Some Stats from the Wired Article

[Morrus]

I know there's a separate discussion on this, but I also wanted to pull some interesting stats from the article. I had no idea WotC has nearly a thousand employees, for example.

• WotC's revenue in 2020 was $816M.
• Paizo has offered $35K for full-time jobs (in Seattle)
• Average rent in that town is $1,768
• "Many" to "most" products from WotC and Paizo are written by freelancers
• WotC has 959 full-time employees
• Contractors make up less than 4% of WotC's workforce
• WotC did not share demographics or split between D&D/MtG

 

[payn]

$35K for full time work sounds really low, but it will depend on the job offered. Many retail jobs pay in that range that would be close to warehouse work.

 

[Retreater]

I guess I dodged a bullet when I didn't land that job at Paizo 10+ years ago?
But yeah, those are some low wages.

 

[Zaukrie]

Right....you get almost that much at an Amazon warehouse now.....maybe more with overtime.

 

[Alzrius]

I know it wasn't mentioned in the article, but do we know how many employees Paizo has?

 

[Morrus]

I know it wasn't mentioned in the article, but do we know how many employees Paizo has?

I asked on Twitter but didn’t get a reply. My guess is 50-60?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

$35K for full time work sounds really low

The average annual salary of a McDonald's employee in Seattle is $28,597.00*

You want fries with that Adventure Path?


*EDIT- it might be higher, now.

 

[thirdkingdom]

Right....you get almost that much at an Amazon warehouse now.....maybe more with overtime.

Pretty much everyone in the building trades is going to be making that after a couple years experience.

 

[payn]

The average annual salary of a McDonald's employee in Seattle is $28,597.00*

You want fries with that Adventure Path?


*EDIT- it might be higher, now.

Not everybody in Seattle can land a job with Gravity Payments.

 

[Staffan]

I know it wasn't mentioned in the article, but do we know how many employees Paizo has?

They have mentioned that the number of employees eligible for unionization are about 50, which excludes anyone in a manager role.