What are the main factors that influence an Extra/Stand-in's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Extra/Stand-in's salary?

An Extra/Stand-in's salary grows with experience: an Activity Specialist (0-0 years)earns $36,802, a Choreographer (0-0 years)earns $44,259, a Director - Stage, Motion Pictures, Television (0-0 years)earns $39,729,

What are the highest paying states for an Extra/Stand-in?

Extra/Stand-in salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Extra/Stand-in roles are District of Columbia $43,988, California $43,821, Massachusetts $43,237. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Extra/Stand-in Salary in the United States

How much does an Extra/Stand-in make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Extra/Stand-in in the United States is $39,729 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an Extra/Stand-in's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,910
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,748 to $49,246
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,391

10% $26,391

50% (Median) $39,729

90% $57,910

Extra/Stand-in Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,246	$4,104	$947	$24
Average	$39,729	$3,311	$764	$19
25th Percentile	$32,748	$2,729	$630	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Extra/Stand-in Salaries

An Extra/Stand-in'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 Experience Level Affects Extra/Stand-in Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Extra/Stand-in's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Activity Specialist (0-0 years): $36,802
Choreographer (0-0 years): $44,259
Director - Stage, Motion Pictures, Television (0-0 years): $39,729

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Activity Specialist	0-0 years	$36,802
Choreographer	0-0 years	$44,259
Director - Stage, Motion Pictures, Television	0-0 years	$39,729

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How Do Extra/Stand-in 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 Extra/Stand-ins. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,988.
California: $43,821.
Massachusetts: $43,237.

District of Columbia $43,988 California $43,821 Massachusetts $43,237 Washington $43,078 New Jersey $43,062 Alaska $43,007 Connecticut $42,458 New York $42,236

Hawaii $41,525 Rhode Island $41,191 Maryland $40,965 Minnesota $40,655 Colorado $40,535 Illinois $40,496 Oregon $40,345 Delaware $40,234

New Hampshire $40,164 Virginia $40,007 Pennsylvania $39,550 Nevada $39,320 North Dakota $39,244 Michigan $39,125 Wisconsin $39,081 Vermont $38,994

Texas $38,752 Maine $38,736 Arizona $38,712 Ohio $38,684 Georgia $38,319 Indiana $38,136 Wyoming $38,100 Utah $38,044

Iowa $38,021 Kansas $37,830 Louisiana $37,774 North Carolina $37,754 Missouri $37,747 Florida $37,592 Montana $37,508 Nebraska $37,429

Kentucky $37,385 South Carolina $37,226 Tennessee $37,127 Idaho $37,087 New Mexico $36,797 Oklahoma $36,733 Alabama $36,499 South Dakota $36,106

Arkansas $35,891 West Virginia $35,776 Mississippi $35,430

Top Paying Cities for Extra/Stand-ins

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:

San Jose: $50,110
San Francisco: $49,562
Oakland: $48,517

San Jose, CA $50,110

San Francisco, CA $49,562

Oakland, CA $48,517

New York, NY $45,744

Paramus, NJ $45,187

Queens Village, NY $45,185

Passaic, NJ $45,148

Bergenfield, NJ $45,144

Stamford, CT $45,057

Huntington, NY $45,040

Newark, NJ $44,747

Bridgeport, CT $44,663

Vallejo, CA $44,584

New Brunswick, NJ $44,568

Petaluma, CA $44,544

Middlesex, NJ $44,469

Somerset, NJ $44,441

Santa Cruz, CA $44,389

Boston, MA $44,147

Monterey, CA $44,007

Seattle, WA $43,916

Santa Rosa, CA $43,908

Los Angeles, CA $43,897

Juneau, AK $43,793

Washington, DC $43,750

Orange, CA $43,608

Santa Ana, CA $43,503

Long Beach, CA $43,464

Anaheim, CA $43,456

Anchorage, AK $43,436

Santa Maria, CA $43,317

Everett, WA $43,309

Danbury, CT $43,169

Bremerton, WA $43,114

Tacoma, WA $42,971

New Suffolk, NY $42,970

Sacramento, CA $42,959

Santa Barbara, CA $42,915

Trenton, NJ $42,872

San Diego, CA $42,872

Brockton, MA $42,828

Fairbanks, AK $42,731

Lompoc, CA $42,629

Lowell, MA $42,597

Ventura, CA $42,589

Nashua, NH $42,582

Stockton, CA $42,578

Modesto, CA $42,288

Poughkeepsie, NY $42,200

Olympia, WA $42,125

Kennewick, WA $42,125

New Haven, CT $42,109

Lawrence, MA $41,966

Hartford, CT $41,926

Riverside, CA $41,918

New Bedford, MA $41,878

Richland, WA $41,878

Bakersfield, CA $41,823

San Bernardino, CA $41,807

New Britain, CT $41,803

Atlantic City, NJ $41,803

New London, CT $41,787

Norwich, CT $41,775

Portsmouth, NH $41,767

Boulder, CO $41,683

Portland, OR $41,628

Worcester, MA $41,624

Minneapolis, MN $41,501

Philadelphia, PA $41,445

Honolulu, HI $41,314

Saint Paul, MN $41,295

Vineland, NJ $41,286

Providence, RI $41,171

Chicago, IL $41,056

Bellingham, WA $41,008

Springfield, MA $40,976

Baltimore, MD $40,965

Chico, CA $40,865

Pittsfield, MA $40,758

Manchester, NH $40,682

Spokane, WA $40,508

Denver, CO $40,504

Albany, NY $40,317

Troy, NY $40,301

Nassau, NY $40,259

Schenectady, NY $40,218

Wilmington, DE $40,186

Burlington, VT $40,130

Salem, OR $40,114

Portland, ME $39,991

Yakima, WA $39,951

Rochester, MN $39,828

Reno, NV $39,808

Fresno, CA $39,808

Milwaukee, WI $39,773

Detroit, MI $39,733

Ann Arbor, MI $39,726

Allentown, PA $39,721

Colorado Springs, CO $39,654

Syracuse, NY $39,634

Carson City, NV $39,634

Houston, TX $39,578

Eugene, OR $39,558

Gary, IN $39,510

Springfield, OR $39,479

Bismarck, ND $39,471

Galveston, TX $39,443

Medford, OR $39,383

Fort Collins, CO $39,367

Concord, NH $39,348

Austin, TX $39,336

Mesa, AZ $39,252

Reading, PA $39,248

Phoenix, AZ $39,244

Dallas, TX $39,232

Saint Cloud, MN $39,194

Madison, WI $39,141

Utica, NY $39,034

Rochester, NY $38,970

Des Moines, IA $38,966

Raleigh, NC $38,962

Atlanta, GA $38,903

Battle Creek, MI $38,891

Salt Lake City, UT $38,879

Lancaster, PA $38,819

Harrisburg, PA $38,764

Kansas City, MO $38,724

Champaign, IL $38,716

Kansas City, KS $38,716

Fort Worth, TX $38,712

Columbus, OH $38,705

Boca Raton, FL $38,696

Pittsburgh, PA $38,680

Richmond, VA $38,664

Indianapolis, IN $38,656

Cleveland, OH $38,652

Las Vegas, NV $38,605

Cincinnati, OH $38,605

Petersburg, VA $38,545

Huntsville, AL $38,485

Lansing, MI $38,459

Lebanon, PA $38,454

Pueblo, CO $38,450

Appleton, WI $38,438

Buffalo, NY $38,422

Dayton, OH $38,410

Racine, WI $38,402

Charlotte, NC $38,398

Saint Louis, MO $38,386

York, PA $38,362

Elkhart, IN $38,362

Gastonia, NC $38,355

Billings, MT $38,345

Beaumont, TX $38,335

Lorain, OH $38,327

Benton Harbor, MI $38,319

Toledo, OH $38,311

Binghamton, NY $38,291

Rock Hill, SC $38,287

Rockford, IL $38,267

Springfield, IL $38,251

Elyria, OH $38,247

Fargo, ND $38,247

Flagstaff, AZ $38,219

Fort Lauderdale, FL $38,195

Duluth, MN $38,172

Miami, FL $38,172

Cheyenne, WY $38,144

Grand Forks, ND $38,144

Bangor, ME $38,056

Cedar Rapids, IA $38,013

Durham, NC $37,996

Louisville, KY $37,993

Grand Rapids, MI $37,985

Hialeah, FL $37,981

Casper, WY $37,925

Scranton, PA $37,878

New Orleans, LA $37,866

Virginia Beach, VA $37,862

Akron, OH $37,842

Peoria, IL $37,790

Sarasota, FL $37,782

Nashville, TN $37,754

Omaha, NE $37,754

Green Bay, WI $37,754

Baton Rouge, LA $37,735

Charleston, SC $37,727

Jamestown, NY $37,707

Davenport, IA $37,707

Tucson, AZ $37,687

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,663

Tampa, FL $37,655

Evansville, IN $37,631

Port Arthur, TX $37,631

Bradenton, FL $37,615

Santa Fe, NM $37,544

Orlando, FL $37,472

Clearwater, FL $37,460

Canton, OH $37,377

La Crosse, WI $37,377

Albuquerque, NM $37,353

Newport News, VA $37,349

High Point, NC $37,337

Ogden, UT $37,321

Corpus Christi, TX $37,290

Norfolk, VA $37,266

Laramie, WY $37,266

Rock Island, IL $37,242

Saginaw, MI $37,234

Jacksonville, FL $37,230

Salisbury, NC $37,222

Boise, ID $37,214

Moline, IL $37,194

Fort Myers, FL $37,182

Memphis, TN $37,174

Tulsa, OK $37,155

Waterloo, IA $37,131

Spartanburg, SC $37,091

Lincoln, NE $37,071

Fort Wayne, IN $37,063

Provo, UT $37,059

Cedar Falls, IA $37,012

San Antonio, TX $36,996

Greensboro, NC $36,980

South Bend, IN $36,976

Savannah, GA $36,932

Muskegon, MI $36,916

Birmingham, AL $36,912

Winston Salem, NC $36,893

Lake Charles, LA $36,797

Anderson, IN $36,789

Lexington, KY $36,777

Augusta, GA $36,765

Greenville, SC $36,765

Lima, OH $36,733

Wichita, KS $36,729

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,729

Columbia, SC $36,694

Springfield, OH $36,686

Asheville, NC $36,622

Bloomington, IN $36,594

Knoxville, TN $36,451

Shreveport, LA $36,447

Wilmington, NC $36,396

Roanoke, VA $36,396

Topeka, KS $36,324

Frankfort, KY $36,320

Oklahoma City, OK $36,292

Chillicothe, OH $36,277

Longview, TX $36,273

Melbourne, FL $36,269

Sioux Falls, SD $36,205

Mobile, AL $36,201

Terre Haute, IN $36,185

Altoona, PA $36,161

Amarillo, TX $36,134

Killeen, TX $36,122

Fayetteville, AR $36,090

Chattanooga, TN $36,078

Sioux City, IA $36,042

Idaho Falls, ID $36,034

Lynchburg, VA $36,002

Gainesville, FL $35,951

Portsmouth, OH $35,931

Little Rock, AR $35,923

Lafayette, LA $35,907

Youngstown, OH $35,907

Daytona Beach, FL $35,883

Clarksville, TN $35,879

Pensacola, FL $35,875

Temple, TX $35,872

Hopkinsville, KY $35,756

Erie, PA $35,748

Florence, SC $35,732

Charleston, WV $35,669

Great Falls, MT $35,649

Macon, GA $35,593

Tallahassee, FL $35,589

Fayetteville, NC $35,581

Waco, TX $35,573

Helena, MT $35,546

Pine Bluff, AR $35,530

Vincennes, IN $35,482

Lubbock, TX $35,466

Alamogordo, NM $35,442

Twin Falls, ID $35,406

Rapid City, SD $35,395

Jackson, MS $35,323

Huntington, WV $35,320

Greenville, MS $35,319

Parkersburg, WV $35,279

Montgomery, AL $35,271

Wichita Falls, TX $35,232

Springfield, MO $35,232

Biloxi, MS $35,212

Monroe, LA $35,172

Johnstown, PA $35,144

Sumter, SC $35,128

Columbus, GA $35,124

Pascagoula, MS $35,049

Abilene, TX $35,049

Kingsport, TN $34,946

Albany, GA $34,946

Gulfport, MS $34,934

Alexandria, LA $34,803

Fort Smith, AR $34,703

El Paso, TX $34,596

Las Cruces, NM $34,417

Harlingen, TX $34,316

Pocatello, ID $34,310

Florence, AL $34,258

Brownsville, TX $34,250

Mcallen, TX $34,167

Dothan, AL $34,111

Columbus, MS $33,875

Altus, OK $33,690

Lawton, OK $33,615

Pierre, SD $33,472

Extra/Stand-in Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Extra/Stand-in salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $39,729. While startup companies pay approximate $39,729.

Extra/Stand-in Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$39,729
Growth Stage	51~500	$39,729
Established	501~5000	$39,729
Enterprise	5000+	$39,729

Extra/Stand-in Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Extra/Stand-in'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.

$32,748

Average $39,729/year

$49,246

$2,729

Average $3,311/month

$4,104

$630

Average $764/week

$947

$16

Average $19/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,246	$4,104	$947	$24
Average	$39,729	$3,311	$764	$19
25th Percentile	$32,748	$2,729	$630	$16

Extra/Stand-in Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As an Extra/Stand-in, 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.

Extra/Stand-in Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Talent Director	$73,662	85%
Activity Specialist	$36,802	-7%

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FAQ about Extra/Stand-in

1. Where can an Extra/Stand-in earn the most?

An Extra/Stand-in's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer. According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, an Extra/Stand-in earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of an Extra/Stand-in is $50,110.

2. What is the highest pay for Extra/Stand-in?

The highest pay for Extra/Stand-in is $57,910.

3. What is the lowest pay for Extra/Stand-in?

The lowest pay for Extra/Stand-in is $26,391.

4. What are the responsibilities of Extra/Stand-in?

Plays a small unspoken role as a background performer in a production. No formal experience or training necessary.

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