-Average payment of a manager, box office teller, concession and usher in the UK.

Thanks.

While I am unable to give $US figures, I have noticed that a theatre where I worked, belonging to one of the largest chains, would switch employees from usher to concession to box office, as needed, without raising their (low) hourly pay. From posts on Film-tech, I suspect this may be common with other chains as well.

I would expect the ticket seller to be paid more than the ticket taker,since his or her job requires responsibility for large sums of money, greater interaction with the public, and speed and skill of a higher nature.

As projectionist, I was almost always earned more than the managers of the theatres who handed me my wages or paychecks. I used to think they were joking when I began, but soon learned that they were not covered by a collectively-bargained union contract.

Now the situation may be different. For one reason, the big corporations have forced down contractual wages, while forcing unions
to permit non-union "manager/projectionists." Another reason is that the IATSE has undertaken a drive to unionize ground-floor employees. To forestall this, a chain I worked for tried to form a "company union" offering a pension plan, but because it was ridiculously meager, and because most ground-floor employees were temporary/part-time/student/immigrant workers, it never succeeded.

As projectionist, my regular hourly wage varied from a high of $34 per hour to a low of $15.50; holiday or other overtime pay was 1.5
times regular wage, during the 26 years I was employed. My highest wage was at a 14-plex, and the lowest at a single-screen, although
some singles paid in the range of $20 to $25 per hour regular.
(See the "Help Wanted" notices I posted 05/01/02.)

Gerard

[Oops! I didn't see the "UK" at the end of your post, I thought "US"]

Staff $5.75 - $7.50 per hour

Assistant Managers $7.00 - $12.00 per hour

Projectionist (non union) $6.00 - $12.00 per hour

Manager (size of theatre helps) $20,000 - $60,000 per year

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There are also places where the management/corporate doesn't give a flip about their presentation (even though they bs about it in press releases and ads) and pay their projectionists minimum wage. Of course many of these "projectionists" deserve minimum wage for the show they are putting on, but that's another discussion.

Any theater that is going to consider themselves to be paying a projectionist properly should hold their head in shame if they are not paying at least $10-11/hour.

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I think you refer to the thread in Film-Handlers' Forum, "Questions About Unions" begun by Ken Lackner 09/24/01, which I bumped up to the top on 07/21/02 and added a post or two. It related to some comments recently made, and I thought it would interest newer Film-tech members as well as regulars who might review the issues in view of the downturn in the economy and the revelation of corporate corruption. It got several excellent responses!

Gerard

Granted, I'm still better paid than the floorstaff, but on the other hand, I can't really afford to live on my own on what I earn!

...but still, it's a hard job to give up... *sigh*

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