# average salary for a member of the Los Angeles Phil?

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**Created:** [December 29, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-salary-for-a-member-of-the-los-angeles-phil/221531 "2003-12-29T05:04:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-salary-for-a-member-of-the-los-angeles-phil/221531/1 "2003-12-29T05:04:56Z")

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They’re pretty darn good, as far as a Philharmonic goes, and they just moved into the super-expensive Disney Hall…so they’ve got to make a decent salary, right?

I’ve done a little bit of searching, but to no avail. There are two full-time players who go to my church in Pasadena, but I wouldn’t be rude enough to ask them. But I’m just dying to know. Also, what’s Salonen make as Music Director (excluding things like commissioned pieces)?

You people know. I know you do.:dubious:  
(btw, that was my first use of the smilies. did I do okay?)

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-salary-for-a-member-of-the-los-angeles-phil/221531/2 "2003-12-29T05:10:26Z")

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> September 20, 1999 – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47 have announced that a new six-year contract has been ratified by the orchestra, commencing today and ending September 18, 2005. This collective bargaining agreement, unprecedented in length for this orchestra, will increase the musicians’ base wages by an average of 4% each year to $2,025 per week in the 2004-2005 season, and represents a total compensation package similar to the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

From their site.

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**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-salary-for-a-member-of-the-los-angeles-phil/221531/3 "2003-12-29T05:18:34Z")

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dammit! I can never find what I’m looking for online.  
Now, what about Salonen? (Who wants to be first to show me where I’ve overlooked this one?)

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-salary-for-a-member-of-the-los-angeles-phil/221531/4 "2003-12-29T08:37:07Z")

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[Big bucks](http://www.lfnp.com/Articles/ebt.htm) it would seem:

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> For our second example we will look at Los Angeles Philharmonic. L.A.'s venerable, world class orchestra is a 501©(3) organisation with an annual budget that approaches $50 million.Last year it was announced that the compensation of its music director and principal conductor was being doubled to $2 million per year.