OK OK I love music and have felt lucky to have been paid to play it for years and since 1980 paid to record it. But now with the studio rate wars look at a rough estimate of the salaries of being a recording endineer for 30 years comaired to being a US Congress. I could have bought way more gear being a politician !! Oh well.
Recording engineer
1980= 40k per year
1990= 50k
2000= 55k
2010= 35k?? Just me not everyone else.
US Congress salaries 1980-2009.
1979-1983 $69,800
1984 $72,600
1985-1986 $75,100
1987 (1/1-2/3) $77,400
1987 (2/4) $89,500
1990 (2/1) $98,400
1991 $101,900
1991 (8/15) $125,100
1992 $129,500
1993-1997 $133,600
1998-1999 $136,700
2000 $141,300
2001 $145,100
2002 $150,000
2003 $154,700
2004 $158,100
2005 $162,100
2006-2007 $165,200
2008 $169,300
2009 $174,000 HOLY SH!@@tT Lets vote ourselves another raise!