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I’m a Thai actor. I can’t speak for all actors, but I get paid ~250k baht per episode for a lakorn (TV drama). A typical lakorn has ~15 episodes. I usually do 1 per year. Add to that the salary I get from the TV network to stay with them.

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[–] Greee1911@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Marketing Director for a company that hosts in person conferences. $105 base with around 15k in bonus per year. I work remote from home. I enjoy the flexibility it gives me. Health insurance for me and my wife is like 14k a year though, so don't like that.

[–] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I tend to watch some Thai series (mostly on Netflix), so I find these numbers interesting.

I think that this salary is considered to be quite high for Thai standards, but knowing the prices, does not allow for lavish luxuries like expensive sports cars.

How long do those 15 episodes take to film generally?

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Do you do one episode a year or one season of 15 episodes?

I assume you're pretty well off considering you are in Thailand where living costs are relatively lower?

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[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

I'm a Substation Designer. 66k USD a year. I work alongside mechanical and electrical engineers to design the physical side of substations, including elevations, conduit and grounding. I have an Associates and I've been doing it for almost three years now. I love it.

[–] Alborlin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Regional Head, working on collaborating Technical operations with work systems (no software), make about 85k EUR +18% bonus a year currently in fmcg industry.

[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

First year post-grad! Pay is 1500 USD/month but it's nice getting paid to study, I suppose. Also doing TA too.

[–] 0101100101@programming.dev 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you think a post-grad will realistically help your employment opportunities?

[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Kinda, but I'm in for research rather than for job opportunities.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

An odd combination of IT + offshore + electronics. 90% of the time this boils down to the same answer as @Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world

Being half naked and drunk is not a career inhibitor.

It pays enough that I neither know nor care about egg prices, and yet I always have a carton or two 8n my fridge which is frequently restocked.

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Software engineer in the UK, currently 9 months into making a big fat zero cos nobody's recruiting, and those that are have stupidly inaccessible offices in city centres.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Mechanical engineering lead, and I'm at ~130k. About double the median in my area, so pretty comfy. I develop new technologies from initial concept to final products that can be brought to market.

tech. decent. used to be pretty good. can still be pretty good but its pretty striated now with shit jobs, decent level, and quite nice.

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