--- title: Here's How Much Money People Make Behind the Scenes at the Oscars description: Putting on one of TV's biggest events entails employing hundreds of people, as producers, security detail, makeup artists, and more. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2016-02-26T18:38:51.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T10:08:49.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Earnings - Hollywood - Oscars 2016 - salaries word_count: 347 canonical: https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![160225_EM_OSCARHAIRSTYLIST](https://img.money.com/2016/02/160225_em_oscarhairstylist.jpg) All eyes will be on [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://money.com/leonardo-dicaprio-net-worth/) and [Jennifer Lawrence](https://money.com/jennifer-lawrence-net-worth/) at Sunday's 88th Annual Academy Awards, but it takes a lot more than a few A-list celebrities to make Hollywood's biggest night a success. Putting on one of TV's biggest events entails hundreds of people, as producers, security detail, makeup artists, and more work behind the scenes. Someone needs to write those witty one-liners award presenters read from the teleprompter, right? And while they're not pulling in millions like the [stars who are up for awards](https://money.com/leonardo-dicaprio-net-worth/), they're not being short-changed either. The Academy spends over [$40 million](https://money.com/oscars-2016-cost/) on the ceremony, and that money goes towards a lot more than just the red carpet cleaning bill. PayScale supplied us with data for the median pay and the 90th percentile pay for behind-the-scenes jobs at the show, noting that "it stands to reason that those who secure a job behind the scenes at the Academy Awards will be paid on the higher end of the pay distribution." Looks like this writer should have considered becoming a security consultant. | Job Titles | Pay Type | Median Pay | 90th Percentile Pay | Typical Degree Level | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Security Consultant (Physical/Personnel/Grounds) | Salaried | $66,100 | $160,000 | Bachelor's Degree | | Production Manager, Television | Salaried | $64,800 | $97,200 | Bachelor's Degree | | Senior Accountant | Salaried | $64,600 | $84,100 | Bachelor's Degree | | Film/TV Producer | Salaried | $62,900 | $127,000 | Bachelor's Degree | | Fashion Designer | Salaried | $59,600 | $96,800 | Bachelor's Degree | | Web Designer & Developer | Salaried | $51,900 | $83,800 | Bachelor's Degree | | Television Director | Salaried | $47,900 | $172,000 | Bachelor's Degree | | Script Writer | Salaried | $45,200 | $148,000 | Bachelor's Degree | | Public Relations Specialist | Salaried | $45,800 | $67,900 | Bachelor's Degree | | Event Planner | Salaried | $44,400 | $74,700 | Bachelor's Degree | | Fashion Stylist | Salaried | $41,000 | $79,300 | Bachelor's Degree | | Stage Manager-Live Performances or Events | Salaried | $40,300 | $80,800 | Bachelor's Degree | | Features Reporter | Salaried | $31,700 | $64,600 | Bachelor's Degree | | Freelance Photographer | Hourly | $24.40 | $100.60 | Associate Degree | | Camera Operator, Television, Video, or Motion Picture | Hourly | $19.60 | $45.30 | Associate Degree | | Theatrical Lighting Technician | Hourly | $18.60 | $34.50 | Associate Degree | | Chauffeur | Hourly | $16.80 | $30.60 | High School | | Makeup Artist | Hourly | $16.80 | $34.90 | Certificate | | Sound Board Operator | Hourly | $13.60 | $23.90 | Associate Degree | | Hairdresser/Hairstylist | Hourly | $10.60 | $20.10 | Certificate | | Janitor or Cleaner | Hourly | $10.20 | $16.20 | High School | ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Movies", "item": "https://money.com/movies/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Here's How Much Money People Make Behind the Scenes at the Oscars" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/", "name": "Here's How Much Money People Make Behind the Scenes at the Oscars", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-02-26T18:38:51.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-16T10:08:49.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Here's How Much Money People Make Behind the Scenes at the Oscars", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/02/160225_em_oscarhairstylist.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1401, "caption": "160225_EM_OSCARHAIRSTYLIST" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alicia Adamczyk", "url": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/alicia-headshot-2.jpg?quality=85&w=640&h=640&crop=1", "email": "alicia.adamczyk@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2016-02-26T18:38:51.000Z", "description": "Putting on one of TV's biggest events entails employing hundreds of people, as producers, security detail, makeup artists, and more.", "abstract": "Putting on one of TV's biggest events entails employing hundreds of people, as producers, security detail, makeup artists, and more.", "@id": "https://money.com/oscars-2016-salaries/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-16T10:08:49.000Z", "wordCount": 347, "keywords": [ "Earnings", "Hollywood", "Oscars 2016", "salaries" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Film", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film" ] } ] } ] } ```