Video Game Voice Actor Strike Continues, as Union Pickets Batman Publisher This Week

[Darashiva]

KLXVER said:

Darashiva said:

Yeah, I've seen that and I agree. I don't think people necessarily realize that this isn't about voice actors getting more than everyone else, it's about them getting a decent compensation for their work. That doesn't mean that other people working in the industry shouldn't also receive more, but it has to start somewhere if the video game industry is going to become a healthy place to work for people.

They get paid for what they do. Just like most jobs in the world. They actually get paid more than most jobs in the world. Should builders who help build a store get paid more later if the store becomes popular? No, they have done their job and gotten paid for it. This is just actors wanting more for doing nothing.

 

The problem is, the pay itself isn't necessarily very high. The only voice actors who actually make more money than the US average are established veterans who've been doing the job for decades. The average yearly salary for a voice actor in the US is roughly $29,000, while the overall average yearly salary in the us is arond $50,000. So, them getting paid more than most isn't true.