Hourly Wage for Extra/Stand-in Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Extra/Stand-in Salary

How much does an Extra/Stand-in make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for an Extra/Stand-in in the United States is $18 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $15 and $22. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Extra/Stand-in Salaries by Percentile

Percentile	Hourly Pay Rate	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Extra/Stand-in Salary	$12	US	March 26, 2024
25th Percentile Extra/Stand-in Salary	$15	US	March 26, 2024
50th Percentile Extra/Stand-in Salary	$18	US	March 26, 2024
75th Percentile Extra/Stand-in Salary	$22	US	March 26, 2024
90th Percentile Extra/Stand-in Salary	$26	US	March 26, 2024

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Job Description for Extra/Stand-in

Extra/Stand-in plays a small unspoken role as a background performer in a production. Being an Extra/Stand-in no formal experience or training necessary. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Career Path for Extra/Stand-in

A career path is a sequence of jobs that leads to your short- and long-term career goals. Some follow a linear career path within one field, while others change fields periodically to achieve career or personal goals.

For Extra/Stand-in, the first career path typically progresses to Talent Director.

Additionally, the second career path typically starts with an Activity Specialist position, and then progresses to Director - Stage, Motion Pictures, Television.

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Hundreds of movies, television shows, commercials and music videos are filmed in Atlanta each year and every production needs extras to make the background come alive.

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Those scientists in the background? They're extras! So is every zombie on The Walking Dead, every passerby in the Fast & Furious franchise and all of the students at Mystic Falls High on The Vampire Diaries (all of which are or were filmed in Atlanta).

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Extra/Stand-in Pay Difference by Location

Extra/Stand-in salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Extra/Stand-in, the highest Extra/Stand-in salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Extra/Stand-in salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Extra/Stand-in salary is in Miami, FL, where the Extra/Stand-in salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State	Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA	Compared to national average + 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC	Compared to national average + 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL	Compared to national average -3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL	Compared to national average + 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA	Compared to national average + 12.1%
City, State New York, NY	Compared to national average + 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX	Compared to national average -1.3%

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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

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18

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Extra/Stand-in in the United States. The average hourly rate for Extra/Stand-in ranges from $15 to $22 with the average hourly pay of $18. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $15 to $22 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $18.

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