Half of the professionals in the sector earn less than 3,000 euros per year, which translates to 72% is below the poverty line. Three out of four acting professions are officially poor.
Only 7% of Spanish actors exceed an annual income of 30,000 euro. Men earn 40% higher annual income than women. Three quarters of those artists who resort to a second job (73%) end up performing a job that has nothing to do with their vocation. Only the remaining 27% achieve an activity in the cultural sector itself.