Actor/Performer Salary in Illinois

How much does an Actor/Performer make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Actor/Performer in Illinois is $66,097 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Actor/Performer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,998
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,468 to $80,701
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,880

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Actor/Performer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,701	$6,725	$1,552	$39
Average	$66,097	$5,508	$1,271	$32
25th Percentile	$54,468	$4,539	$1,047	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Actor/Performer Salaries

An Actor/Performer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Actor/Performer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Actor/Performers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,797.
California: $71,524.
Massachusetts: $70,571.

District of Columbia $71,797 California $71,524 Massachusetts $70,571 Washington $70,312 New Jersey $70,286 Alaska $70,195 Connecticut $69,300 New York $68,937

Hawaii $67,776 Rhode Island $67,231 Maryland $66,862 Minnesota $66,356 Colorado $66,162 Illinois $66,097 Oregon $65,850 Delaware $65,669

New Hampshire $65,555 Virginia $65,299 Pennsylvania $64,553 Nevada $64,177 North Dakota $64,054 Michigan $63,860 Wisconsin $63,788 Vermont $63,646

Texas $63,250 Maine $63,224 Arizona $63,185 Ohio $63,140 Georgia $62,543 Indiana $62,245 Wyoming $62,187 Utah $62,096

Iowa $62,057 Kansas $61,746 Louisiana $61,655 North Carolina $61,622 Missouri $61,609 Florida $61,356 Montana $61,220 Nebraska $61,091

Kentucky $61,019 South Carolina $60,760 Tennessee $60,598 Idaho $60,533 New Mexico $60,060 Oklahoma $59,956 Alabama $59,573 South Dakota $58,931

Arkansas $58,581 West Virginia $58,393 Mississippi $57,829

Top Paying Cities for Actor/Performers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Effingham: $60,928
Saint Peter: $60,844
Salem: $61,076

Effingham, IL $60,928 Saint Peter, IL $60,844 Salem, IL $61,076 Sandoval, IL $61,269 Scheller, IL $61,002 Sesser, IL $61,009 Shobonier, IL $61,041 Harwood Heights, IL $66,940

Elmwood Park, IL $66,966 Lincolnwood, IL $66,952 Niles, IL $66,881 Alsip, IL $66,342 Cicero, IL $66,982 Evergreen Park, IL $66,742 Riverdale, IL $65,723 Kankakee, IL $62,541

Aroma Park, IL $62,504 Ashkum, IL $61,382 Beaverville, IL $62,157 Bone Gap, IL $60,272 Bonnie, IL $60,892 Broughton, IL $60,882 Browns, IL $60,451 Buckner, IL $60,997

Burnt Prairie, IL $60,713 Carmi, IL $61,136 Christopher, IL $61,144 Cisne, IL $60,821 Clay City, IL $60,611 Coello, IL $61,044 Crossville, IL $60,873 Dahlgren, IL $60,871

Dale, IL $61,004 Dix, IL $61,047 Du Bois, IL $61,150 Du Quoin, IL $61,130 Ellery, IL $60,596 Emma, IL $61,164 Enfield, IL $60,917 Ewing, IL $60,878

Fairfield, IL $60,816 Farina, IL $60,790 Flora, IL $60,915 Frankfort Heights, IL $61,039 Freeman Spur, IL $61,085 Geff, IL $60,757 Golden Gate, IL $60,604 Grayville, IL $60,713

Ina, IL $60,984 Irvington, IL $61,368 Iuka, IL $60,825 Johnsonville, IL $60,805 Keenes, IL $60,799 Keensburg, IL $60,352 Kell, IL $60,970 Kinmundy, IL $60,810

Lancaster, IL $59,500 Logan, IL $61,044 Loogootee, IL $60,810 Louisville, IL $60,802 Mc Leansboro, IL $60,949 Macedonia, IL $60,853 Maunie, IL $61,185 Mill Shoals, IL $60,816

Mount Carmel, IL $60,028 Mount Vernon, IL $61,023 Mulkeytown, IL $60,913 Nason, IL $60,907 New Haven, IL $61,152 Noble, IL $60,396 Norris City, IL $61,043 Odin, IL $61,168

Omaha, IL $60,988 Opdyke, IL $60,917 Orient, IL $61,034 Patoka, IL $61,155 Radom, IL $61,261 Richview, IL $61,213 Rinard, IL $60,778 Sailor Springs, IL $60,838

Allendale, IL $58,834 Altamont, IL $60,853 Annapolis, IL $59,973 Beecher City, IL $60,801 Bridgeport, IL $58,619 Brownstown, IL $60,885 Calhoun, IL $59,569 Casey, IL $60,343

Claremont, IL $59,346 Cowden, IL $60,909 Dennison, IL $59,134 Dieterich, IL $60,810 Dundas, IL $60,038 Edgewood, IL $60,809 Flat Rock, IL $58,682 Greenup, IL $60,557

Herrick, IL $60,989 Hidalgo, IL $60,499 Hutsonville, IL $59,582 Ingraham, IL $60,574 Janesville, IL $60,772 Jewett, IL $60,672 Lakewood, IL $60,956 Lawrenceville, IL $58,238

Lerna, IL $60,830 Marshall, IL $59,418 Martinsville, IL $59,835 Alden, IL $62,465 Antioch, IL $62,843 Arlington Heights, IL $65,505 Elk Grove Village, IL $65,935 Rolling Meadows, IL $65,558

Barrington, IL $64,279 Crystal Lake, IL $62,884 Cary, IL $63,450 Deerfield, IL $65,416 Des Plaines, IL $66,394 Fox Lake, IL $62,834 Fox River Grove, IL $63,708 Glencoe, IL $66,190

Glenview, IL $66,567 Mansfield, IL $62,624 Milmine, IL $62,174 Monticello, IL $62,491 Muncie, IL $62,244 Oakwood, IL $61,974 Ogden, IL $62,609 Penfield, IL $62,452

Pesotum, IL $62,640 Philo, IL $62,825 Potomac, IL $62,174 Rantoul, IL $62,692 Ridge Farm, IL $60,978 Royal, IL $62,666 Sadorus, IL $62,693 Saint Joseph, IL $62,836

Savoy, IL $63,127 Seymour, IL $62,922 Sidell, IL $61,666 Sidney, IL $62,745 Thomasboro, IL $62,863 Tolono, IL $62,897 Weldon, IL $62,038 Westville, IL $61,459

White Heath, IL $62,752 Arcola, IL $61,639 Arthur, IL $61,984 Ashmore, IL $60,899 Atwood, IL $62,319 Bethany, IL $61,310 Brocton, IL $60,938 Camargo, IL $62,022

Charleston, IL $61,065 Chrisman, IL $60,390 Dalton City, IL $61,322 Gays, IL $60,994 Hammond, IL $62,046 Hindsboro, IL $61,449 Humboldt, IL $61,325 Hume, IL $61,286

Kansas, IL $60,261 La Place, IL $61,682 Lovington, IL $61,574 Mattoon, IL $61,126 Metcalf, IL $61,052 Murdock, IL $62,002 Newman, IL $61,858 Oakland, IL $61,200

Paris, IL $59,641 Redmon, IL $60,517 Oquawka, IL $60,961 Homer, IL $62,519 Indianola, IL $61,398 Ivesdale, IL $62,697 Longview, IL $62,437 Sullivan, IL $61,399

Tuscola, IL $62,210 Vermilion, IL $59,287 Villa Grove, IL $62,370 Windsor, IL $60,983 Alhambra, IL $61,976 Alton, IL $62,182 Batchtown, IL $61,534 Benld, IL $61,720

Bethalto, IL $62,192 Bingham, IL $60,973 Brighton, IL $61,991 Brussels, IL $61,918 Bunker Hill, IL $61,917 Butler, IL $61,270 Carrollton, IL $61,393 Coffeen, IL $61,278

Cottage Hills, IL $62,214 Donnellson, IL $61,340 Dorsey, IL $62,039 Dow, IL $62,033 Eagarville, IL $61,667 East Alton, IL $62,272 Edwardsville, IL $62,241 Eldred, IL $61,319

Elsah, IL $62,090 Fidelity, IL $61,780 Fieldon, IL $61,746 Fillmore, IL $61,104 Gillespie, IL $61,650 Glen Carbon, IL $62,375 Godfrey, IL $62,140 Golden Eagle, IL $61,944

Grafton, IL $61,945 Granite City, IL $62,555 Greenfield, IL $61,280 Hamburg, IL $61,253 Hamel, IL $62,067 Hardin, IL $61,552 Hartford, IL $62,483 Hillsboro, IL $61,379

Hillview, IL $61,014 Irving, IL $61,233 Jerseyville, IL $61,842 Kampsville, IL $61,193 Kane, IL $61,521 Litchfield, IL $61,475 Livingston, IL $61,881 Dover, IL $61,312

Eldena, IL $61,608 Grand Ridge, IL $61,177 Granville, IL $61,194 Hennepin, IL $61,177 Kasbeer, IL $61,124 Ladd, IL $61,323 La Moille, IL $61,143 Lee Center, IL $61,819

Leonore, IL $61,327 Long Point, IL $61,260 Lostant, IL $61,155 Mc Nabb, IL $61,183 Magnolia, IL $61,165 Malden, IL $61,149 Manlius, IL $61,120 Mark, IL $61,359

Marseilles, IL $61,642 Mendota, IL $61,380 Mineral, IL $61,006 Neponset, IL $61,016 New Bedford, IL $61,191 Oglesby, IL $61,255 Depue, IL $61,303 Ohio, IL $61,082

Ottawa, IL $61,277 Paw Paw, IL $61,861 Peru, IL $61,291 Princeton, IL $61,136 Rutland, IL $61,225 Seatonville, IL $61,307 Seneca, IL $61,900 Sheffield, IL $61,023

Spring Valley, IL $61,281 Standard, IL $61,333 Streator, IL $61,381 Sublette, IL $61,285 Tiskilwa, IL $61,094 Toluca, IL $61,320 Tonica, IL $61,181 Triumph, IL $61,452

Troy Grove, IL $61,301 Utica, IL $61,130 Van Orin, IL $61,148 Varna, IL $61,332 Walnut, IL $61,084 Wenona, IL $61,232 West Brooklyn, IL $61,561 Wyanet, IL $61,074

Galesburg, IL $61,129 Abingdon, IL $61,047 Adair, IL $60,899 Alexis, IL $60,947 Alpha, IL $60,945 Altona, IL $60,979 Avon, IL $60,980 Bardolph, IL $61,104

Berwick, IL $60,863 Biggsville, IL $60,865 Bishop Hill, IL $60,973 Blandinsville, IL $60,794 Bradford, IL $61,058 Bushnell, IL $61,021 Cameron, IL $60,921 Camp Grove, IL $61,259

Carman, IL $60,816 Castleton, IL $61,173 Cuba, IL $61,294 Dahinda, IL $61,095 East Galesburg, IL $61,183 Ellisville, IL $61,046 Fairview, IL $61,216 Fiatt, IL $61,325

Galva, IL $60,995 Gerlaw, IL $60,943 Gilson, IL $61,005 Gladstone, IL $60,866 Good Hope, IL $60,869 Henderson, IL $60,961 Industry, IL $60,848 Ipava, IL $61,061

Keithsburg, IL $60,929 Kewanee, IL $60,997 Kirkwood, IL $60,921 Knoxville, IL $61,080 La Fayette, IL $61,043 La Harpe, IL $60,822 Laura, IL $61,263 Littleton, IL $60,744

Little York, IL $60,919 Lomax, IL $60,835 Macomb, IL $60,986 Maquon, IL $61,142 Marietta, IL $60,984 Media, IL $60,827 Monmouth, IL $61,021 New Windsor, IL $60,942

North Henderson, IL $60,949 Oneida, IL $60,973 Ophiem, IL $60,932 Bloomington, IL $61,694 Anchor, IL $61,573 Armington, IL $61,478 Arrowsmith, IL $61,940 Atlanta, IL $61,449

Bellflower, IL $62,362 Carlock, IL $61,441 Chenoa, IL $61,246 Clinton, IL $61,473 Colfax, IL $61,386 Congerville, IL $61,453 Cooksville, IL $61,273 Cropsey, IL $61,501

Danvers, IL $61,484 Deer Creek, IL $61,541 Delavan, IL $61,484 Dewitt, IL $61,849 Downs, IL $61,412 Ellsworth, IL $61,392 El Paso, IL $61,316 Fairbury, IL $61,362

Flanagan, IL $61,253 Forrest, IL $61,445 Goodfield, IL $61,493 Graymont, IL $61,238 Gridley, IL $61,302 Heyworth, IL $61,366 Hopedale, IL $61,485 Hudson, IL $61,408

Kenney, IL $61,414 Lane, IL $61,840 Lawndale, IL $61,430 Le Roy, IL $61,591 Lexington, IL $61,310 Mc Lean, IL $61,447 Mackinaw, IL $61,509 Maroa, IL $61,403

Merna, IL $61,347 Minier, IL $61,463 Minonk, IL $61,289 Normal, IL $61,632 Pontiac, IL $61,323 Saunemin, IL $61,116 Saybrook, IL $62,105 Secor, IL $61,405

Shirley, IL $61,345 Sibley, IL $61,702 Stanford, IL $61,470 Strawn, IL $61,536 Towanda, IL $61,354 Wapella, IL $61,325 Waynesville, IL $61,286 Urbana, IL $63,192

Allerton, IL $62,037 Alvin, IL $61,542 Armstrong, IL $62,537 Bement, IL $62,345 Bismarck, IL $61,495 Bondville, IL $63,031 Broadlands, IL $62,367 Catlin, IL $61,646

Cerro Gordo, IL $61,984 Champaign, IL $63,192 Cisco, IL $62,122 Collison, IL $62,251 Danville, IL $61,722 Tilton, IL $61,747 De Land, IL $62,366 Dewey, IL $62,749

Fairmount, IL $62,046 Farmer City, IL $62,203 Fisher, IL $62,644 Fithian, IL $62,334 Foosland, IL $62,476 Georgetown, IL $61,189 Gifford, IL $62,535 Henning, IL $61,833

Prairie City, IL $60,979 Raritan, IL $61,131 Rio, IL $60,952 Roseville, IL $60,863 Saint Augustine, IL $60,949 Sciota, IL $60,763 Seaton, IL $60,935 Smithfield, IL $61,063

Smithshire, IL $60,837 Speer, IL $61,368 Stronghurst, IL $60,855 Table Grove, IL $60,980 Toulon, IL $61,126 Vermont, IL $60,953 Victoria, IL $61,046 Viola, IL $60,949

Wataga, IL $60,965 Williamsfield, IL $61,176 Woodhull, IL $60,953 Wyoming, IL $61,260 Astoria, IL $61,028 Benson, IL $61,365 Brimfield, IL $61,487 Bryant, IL $61,351

Canton, IL $61,417 Chillicothe, IL $61,497 Dunfermline, IL $61,395 Dunlap, IL $61,565 Edelstein, IL $61,483 Edwards, IL $61,616 Elmwood, IL $61,425 Eureka, IL $61,493

Farmington, IL $61,347 Forest City, IL $61,447 Glasford, IL $61,546 Green Valley, IL $61,502 Groveland, IL $61,627 Hanna City, IL $61,605 Henry, IL $61,224 Kingston Mines, IL $61,576

Lacon, IL $61,393 La Rose, IL $61,362 Lewistown, IL $61,250 Liverpool, IL $61,400 London Mills, IL $61,121 Lowpoint, IL $61,491 Manito, IL $61,487 Mapleton, IL $61,605

Metamora, IL $61,560 Morton, IL $61,605 Mossville, IL $61,608 Norris, IL $61,380 Pekin, IL $61,611 Princeville, IL $61,428 Putnam, IL $61,148 Roanoke, IL $61,431

Rome, IL $61,541 Saint David, IL $61,386 South Pekin, IL $61,565 Sparland, IL $61,327 Topeka, IL $61,419 Tremont, IL $61,559 Trivoli, IL $61,497 Washburn, IL $61,447

Washington, IL $61,612 Yates City, IL $61,297 Peoria, IL $61,681 Creve Coeur, IL $61,681 East Peoria, IL $61,681 Peoria Heights, IL $61,680 Sims, IL $60,821 Andalusia, IL $61,030

Springerton, IL $60,830 Tamaroa, IL $61,130 Texico, IL $60,853 Thompsonville, IL $60,894 Valier, IL $61,120 Vernon, IL $61,072 Walnut Hill, IL $61,123 Waltonville, IL $60,981

Wayne City, IL $60,849 West Frankfort, IL $61,027 Whittington, IL $60,902 Woodlawn, IL $61,111 Xenia, IL $60,806 Carbondale, IL $61,107 Alto Pass, IL $60,813 Anna, IL $60,973

Ava, IL $61,040 Belknap, IL $60,751 Boles, IL $60,857 Brookport, IL $60,574 Buncombe, IL $60,866 Cairo, IL $60,854 Cambria, IL $61,152 Campbell Hill, IL $61,209

Carrier Mills, IL $60,954 Carterville, IL $61,040 Cave In Rock, IL $60,724 Cobden, IL $60,905 Colp, IL $61,095 Ridott, IL $62,258 Rochelle, IL $62,244 Rock City, IL $62,260

Rock Falls, IL $61,287 Rockton, IL $62,431 Roscoe, IL $62,431 Savanna, IL $61,120 Scales Mound, IL $61,139 Seward, IL $62,369 Shannon, IL $61,683 Shirland, IL $62,394

South Beloit, IL $62,367 Sterling, IL $61,321 Stillman Valley, IL $62,353 Stockton, IL $61,372 Warren, IL $61,554 Winnebago, IL $62,463 Winslow, IL $61,711 Woosung, IL $61,497

Rockford, IL $62,459 Loves Park, IL $62,472 Machesney Park, IL $62,472 Rock Island, IL $60,786 Albany, IL $60,981 Aledo, IL $60,957 Dana, IL $61,192 Chandlerville, IL $61,516

Bluford, IL $60,866 Mahomet, IL $62,786 Andover, IL $60,930 Chapin, IL $61,272 Chatham, IL $62,244 Chesterfield, IL $61,389 Concord, IL $61,325 Easton, IL $61,395

Elkhart, IL $61,950 Emden, IL $61,457 Franklin, IL $61,753 Frederick, IL $60,989 Girard, IL $61,750 Greenview, IL $61,834 Hartsburg, IL $61,449 Havana, IL $61,287

Hettick, IL $61,332 Jacksonville, IL $61,615 Kilbourne, IL $61,439 Lincoln, IL $61,617 Lincolns New Salem, IL $61,881 Literberry, IL $61,642 Loami, IL $62,131 Lowder, IL $61,930

Manchester, IL $61,482 Mason City, IL $61,482 Meredosia, IL $61,129 Middletown, IL $61,854 Modesto, IL $61,712 Murrayville, IL $61,405 New Berlin, IL $62,108 New Holland, IL $61,600

Nilwood, IL $61,698 Oakford, IL $61,619 Palmyra, IL $61,489 Petersburg, IL $61,892 Pleasant Plains, IL $62,131 Rushville, IL $60,952 San Jose, IL $61,470 Scottville, IL $61,456

Sherman, IL $62,271 Shipman, IL $61,762 Tallula, IL $61,964 Thayer, IL $61,956 Virden, IL $61,904 Virginia, IL $61,395 Waverly, IL $61,895 Williamsville, IL $62,122

Winchester, IL $61,152 Woodson, IL $61,675 Springfield, IL $62,433 Bonfield, IL $62,351 Creal Springs, IL $60,916 Annawan, IL $60,991 Atkinson, IL $60,971 Barstow, IL $60,875

Buffalo Prairie, IL $60,998 Cambridge, IL $60,951 Carbon Cliff, IL $60,828 Coal Valley, IL $60,823 Colona, IL $60,885 Cordova, IL $60,988 Deer Grove, IL $61,066 East Moline, IL $60,856

Erie, IL $60,977 Fenton, IL $61,008 Fulton, IL $61,017 Geneseo, IL $60,947 Hampton, IL $60,919 Hillsdale, IL $60,957 Hooppole, IL $60,997 Illinois City, IL $61,008

Joy, IL $60,962 Lyndon, IL $61,061 Lynn Center, IL $60,929 Matherville, IL $60,946 Milan, IL $60,923 Moline, IL $60,708 Morrison, IL $61,104 New Boston, IL $60,973

Orion, IL $60,888 Osco, IL $60,916 Port Byron, IL $60,961 Preemption, IL $60,937 Prophetstown, IL $61,024 Rapids City, IL $60,942 Reynolds, IL $60,977 Sherrard, IL $60,929

Silvis, IL $60,802 Tampico, IL $61,061 Taylor Ridge, IL $61,011 Thomson, IL $61,113 La Salle, IL $61,250 Amboy, IL $61,398 Ancona, IL $61,202 Arlington, IL $61,041

Blackstone, IL $61,149 Buda, IL $61,017 Bureau, IL $61,272 Cedar Point, IL $61,315 Cherry, IL $61,283 Compton, IL $61,661 Cornell, IL $61,280 Dalzell, IL $61,358

Cypress, IL $60,856 De Soto, IL $60,944 Dongola, IL $60,869 Dowell, IL $61,128 Eddyville, IL $60,806 Eldorado, IL $61,055 Elizabethtown, IL $60,741 Elkville, IL $60,924

Energy, IL $61,074 Equality, IL $60,932 Galatia, IL $60,926 Golconda, IL $60,718 Goreville, IL $60,940 Gorham, IL $60,814 Grand Chain, IL $60,764 Grand Tower, IL $60,788

Grantsburg, IL $60,843 Harrisburg, IL $61,000 Herod, IL $60,749 Herrin, IL $61,096 Hurst, IL $61,072 Jacob, IL $60,811 Johnston City, IL $61,021 Jonesboro, IL $60,846

Joppa, IL $60,959 Junction, IL $60,914 Karbers Ridge, IL $60,814 Karnak, IL $60,811 Mc Clure, IL $60,735 Makanda, IL $60,912 Marion, IL $61,015 Metropolis, IL $60,834

Millcreek, IL $60,982 Miller City, IL $60,514 Mound City, IL $60,886 Mounds, IL $60,839 Muddy, IL $61,056 Murphysboro, IL $60,976 New Burnside, IL $60,901 Olive Branch, IL $60,811

Olmsted, IL $60,774 Oraville, IL $61,059 Ozark, IL $60,869 Perks, IL $60,829 Pittsburg, IL $60,941 Pomona, IL $60,783 Pulaski, IL $60,835 Raleigh, IL $60,967

Ridgway, IL $61,060 Rosiclare, IL $60,818 Royalton, IL $60,947 Shawneetown, IL $60,987 Simpson, IL $60,821 Stonefort, IL $60,835 Tamms, IL $60,816 Thebes, IL $60,779

Ullin, IL $60,852 Unity, IL $60,823 Vergennes, IL $60,993 Vienna, IL $60,916 Villa Ridge, IL $60,775 Willisville, IL $61,532 Wolf Lake, IL $60,702 Zeigler, IL $61,106

Centralia, IL $61,337 Hoyleton, IL $61,351 Akin, IL $60,857 Albion, IL $60,596 Alma, IL $60,955 Ashley, IL $61,179 Barnhill, IL $60,808 Belle Rive, IL $60,851

Bellmont, IL $60,577 Benton, IL $60,994 Bourbonnais, IL $62,881 Bradley, IL $62,873 Buckingham, IL $61,686 Buckley, IL $61,749 Cabery, IL $61,393 Campus, IL $61,563

Chatsworth, IL $61,530 Chebanse, IL $61,995 Cissna Park, IL $61,738 Claytonville, IL $61,634 Clifton, IL $61,617 Crescent City, IL $61,474 Cullom, IL $61,217 Danforth, IL $61,316

Donovan, IL $61,807 East Lynn, IL $61,917 Elliott, IL $62,290 Emington, IL $61,078 Essex, IL $62,337 Gibson City, IL $62,253 Gilman, IL $61,493 Goodwine, IL $61,658

Grant Park, IL $63,577 Herscher, IL $61,851 Hoopeston, IL $61,613 Hopkins Park, IL $62,578 Iroquois, IL $61,675 Kempton, IL $61,105 Loda, IL $62,061 Ludlow, IL $62,472

Manteno, IL $63,312 Martinton, IL $61,819 Melvin, IL $62,006 Milford, IL $61,391 Momence, IL $63,223 Onarga, IL $61,559 Papineau, IL $62,290 Paxton, IL $62,317

Pembroke Township, IL $62,574 Piper City, IL $61,459 Rankin, IL $62,076 Reddick, IL $61,921 Roberts, IL $61,724 Rossville, IL $61,570 Saint Anne, IL $62,328 Sheldon, IL $61,277

Stockland, IL $61,188 Thawville, IL $61,576 Union Hill, IL $62,201 Watseka, IL $61,410 Wellington, IL $61,463 Woodland, IL $61,480 Apple River, IL $61,325 Ashton, IL $61,898

Baileyville, IL $62,105 Belvidere, IL $62,400 Byron, IL $62,330 Caledonia, IL $62,410 Capron, IL $62,425 Cedarville, IL $62,126 Chadwick, IL $61,112 Chana, IL $62,125

Cherry Valley, IL $62,407 Dakota, IL $62,202 Davis, IL $62,297 Davis Junction, IL $62,375 Dixon, IL $61,567 Durand, IL $62,369 East Dubuque, IL $61,074 Eleroy, IL $61,993

Elizabeth, IL $61,093 Forreston, IL $61,873 Franklin Grove, IL $61,700 Freeport, IL $62,109 Galena, IL $61,115 Galt, IL $61,381 Garden Prairie, IL $62,431 German Valley, IL $62,227

Hanover, IL $61,037 Harmon, IL $61,117 Holcomb, IL $62,316 Kent, IL $61,502 Lanark, IL $61,408 Leaf River, IL $62,255 Lena, IL $61,713 Lindenwood, IL $62,305

Mc Connell, IL $62,057 Milledgeville, IL $61,295 Monroe Center, IL $62,363 Mount Carroll, IL $61,171 Mount Morris, IL $62,072 Nachusa, IL $61,548 Nora, IL $61,648 Orangeville, IL $62,177

Oregon, IL $62,071 Pearl City, IL $61,538 Pecatonica, IL $62,394 Polo, IL $61,590 Poplar Grove, IL $62,405 Midlothian, IL $65,808 Mason, IL $60,797 Romeoville, IL $65,121

Minooka, IL $63,719 Mokena, IL $65,013 Monee, IL $64,160 Morris, IL $62,583 New Lenox, IL $64,734 Oak Forest, IL $65,622 Oak Lawn, IL $66,729 Bridgeview, IL $66,815

Hometown, IL $66,796 Hickory Hills, IL $66,641 Justice, IL $66,835 Burbank, IL $66,838 Odell, IL $61,064 Olympia Fields, IL $64,639 Orland Park, IL $65,791 Palos Heights, IL $66,188

Palos Park, IL $66,106 Palos Hills, IL $66,471 Park Forest, IL $64,354 Peotone, IL $63,732 Posen, IL $65,689 Ransom, IL $61,193 Richton Park, IL $64,462 Robbins, IL $65,933

South Holland, IL $64,866 South Wilmington, IL $62,278 Steger, IL $64,263 Thornton, IL $64,627 Tinley Park, IL $65,309 Country Club Hills, IL $65,047 Verona, IL $61,724 Willow Springs, IL $66,430

Wilmington, IL $62,967 Worth, IL $66,436 University Park, IL $64,204 Homer Glen, IL $65,367 Bedford Park, IL $66,870 Summit Argo, IL $66,888 Aurora, IL $64,717 Batavia, IL $64,454

Big Rock, IL $62,826 Bristol, IL $63,588 Brookfield, IL $66,912 Clarendon Hills, IL $66,394 Downers Grove, IL $66,097 Woodridge, IL $65,833 Earlville, IL $61,648 Eola, IL $64,802

Hinckley, IL $62,299 Hinsdale, IL $66,588 Oak Brook, IL $66,545 La Grange, IL $66,856 La Grange Park, IL $66,884 Willowbrook, IL $66,366 Lee, IL $62,236 Leland, IL $61,769

Lisle, IL $65,717 Lyons, IL $66,923 Millbrook, IL $62,819 Millington, IL $62,601 Montgomery, IL $64,186 Mooseheart, IL $64,293 Naperville, IL $65,323 Newark, IL $62,569

North Aurora, IL $64,212 Oswego, IL $64,132 Plainfield, IL $64,596 Plano, IL $62,948 Riverside, IL $66,942 Sandwich, IL $62,455 Serena, IL $61,751 Shabbona, IL $62,127

Sheridan, IL $62,032 Somonauk, IL $62,179 Steward, IL $62,202 Sugar Grove, IL $63,551 Warrenville, IL $65,182 Waterman, IL $62,167 Wedron, IL $61,642 Western Springs, IL $66,737

Westmont, IL $66,371 Yorkville, IL $63,458 Darien, IL $66,142 Mode, IL $60,751 Montrose, IL $60,733 Mount Erie, IL $60,537 Neoga, IL $60,852 Newton, IL $60,452

Oblong, IL $60,025 Olney, IL $60,157 Palestine, IL $59,099 Parkersburg, IL $60,039 Robinson, IL $59,410 Saint Elmo, IL $60,836 Sainte Marie, IL $60,196 Saint Francisville, IL $58,571

Shumway, IL $60,777 Sigel, IL $60,788 Stewardson, IL $60,800 Stoy, IL $59,939 Strasburg, IL $60,832 Sumner, IL $58,981 Teutopolis, IL $60,852 Toledo, IL $60,757

Trilla, IL $60,792 Vandalia, IL $61,179 Watson, IL $60,859 Westfield, IL $60,722 West Liberty, IL $59,964 West Salem, IL $60,213 West Union, IL $59,412 West York, IL $59,565

Wheeler, IL $60,707 Willow Hill, IL $60,105 Yale, IL $60,259 Argenta, IL $61,621 Assumption, IL $61,373 Beason, IL $61,350 Blue Mound, IL $61,773 Boody, IL $61,703

Buffalo, IL $62,046 Bulpitt, IL $61,982 Chestnut, IL $61,642 Cornland, IL $62,025 Dawson, IL $62,207 Decatur, IL $61,627 Divernon, IL $62,034 Edinburg, IL $62,023

Elwin, IL $61,602 Farmersville, IL $61,816 Findlay, IL $61,107 Forsyth, IL $61,693 Glenarm, IL $62,168 Harristown, IL $61,682 Harvel, IL $61,627 Illiopolis, IL $61,882

Kincaid, IL $61,954 Lake Fork, IL $61,953 Latham, IL $61,684 Macon, IL $61,471 Mechanicsburg, IL $62,092 Morrisonville, IL $61,725 Mount Auburn, IL $61,908 Mount Pulaski, IL $61,827

Mt Zion, IL $61,589 Moweaqua, IL $61,436 Niantic, IL $61,760 Oconee, IL $61,115 Oreana, IL $61,588 Owaneco, IL $61,449 Palmer, IL $61,748 Pana, IL $61,372

Pawnee, IL $62,060 Raymond, IL $61,445 Riverton, IL $62,247 Rochester, IL $62,225 Shelbyville, IL $61,074 Stonington, IL $61,777 Taylorville, IL $61,775 Tovey, IL $61,973

Tower Hill, IL $61,144 West Point, IL $60,751 Fox Valley, IL $64,895 Golf, IL $66,771 Lovejoy, IL $62,653 Waggoner, IL $61,655 Warrensburg, IL $61,558 Alexander, IL $61,896

Alsey, IL $61,190 Arenzville, IL $61,214 Ashland, IL $61,799 Athens, IL $62,130 Auburn, IL $62,056 Bath, IL $61,171 Beardstown, IL $61,248 Bluffs, IL $61,124

Bluff Springs, IL $61,245 Browning, IL $61,020 Cantrall, IL $62,292 Carlinville, IL $61,428 Kingston, IL $62,381 Kirkland, IL $62,331 Lafox, IL $63,702 Lombard, IL $66,163

Malta, IL $62,321 Maple Park, IL $62,512 Marengo, IL $62,528 Maywood, IL $66,942 Westchester, IL $66,890 Broadview, IL $66,925 Lake In The Hills, IL $63,170 Medinah, IL $65,774

Schaumburg, IL $65,424 Melrose Park, IL $66,929 Hillside, IL $66,877 Berkeley, IL $66,842 Stone Park, IL $66,912 Hoffman Estates, IL $65,102 Plato Center, IL $63,250 River Grove, IL $66,945

Roselle, IL $65,553 Saint Charles, IL $64,329 Schiller Park, IL $66,899 South Elgin, IL $64,123 Sycamore, IL $62,574 Union, IL $62,609 Villa Park, IL $66,459 Wasco, IL $63,588

Wayne, IL $64,590 West Chicago, IL $64,921 Wheaton, IL $65,580 Winfield, IL $65,304 Wood Dale, IL $66,268 Evanston, IL $66,898 Chicago, IL $67,011 Oak Park, IL $66,975

River Forest, IL $66,962 Beecher, IL $63,915 Berwyn, IL $66,961 Crest Hill, IL $64,727 Shorewood, IL $64,140 Blue Island, IL $66,018 Braceville, IL $62,501 Braidwood, IL $62,851

Calumet City, IL $64,680 Channahon, IL $63,770 Chicago Heights, IL $64,341 Chicago Ridge, IL $66,606 Grayslake, IL $63,210 Gurnee, IL $63,129 Harvard, IL $62,495 Hebron, IL $62,158

Highland Park, IL $65,575 Fort Sheridan, IL $65,294 Palatine, IL $65,204 Highwood, IL $65,327 Ingleside, IL $62,882 Island Lake, IL $63,265 Kenilworth, IL $66,696 Lake Bluff, IL $64,191

Lake Forest, IL $64,767 Lake Villa, IL $62,941 Lake Zurich, IL $64,445 Libertyville, IL $63,867 Mchenry, IL $62,677 Morton Grove, IL $66,873 Mount Prospect, IL $66,065 Mundelein, IL $63,835

Vernon Hills, IL $64,489 Northbrook, IL $66,040 North Chicago, IL $63,674 Park Ridge, IL $66,829 Lincolnshire, IL $65,012 Prospect Heights, IL $65,825 Richmond, IL $62,597 Ringwood, IL $62,565

Round Lake, IL $62,976 Russell, IL $62,787 Skokie, IL $66,920 Waukegan, IL $63,234 Spring Grove, IL $62,744 Techny, IL $66,324 Wadsworth, IL $62,930 Wauconda, IL $63,520

Kaneville, IL $63,160 Pocahontas, IL $61,784 Great Lakes, IL $63,943 Coal City, IL $62,793 Crete, IL $64,145 Crestwood, IL $66,013 Dolton, IL $65,177 Dwight, IL $61,540

Elwood, IL $63,983 Flossmoor, IL $64,762 Frankfort, IL $64,567 Gardner, IL $61,998 Glenwood, IL $64,489 Harvey, IL $65,315 Markham, IL $65,363 Hazel Crest, IL $65,069

Homewood, IL $64,838 Joliet, IL $64,224 Kinsman, IL $61,349 Lansing, IL $64,442 Lemont, IL $65,798 Bolingbrook, IL $65,531 Lockport, IL $65,064 Manhattan, IL $64,021

Matteson, IL $64,666 Mazon, IL $62,134 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $61,771 Red Bud, IL $61,939 Renault, IL $61,836 Rockwood, IL $61,029 Saint Jacob, IL $62,158 Saint Libory, IL $61,921

Smithboro, IL $61,338 Smithton, IL $62,255 Sparta, IL $61,566 Steeleville, IL $61,416 Summerfield, IL $62,132 Tilden, IL $61,785 Trenton, IL $62,056 Troy, IL $62,281

Valmeyer, IL $62,043 Walsh, IL $61,456 Waterloo, IL $62,163 Quincy, IL $61,089 Augusta, IL $60,782 Barry, IL $60,785 Basco, IL $60,761 Baylis, IL $60,730

Bowen, IL $60,785 Camden, IL $60,696 Camp Point, IL $60,823 Carthage, IL $60,823 Chambersburg, IL $60,847 Clayton, IL $60,770 Coatsburg, IL $60,812 Colchester, IL $60,828

Colusa, IL $60,808 Dallas City, IL $60,811 Elvaston, IL $60,949 Ferris, IL $61,021 Fowler, IL $60,854 Golden, IL $60,828 Griggsville, IL $60,857 Hamilton, IL $60,888

Hull, IL $60,702 Huntsville, IL $60,667 Kinderhook, IL $60,732 La Prairie, IL $60,696 Liberty, IL $60,801 Lima, IL $60,867 Loraine, IL $60,783 Mendon, IL $60,823

Milton, IL $61,072 Mount Sterling, IL $60,819 Nauvoo, IL $60,834 Nebo, IL $60,982 New Canton, IL $60,695 New Salem, IL $60,748 Niota, IL $60,794 Paloma, IL $60,856

Payson, IL $60,823 Pearl, IL $60,943 Perry, IL $60,893 Pittsfield, IL $60,866 Plainville, IL $60,797 Pleasant Hill, IL $60,876 Plymouth, IL $60,748 Rockport, IL $60,668

Sutter, IL $60,699 Tennessee, IL $60,772 Timewell, IL $60,724 Ursa, IL $60,781 Versailles, IL $60,919 Warsaw, IL $60,774 Buffalo Grove, IL $65,125 Wheeling, IL $65,725

Wilmette, IL $66,778 Winnetka, IL $66,493 Winthrop Harbor, IL $62,816 Wonder Lake, IL $62,375 Woodstock, IL $62,509 Zion, IL $62,877 Addison, IL $66,177 Algonquin, IL $63,406

Bartlett, IL $64,844 Bellwood, IL $66,915 Bensenville, IL $66,598 Streamwood, IL $64,847 Bloomingdale, IL $65,616 Burlington, IL $62,669 Carpentersville, IL $63,741 Clare, IL $62,356

Cortland, IL $62,544 Creston, IL $62,279 Dekalb, IL $62,454 Carol Stream, IL $65,454 Dundee, IL $63,702 Elburn, IL $63,409 Elgin, IL $64,402 Elmhurst, IL $66,660

Esmond, IL $62,290 Forest Park, IL $66,958 Franklin Park, IL $66,905 Hanover Park, IL $65,211 Geneva, IL $64,113 Genoa, IL $62,463 Gilberts, IL $63,262 Glen Ellyn, IL $65,888

Glendale Heights, IL $65,775 Hampshire, IL $62,705 Hines, IL $66,940 Huntley, IL $62,673 Itasca, IL $65,997 Madison, IL $62,642 Marine, IL $62,102 Maryville, IL $62,391

Medora, IL $61,692 Michael, IL $61,302 Moro, IL $62,140 Mount Olive, IL $61,650 Mozier, IL $61,174 National Stock Yards, IL $62,653 New Douglas, IL $61,818 Nokomis, IL $61,346

Ohlman, IL $61,409 Panama, IL $61,550 Patterson, IL $61,212 Piasa, IL $61,867 Ramsey, IL $60,958 Rockbridge, IL $61,408 Roodhouse, IL $61,274 Rosamond, IL $61,266

Roxana, IL $62,332 Sawyerville, IL $61,745 Sorento, IL $61,543 South Roxana, IL $62,378 Staunton, IL $61,847 Taylor Springs, IL $61,463 Venice, IL $62,653 Walshville, IL $61,439

White Hall, IL $61,235 Wilsonville, IL $61,804 Witt, IL $61,292 Wood River, IL $62,301 Worden, IL $62,021 Wrights, IL $61,248 East Saint Louis, IL $62,653 Fairview Heights, IL $62,485

Addieville, IL $61,812 Albers, IL $61,895 Aviston, IL $61,925 Baldwin, IL $61,798 Bartelso, IL $61,618 Beckemeyer, IL $61,818 Belleville, IL $62,369 Mascoutah, IL $62,136

Scott Air Force Base, IL $62,252 Breese, IL $61,824 Carlyle, IL $61,467 Caseyville, IL $62,495 Chester, IL $61,427 Collinsville, IL $62,445 Columbia, IL $62,386 Coulterville, IL $61,488

Cutler, IL $61,269 Dupo, IL $62,555 East Carondelet, IL $62,518 Ellis Grove, IL $61,459 Evansville, IL $61,738 Freeburg, IL $62,185 Fults, IL $61,938 Germantown, IL $61,869

Greenville, IL $61,533 Hagarstown, IL $61,218 Hecker, IL $62,108 Highland, IL $61,981 Hoffman, IL $61,597 Huey, IL $61,425 Keyesport, IL $61,369 Lebanon, IL $62,234

Lenzburg, IL $61,946 Maeystown, IL $61,989 Marissa, IL $61,856 Menard, IL $61,439 Millstadt, IL $62,423 Modoc, IL $61,375 Mulberry Grove, IL $61,251 Nashville, IL $61,447

New Athens, IL $62,056 New Baden, IL $62,002 New Memphis, IL $61,959 Oakdale, IL $61,486 O Fallon, IL $62,363 Okawville, IL $61,752 Percy, IL $61,343 Pierron, IL $61,851

Pinckneyville, IL $61,294

Actor/Performer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Actor/Performer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $66,097. While startup companies pay approximate $66,097.

Actor/Performer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$66,097
Growth Stage	51~500	$66,097
Established	501~5000	$66,097
Enterprise	5000+	$66,097

Actor/Performer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Actor/Performer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$54,468

Average $66,097/year

$80,701

$4,539

Average $5,508/month

$6,725

$1,047

Average $1,271/week

$1,552

$26

Average $32/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,701	$6,725	$1,552	$39
Average	$66,097	$5,508	$1,271	$32
25th Percentile	$54,468	$4,539	$1,047	$26

Actor/Performer Salary Growth & Career Path

Actor/Performer

Talent Director

Activity Specialist

Choreographer

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As an Actor/Performer, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Actor/Performer Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Talent Director	$74,834	13%
Activity Specialist	$37,387	-43%

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