How much do they pay you for being a musician?

Answer 1

First thing to be noted is that musical composition (song-writer) is a complex career.

Even if you were to create a masterpiece, you may not get any commission for it.

Say, by chance, you were sorted - a boy band liked you music - and they used you songs as their own! You would in turn get a portion of the royalties that the band made. Royalties being the money that the record company pays you every time that the song is played on the radio or used in an advert, and most commonly, bought.

These royalties could add up to millions, if the track was popular, however one enters a music lottery when beginning a career in music. You could quite easily spend you life composing/performing and not gain a penny.

Answer 2

if your famous then try millions... :?