RorrKonn posted at 9:27PM Wed, 09 November 2016 - #4289466

Razor42 posted at 12:19PM Wed, 09 November 2016 - #4289425

(@Rorr: If you think some of the top vendors in this market sector would earn more flipping burgers, you may need to check your sources as I can tell you this is far from correct...)

Well for about as long as Posers been around I've been asking about vendors income. Most won't say but the very very few ,That was nice enough to talked to me about it. Considered there vendor income as a little extra cash ,not enough to pay bills n to survive on. There where a vendor mostly for the fun of it.

How many top Vendors make $20,000 or more a year ? it's what you would make burning burgers.

How many top Vendors make $50,000 or more a year ? it's what fast food mgrs. make.

How many top Vendors make $100,000 or more a year ? it's what mgrs. make at restaurants like Fridays RubyTuesday Chili's etc etc

I don't know what part of the US you live in but those numbers are extremely inflated compared to the national average. Fast food managers typically make about $8 to $10 an hour, nationally. General workers make minimum wage or a bit higher ($7-$8/hr, or $16K, before taxes) and restaurant managers typically make somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 - $50K unless you're managing some high end restaurant in the upper class areas and even then its doubtful you'll ever see anywhere near $100K annually even before taxes, not including bonuses.

Meanwhile, the median salary of a 3D generalist or animator with 3 to 5 years experience is around $50 to $60K nationally, and it is not uncommon for many of them to break $100K, depending on what areas they specialize in, whether they're freelance or in-house, and what area of the country they're in.

ETA: That doesn't mean this is normal income for a DS/Poser specific artist, though I'm sure some of them get close or have the potential to.