
|
$1,104.13 |
$57,414.76 |
| 1933 |
Chuck Jones first job
(cleaning cels) |
$18.50 |
$272.35 |
$14,162.20 |
| 1934 |
George Rufle[2] |
$300.00 |
$4,653.87 |
$242,001.24 |
| 1935 |
Shamus
Culhane(Iwerks-Flip the Frog 20yrs old) |
$150.00 |
$2,256.97 |
$117,362.44 |
| 1935 |
Shamus Culhane(Van
Buren) |
$200.00 |
$3,009.29 |
$156,483.08 |
| 1936 |
Ward Kimball |
$75.00
|
$1,128.48 |
$58,680.96 |
| 1937 |
Joe Barbera (at
Quimby) |
$87.50 |
$1,269.18 |
$65,997.36 |
| 1937 |
Shamus
Culhane(Disney) |
$300.00 |
$4,351.50 |
$226,278.00 |
| 1939 |
Shamus
Culhane(Gulliver's Travels) |
$300.00 |
$4,290.39 |
$223,100.28 |
| 1939 |
Ward Kimball |
$150.00 |
$2,192.39 |
$114,004.28 |
| 1943 |
Ward Kimball |
$170.00 |
$2,149.05 |
$111,750.60 |
| 1945 |
Ward Kimball |
$250.00 |
$2,928.89 |
$152,302.28 |
| 1946 |
Ward Kimball |
$300.00 |
$3,435.64 |
$178,653.28 |
| 1948 |
Ward Kimball |
$350.00 |
$3,235.19 |
$168,229.88 |
| 1951 |
Ward Kimball |
$400.00 |
$3,417.43 |
$177,706.36 |
| 1951 |
Bill Melendez(at UPA) |
$125.00 |
$1,044.96 |
$54,337.92 |
| 1952 |
Joe Barbera (MGM) |
$575.00 |
$4,454.88 |
$231,653.76 |
| 1953 |
Bill Melendez(at
Sutherland) |
$250.00 |
$1,872.59 |
$97,374.68 |
| 1955 |
Ward Kimball |
$475.00 |
$3,636.20 |
$189,082.40 |
| 1956 |
Ward
Kimball(director) |
$650.00 |
$4,995.84 |
$259,783.68 |
| 1957 |
Joe Barbera |
$700.00 |
$5,186.53 |
$269,699.56 |
| 1958 |
Ward
Kimball(producer,writer,director) |
$700.00 |
$5,131.30 |
$266,827.60 |
| 1960 |
Ward Kimball |
$700.00 |
$4,956.84 |
$257,755.68 |
| 1961 |
HB animators (when
paid by foot could make) |
$1,400.00 |
$9,538.12 |
$495,982.24 |
| 1996 |
Union Scale minimum
(beginning Inbetweener) |
$624.00 |
$826.43 |
$42,974.36 |
| 1996 |
Union Scale
minimum(Journeyman Animator) |
$936.00 |
$1,239.65 |
$64,461.80 |
| 2007 |
Wage Survey 2007- 2d
animators- minimum |
$1,446.56 |
$1,446.56 |
$75,221.12 |
| 2007 |
Wage Survey 2007- 2d
animators- average |
$1,530.00 |
$1,530.00 |
$79,560.00 |
| 2007 |
Wage Survey 2007-
Flash animation "processor" |
$1,219.00 |
$1,219.00 |
$63,388.00 |
| 2007 |
Cartoon network 2d
digital animation union minimum (starting) |
$1,363.44 |
$1,363.44 |
$70,898.88 |
| 2007 |
Walt Disney Directing
Animator union minimum(Journey man) |
$1,690.00 |
$1,690.00 |
$87,880.00 |
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