Matthew McConaughey mentioned in an interview that his first acting gig paid him $320 a day in 1992 and he struggled to accept that what he was doing was even legal, the pay was so good. The film “Dazed and Confused” cost 6.9 million dollars to produce. If you were to shoot a movie with the same budget today, the day rate for a SAG actor would be $1,056 a day or $3,664 a week.
Next year the rates will be $1,088 and $3,774 as they are already adjusted for inflation.
In 2005 the minimum to hire a player in the NHL was $450,000.
Today it is $750,000.
NFL minimum in 2011: $375,000
Today it's $660,000.
MLB minimum in 2003: $300,000
Today it's $570,500, here's a link to everything they achieved by going on strike.
NBA minimum 2005: 399,000
Today it's just over a million dollars.
Hope that convinces everyone to unionize.