The feasibility of living in Manhattan on a chorus member's salary. ... Answer: Each performer who is in a Broadway show — or a Broadway show that's on an Equity (union) tour — must be paid at least $1,509 a week, according to the contract between ... Some chorus members make exactly that much. read more
As of 2014, scale (i.e. minimum wage) for a Broadway ensemble member was about $1850/week. That's around $100k/year. Sounds like a lot, but in NYC, that's not that much more than subsistence — particularly when the work is not necessarily stable. read more
the longstanding tradition is that the composer, lyricist and bookwriter each gets 2% of the weekly gross on a Broadway show. read more
Broadway touring shows see a similar pay structure for the cast of the mammoth shows. Actors in Wicked, Jersey Boys, Book of Mormon and The Lion King work off a production contract that pay out $1754 per week minimum and most trend closer to $2000 per week. read more