Croner Entertainment Survey, United States

United StatesEdition: 2025$$$

Flagship compensation survey for the U.S. entertainment industry. 2,225 benchmark positions across 48 participating companies covering film studios, distribution, music, and digital entertainment.

Broadest coverage of entertainment comp; spans film, distribution, music, and digital.

Base salaryShort-term incentivesLong-term incentives / equityBenefits

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Survey cycle

Annual

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1Participation opens
Varies by survey
When employers can submit data
2Effective date
April 1 (most surveys)
Data is reported “as of” this date
3Results published
Varies by survey
When subscribers receive the dataset

The Croner Company's industry surveys are annual; most use an April 1 effective date.

Job families covered

3D Art Accounting Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Administrative Assistance Advanced Technology Advertiser / Barter Sales Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Marketing Advertising and Promotions Album / Catalogue Development Applications Development Archives Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Artist Management / Artist Relations Artist Relations (Distribution)Artists and Repertoire (A&R) Administration / Operations Audience Acquisition Audience Development Audio / Sound Editing Audio Creative Development Audit Aviation Benefits Brand and Franchise Marketing and Audience Acquisition Branded Location-Based Entertainment Business Affairs Business Continuity / Crisis Management Business Development Business Intelligence Engineering Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Business Systems Analysis Business Transformation Capital Project Management Casting Channel Marketing Color Comics Publishing Communications Community Relations Compensation Consumer Insights / Analytics Consumer Products Development Consumer Products Merchandising and Licensing Consumer Products Operations Consumer Products Project Management Content Acquisition Content Curation Content Licensing Content Producing Content Scheduling / Curation Contracts Administration Copywriting Corporate Development Corporate Legal Creative Advertising Creative Design Creative Development Creative Services Creative Services Multimedia Marketing Creative Services – Project Management Credit and Collections Culinary Management Current Programming Customer Services / Fulfillment Data Engineering Data Science Database Administration Deal Analysis Development Digital Analytics Digital Asset Management Digital Asset Strategy Digital Content Enhancement Digital Creative Development Digital Marketing Digital Mastering and Encoding Digital Operations (Distribution)Digital Sales / Distribution Digital Vault Direct to Consumer Marketing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Employee Contact Center Employee Engagement Employee Relations Employment Contract Management Environmental Health and Safety Events Marketing (Production Lot)Events and Tour Marketing Executive Management Exhibitor / In Theater Relations and Marketing Services Experiential / Events Marketing Facilities Facilities Construction Facilities and Real Estate Finance Finance and Accounting Financial Systems Fire Food Services Franchise / Content Management Franchise Marketing Global Mobility Grounds Guest Relations / Tours Management Home Entertainment Home Entertainment Account Planning Home Entertainment Category Management Home Entertainment Operations Hospitality Human Resources Human Resources Administration / Operations Human Resources Information Systems Information Technology Information Technology Security Information Technology Support Integrated Sales and Marketing Intellectual Property Internal Communications International Marketing International Publicity International Sales / Distribution Label Artists and Repertoire (A&R)Labor Relations Legal Legal (Corporate)Legal / Business Affairs Administration Legal Content Protection Legal and Business Affairs Library Library Restoration Library and Archives Licensing Literary Intellectual Property / Literary Affairs Litigation Live Events Production Market Research Marketing Marketing Editorial Marketing and Creative Services Marketing-Based Creative Content Media Planning / Buying Media Quality Assurance Media Services Merchandise Creative Design Metadata Analysis Music Music / Podcast Production Operations Music Analysis Music Copyright Music Development Music Legal and Business Affairs Music Operations Music Production Music Sales and Distribution Network Administration Network Engineering Non-Theatrical Sales Office of the CEO Organizational Development Participation and Residuals Payroll Physical Production Podcast Producing Post Production Post Production Management Post Production Operations Prediting Print Advertising Print Shop Privacy Product Development Product Placement Production Production Accounting Production Assets and Archive Production Budgeting Production Finance / Estimating Production Finance and Analysis Production Human Resources Production Scheduling Production Services Production Set Technology Project Management Promotions Public Affairs Publicity Publishing Artists and Repertoire (A&R)Quality Control Radio Promotions Real Estate Recruitment Recruitment Sourcing Regulatory Affairs Release Operations / Planning Retail Development / Sales Retail Marketing Retail Merchandising Retail Store Revenue Accounting Revenue Planning and Analytics Rights and Clearances Risk Management Royalty Accounting Safety and Risk Management Sales / Distribution Sales Operations Sales Planning Sales Planning and Operations Sales Training Sales and Distribution Script Script Clearance Music Licensing Security Service and Fulfillment Software Architecture Software Engineering Soundtracks Sourcing and Procurement Special Events Stage Productions Standards and Practices Story Strategic Content Scheduling Strategic Planning Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Studio Operations Studio and Production Operations Supply Chain / Product Distribution Management Sustainability Synchronization Systems Administration Systems Engineering Talent Development / Management Talent Relations Tax and Compliance Technical Anti-Piracy / Content Protection Technical Operations Technical Operations / Services Technical Product Management Technical Project Management Technology Telecine Title and Credit Administration Total Rewards Tour Marketing Trailer Editing Trailer Producing Translation and Localization Transportation / Fleet Services Travel Treasury University Relations Video Editing Video Producing Virtual Production Visual Effects Wardrobe Workers Compensation Workforce Analytics

Positions in this report (2,024)

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