# How much do Broadway leads make?

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**Created:** [October 5, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-broadway-leads-make/205761 "2003-10-05T22:19:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-broadway-leads-make/205761/1 "2003-10-05T22:19:33Z")

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A friend told me that their is a max scale (do to union rules) for pay on Broadway. Is this true and if so how much does the star of a hot Broadway Show make?

Also, what about supporting players and chorus members?

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-broadway-leads-make/205761/2 "2003-10-05T22:41:49Z")

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[This article](http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/2003-08-14-actors-pay_x.htm) cites $1354/week as a minimum salary for a Broadway performer, and speculates Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick (stars of the highly popular _The Producers_) might pull down as much as $100,000/week if they agree to continue performing. Apparantly, the salaries of the top players aren’t freely discussed by anyone in the business.