Some Screen Writier Facts

Check out the link for the full story on the writer's strike. That's good info to know, if you love your tv shows, like I do. What I quote below is what caught my eyes.

A newcomer to TV's writing ranks earns about $70,000 per season for full-time work on a show.

Veteran writers who move up to a story-editor position would get at least a low six-figure salary, with a "written by" credit on an hourlong script paying an additional $30,000 plus residuals.

Writers are free to negotiate for higher pay, and people who produce or co-produce — called "hyphenates" in industry parlance — earn more.