THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE STATE'S FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS A JOB CREATOR. THE OFFICE SAYS, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE NET COST FOR EACH JOB CREATED BY THE PROGRAM RUNS JUST OVER 85-HUNDRED DOLLARS. JON HENDRY WITH THE FILM WORKERS UNION SAYS THE TAXES PAID BY THOSE WORKERS STAY IN THE STATE. HE SAYS THESE ARE NOT PEOPLE WHO COME FROM OUT-OF-STATE, BUT JOBS CREATED FOR NEW MEXICANS.
A STUDY RELEASED BY THE FILM OFFICE ON TUESDAY SAYS THE AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY FOR A NEW MEXICO FILM WORKER WAS JUST UNDER 53-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
