Stagehands
Carnegie’s stagehands make a lot more than the performers. A few facts:
1 $1,200 to $1,600 a week before 2007 strike. New five-year contract details were not released but reports stated they won a 25 percent raise over its duration.
2 Overtime clearly adds a lot to the pay at Carnegie.
3 Job description: Prepare Carnegie’s three stages for performances and operate audiovisual and sound fixtures.
4 Carnegie Hall had a $40.2 million operating shortfall in 2007-08.