For the first “Shrek” movie, Cameron earned $3 million. For the 2004 sequel, she earned $10 million.

Your earnings as a voice actor range from: $35 for a small market radio spot, $150 for a 15 second recording for say a small website, $250 – $350 for a 30 second major market radio commercial (Plus use fees) to about $2000 – $5000 per audiobook, as an established voice talent.

Usually, voice-over artists are paid per job. They can make anywhere from $20 to a couple of hundred dollars for just an hour of work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, though, radio and television announcers made an average salary of $33,220 in 2018 and actors made roughly $17.50 per hour.

Good voice acting takes a lot of hard work, patience, and tenacity, but can also be a fun and rewarding experience.

For instance, if you are providing voice over for commercials, you can expect to earn from anywhere between $100 for a local radio commercial, to $10,000 for a national TV commercial.

As the world has become digital there has been an increasing demand for voice talent. As a voice actor you might be working on a TV ad one day, a radio commercial the next and then the following day on a cartoon. Each day is different, which is why you might find a career as a voice actor is right for you.

it’s harder. It’s easily Stage Acting (in my opinion). Voice acting only uses your voice as a tool, all you really have to do is put emotion when needed and follow the script. Stage Acting not only requires voice, but also body movement.

Voice acting is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers available today, especially when you consider the diverse range of clients, flexible work hours, and the ability to audition and work from home.

WHAT DO VOICE OVER RATES LOOK LIKE IN TIME AND PER WORD?

The bigger point I was trying to make is while voice work may seem like it is a casual part time job, in fact, the work entails real commitment and should be viewed the same as any full time job whether you have a current successful career or not. That is definitely true in voice over.

When shows are syndicated, redistributed, released on DVD, purchased by a streaming service or otherwise used beyond what the actors were originally paid for, those actors get residual checks called royalties.

The income of celebrities reflects their market valuation. The most famous doctors and engineers can also command a higher fee in private practice than their non-famous peers. The theory behind them getting paid more is based on them generating more cash flow for the team or production they are involved in.

We keep most of our cash in a different bank, an online one, in savings accounts that pay 1% interest per year. We’ve had as much as about $450,000 in those accounts but recently we moved a bunch of it to Betterment and some to high-yield, short-term real estate investments.

A lot of celebrities get a lot of respect and money. Some of them deserve it, but some don’t. In fact, some celebrities are making millions for doing nothing, which is unfair to people that work hard and don’t get paid a lot. Kim Kardashian: Famous for a lot of reasons, but none of them are good.