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The minimum weekly salary for actors on Broadway 2005 was $1215.
If your in the ensemble in a hit show - you tend to make more though.
The lead makes about five to ten times the minimum.
If your a name in a hit show, (for instance Nathan Lane or Matthew Broderick in "The Producers") each pull about $50,000 per week.
More typical salaries for B-way stars and names go for about $30,000/weekly range.
"Mid-range actors" pull maybe $5,000 or so weekly.
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