Here's a surprising stat from the WGA:
"Writers Aged 71 to 80 Remain Highest Paid Film Writers
Repeating a development identified in the previous report, the oldest group of film writers posted the highest median earnings in 2009 (see Figure 14). That is, film writers aged 71 to 80 had median earnings of $123,750 in 2009, which exceeded the figure for the second-place group of film writers, those aged 41 to 50 ($80,500), by more than $40,000. Recall that in the television sector this latter group was the highest paid group of writers. Meanwhile, film writers aged 31 to 40 posted earnings of $78,918, followed by writers aged 61 to 70 ($65,000) and writers aged 51 to 60 ($59,500). Also contrary to the pattern in television, the youngest group of film writers -- those under 31 -- had the
lowest median earnings ($57,500)."
http://www.wga.org/uploadedFiles/who...r11execsum.pdf
"Writers Aged 71 to 80 Remain Highest Paid Film Writers
Repeating a development identified in the previous report, the oldest group of film writers posted the highest median earnings in 2009 (see Figure 14). That is, film writers aged 71 to 80 had median earnings of $123,750 in 2009, which exceeded the figure for the second-place group of film writers, those aged 41 to 50 ($80,500), by more than $40,000. Recall that in the television sector this latter group was the highest paid group of writers. Meanwhile, film writers aged 31 to 40 posted earnings of $78,918, followed by writers aged 61 to 70 ($65,000) and writers aged 51 to 60 ($59,500). Also contrary to the pattern in television, the youngest group of film writers -- those under 31 -- had the
lowest median earnings ($57,500)."
http://www.wga.org/uploadedFiles/who...r11execsum.pdf
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