I’m a Thai actor. I can’t speak for all actors, but I get paid ~250k baht per episode for a lakorn (TV drama). A typical lakorn has ~15 episodes. I usually do 1 per year. Add to that the salary I get from the TV network to stay with them.

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        4 days ago

        This is true, but you asked if it’s comfortable for them, which is more a factor of average salary than the wage gap of a specific field. They are pretty much spot on average for northern areas.

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          Yeah but making average wages doesn’t necessarily mean they’re comfortable.

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            4 days ago

            I guess you meant “as an American [in the same field]”, whereas I took you to mean just as any American which is why I made the comparison.

            i.e. going by averages outside of the field, you’re about as comfortable here as an American would be, looking only at salary.