Animator Salaries
An animator who is just starting out earns less than a convenience store clerk in Japan. Most starting animators earn less than 800 yen an hour (US$7). Meanwhile, a 20-year veteran animation director reported last year that he was only making $900 a month per anime he was working on and had to work 2 anime at a time in order to make ends meet.
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Do you feel these salaries are fair?
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| No, very unfair | 1152 out of 1362 (84.6%) | ||
| A little unfair | 162 out of 1362 (11.9%) | ||
| Fair | 24 out of 1362 (1.8%) | ||
| More than fair | 10 out of 1362 (0.7%) | ||
| (no answer) | 14 out of 1362 (1.0%) | ||
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Are you worried that low salaries are hurting the anime industry ?
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| Very worried! | 862 out of 1362 (63.3%) | ||
| A little worried | 406 out of 1362 (29.8%) | ||
| Not worried | 77 out of 1362 (5.7%) | ||
| (no answer) | 17 out of 1362 (1.2%) | ||