WHO MAKES WHAT ON THE LOT FROM THE C-SUITE TO THE CATERERS ON THEIR FEET: INFORMATION GLEANED FROM THE SONY HACK, AND REPORTING FROM COMPARABLE STUDIOS, GIVE A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAYDAYS AT HOLLYWOOD ’ S BEHEMOTHS Film Director Studio paychecks range from (what newcomer J Blakeson got for The ) to million (what Sony offered Danny Boyle for Steve Jobs ) to much more (Michael Bay reportedly earns million from backend on Transformers movies). TV Director Directors of hourlong dramas make about sitcom directors earn a pilot and you’ll get paid for every future episode, even if you never set foot on set again. Joe Carnahan, who directed the pilot for The Blacklist, got a for every episode of the latest season. Boom Operator Making sure the mic stays out of the shot pays about week, or on a typical Warm-Up Comedian Those super-pumped comics who keep studio audiences entertained before TV tapings get paid General Counsel The top attorney at a studio can expect to earn in the high-six figures. Sony’s top lawyer earns a base salary of Craft Services Dispensing celery sticks and Twizzlers to the cast and crew earns these workers about TV Writer Staff writers can start at WGA scale — for an hourlong script, hour — or earn weekly fees. Seasoned scribes also get episodic producing fees of even for episodes they don’t write. Producer On-the-lot overhead deals have been squeezed, but for a studio release, seasoned producers can make million to million upfront and often much more in backend (though first-dollar-gross deals are nearly extinct.) First AD First assistant directors get paid about shoot, for a total of per film. DP The director of photography makes few, like Roger Deakins, earn much more ( Film Actor A-list stars still can make between million (Meryl Streep’s pay for Ricki and the Flash ) and million (what Denzel Washington got upfront for The Equalizer) to much more with backend (Robert Downey Jr. made million for The Avengers ). Supporting actors don’t fare as well (Kevin Kline made Ricki). Show Creator They make most of their money in producing fees. Vince Gilligan got Better Call Saul , Jon Bokenkamp earned for season two of The Blacklist , and Adam Goldberg got two of The Goldbergs. CFO The top bean counters earn a lot of beans: Sony’s financial chief makes year, not including bonuses. TV Cameraman Lead camera operators make or about hourlong drama episode (which takes eight days to shoot; sitcoms are about five days and pay less). Gaffer They make and work per film. Production Chief He or she usually earns about million a year, though Michael De Luca was making more than his Sony co-worker with the same title, Hannah Minghella ( vs. Makeup Artist They earn about work about TV Actor Experienced actors take home to episode, and bigger stars can earn a series. Raises come each season (James Spader made for season two of The Blacklist; Jeff Garlin made on season two of The Goldbergs ), and renegotiations can earn a star a cool episode (The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons). Publicist A unit publicist hired by a studio earns about per film. Personal publicists employed by stars earn much more, with some making Supporting Actor Sidekicks, next-door neighbors and other nonstarring TV roles pay in the mid-five figures per episode. Jonathan Banks got per episode on Better Call Saul’s first season, and the kids on season two of The Goldbergs earned Head of Marketing The job usually pays about Josh Greenstein, recruited from Paramount, earns a base of million and oversees both marketing and distribution. Head of Distribution Typical base pay is nearly with this title at Sony, for instance, makes TV Studio Chief Sony’s Steve Mosko earned million (plus bonuses) as president, with execs that oversee both a studio and a network potentially making more. Studio Chief Running a studio pays a base salary of million to million (what Jeff Robinov reportedly got at Warner Bros.), but bonuses can bring the amount to the mid-eight figures. Tour Guide Yukking it up with tourists around the lot pays but only after a training period during which compensation is Script Supervisor They get paid about on an hourlong TV drama, taking home Film Writer Established movie scribes can make million a script, plus a bonus if they get final credit. Selling a spec screenplay can range from the low-six figures to James Vanderbilt for White House Down ) or more. … AND ON LOCATION Driver Piloting a StarWagon pays between Extras These unsung actors earn about if they’re wearing a hairpiece or working in rain or smoke. Wig Maker The craftsman who gives Bruce Willis and Nicolas Cage full heads of hair gets paid about Second Unit Director The director responsible for shooting stunts and other supplementary footage, usually on location, earns about Location Manager They make about work many more weeks than most of the crew and cast — as many as Costume Designer Pay rates range from or more, depending on the size of the film and the experience of the designer. Renee Kalfus earned a week for Annie, while David Robinson got week for The Equalizer . Stunt Horse They earn up to day ( horse”) but can cost studios much more in transport fees (the farm in upstate New York that provided horses for The Patriot and Winter’s Tale says they’ve even “FedExed” horses to sets). Stunt Person Most get paid a day, or about work every day of don’t break a leg). But they pay for their own insurance. Prop Master The person in charge of the fake swords and alien artifacts makes weeks on a film (including preproduction).