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# How Much Do Top Musicians Make Compared To Other Jobs?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-much-do-top-earning-musicians-make-compared-to-other-jobs/
- Published: 2018-02-22T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-22T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: While it's well known that the music industry's top earning bring in a solid chunk of change, we here take a look at how the income of this demographic (e.g.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/02/how-much-do-top-earning-musicians-make-compared-to-other-jobs.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Major Labels, Music Think Tank, Beyonce, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, Music Business, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

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While it's well known that the music industry's top earning bring in a solid chunk of change, we here take a look at how the income of this demographic (e.g. music's top 1%) compares with the income of the average employee in an alternative field.

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In this latest piece from [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Ryan Harrell** explores how much the top musicians make when compared with other, average jobs.*"…Analysis revealed that top musician incomes dwarf even well-paid professions such as software developers. Diddy, for instance, made a software developer’s annual income in just under 7 hours. Even the lowest grossing musician on the list – The Chainsmokers – made a software developer’s annual income in under a day."* *[\[Continue Reading\]](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-much-do-top-musicians-make-compared-to-average-jobs.html?SSScrollPosition=119&ref=hypebot.com)*