What are the main factors that influence an Actor's salary?

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

How does experience change An Actor's salary?

An Actor's salary grows with experience: a Actor (1-3 years)earns $33,812, a Hotel Supervisor (3+ years)earns $41,990, a Hotel Manager Assistant (3-5 years)earns $68,558, a Hotel Manager (5+ years)earns $96,323,

What are the highest paying states for an Actor?

Actor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Actor roles are District of Columbia $36,846, California $36,707, Massachusetts $36,217. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Actor roles make?

Salaries for Actor level roles vary by specialization: TV Commercial Actor or Actress: $79,063; Broadway Actor: $71,380; Actor/Performer: $64,397; Broadway Actor Or Actress: $63,950; Background Actor: $61,784.

How do different companies affect an Actor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Actor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Actor Salary in the United States

How much does an Actor make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Actor in the United States is $33,279 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,821
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,719 to $35,656
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,389

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,656	$2,971	$686	$17
Average	$33,279	$2,773	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,719	$2,560	$591	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Actor Salaries

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

How Do Actor 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 Actors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,846.
California: $36,707.
Massachusetts: $36,217.

District of Columbia $36,846 California $36,707 Massachusetts $36,217 Washington $36,084 New Jersey $36,071 Alaska $36,024 Connecticut $35,565 New York $35,379

Hawaii $34,783 Rhode Island $34,503 Maryland $34,314 Minnesota $34,054 Colorado $33,954 Illinois $33,921 Oregon $33,795 Delaware $33,701

New Hampshire $33,643 Virginia $33,512 Pennsylvania $33,129 Nevada $32,936 North Dakota $32,873 Michigan $32,773 Wisconsin $32,736 Vermont $32,663

Texas $32,460 Maine $32,447 Arizona $32,427 Ohio $32,404 Georgia $32,097 Indiana $31,944 Wyoming $31,914 Utah $31,868

Iowa $31,848 Kansas $31,688 Louisiana $31,641 North Carolina $31,625 Missouri $31,618 Florida $31,488 Montana $31,419 Nebraska $31,352

Kentucky $31,315 South Carolina $31,182 Tennessee $31,099 Idaho $31,066 New Mexico $30,823 Oklahoma $30,770 Alabama $30,573 South Dakota $30,244

Arkansas $30,064 West Virginia $29,968 Mississippi $29,678

Top Paying Cities for Actors

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: $41,975
San Francisco: $41,562
Oakland: $40,640

San Jose, CA $41,975

San Francisco, CA $41,562

Oakland, CA $40,640

New York, NY $38,567

Queens Village, NY $38,317

Paramus, NJ $38,051

Passaic, NJ $38,018

Bergenfield, NJ $37,984

Stamford, CT $37,935

Huntington, NY $37,901

Newark, NJ $37,685

Bridgeport, CT $37,618

New Brunswick, NJ $37,509

Vallejo, CA $37,439

Middlesex, NJ $37,419

Somerset, NJ $37,389

Petaluma, CA $37,312

Santa Cruz, CA $37,182

Boston, MA $37,116

Monterey, CA $36,949

Fairbanks, AK $36,926

Los Angeles, CA $36,863

Washington, DC $36,846

Seattle, WA $36,786

Santa Rosa, CA $36,780

Juneau, AK $36,683

Orange, CA $36,573

Anchorage, AK $36,513

Anaheim, CA $36,490

Santa Ana, CA $36,440

Nassau, NY $36,420

Long Beach, CA $36,407

Danbury, CT $36,397

Santa Maria, CA $36,284

Everett, WA $36,277

Bremerton, WA $36,114

Trenton, NJ $36,051

Sacramento, CA $36,038

San Diego, CA $36,021

Brockton, MA $36,008

Tacoma, WA $35,994

Santa Barbara, CA $35,948

Lowell, MA $35,815

New Suffolk, NY $35,801

Nashua, NH $35,761

Lompoc, CA $35,708

Ventura, CA $35,675

Stockton, CA $35,665

New Haven, CT $35,598

Atlantic City, NJ $35,512

Hartford, CT $35,439

Modesto, CA $35,422

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,349

New Britain, CT $35,332

Olympia, WA $35,286

Kennewick, WA $35,286

New London, CT $35,279

Norwich, CT $35,269

Lawrence, MA $35,252

Bakersfield, CA $35,159

Riverside, CA $35,112

New Bedford, MA $35,112

Richland, WA $35,079

Portsmouth, NH $35,053

Vineland, NJ $35,046

San Bernardino, CA $35,019

Boulder, CO $34,926

Worcester, MA $34,899

Portland, OR $34,870

Saint Paul, MN $34,830

Minneapolis, MN $34,830

Philadelphia, PA $34,783

Honolulu, HI $34,607

Springfield, MA $34,490

Providence, RI $34,487

Chicago, IL $34,390

Bellingham, WA $34,350

Baltimore, MD $34,314

Chico, CA $34,231

Wilmington, DE $34,174

Pittsfield, MA $34,141

Manchester, NH $34,077

Spokane, WA $33,931

Denver, CO $33,928

Albany, NY $33,771

Troy, NY $33,758

Schenectady, NY $33,688

Burlington, VT $33,615

Portland, ME $33,498

Salem, OR $33,472

Yakima, WA $33,465

Ann Arbor, MI $33,455

Rochester, MN $33,362

Fresno, CA $33,345

Reno, NV $33,345

Milwaukee, WI $33,315

Detroit, MI $33,282

Allentown, PA $33,272

Carson City, NV $33,269

Houston, TX $33,219

Colorado Springs, CO $33,216

Syracuse, NY $33,199

Eugene, OR $33,136

Bismarck, ND $33,096

Gary, IN $33,096

Galveston, TX $33,096

Springfield, OR $33,069

Medford, OR $32,989

Fort Collins, CO $32,976

Austin, TX $32,949

Mesa, AZ $32,879

Phoenix, AZ $32,873

Dallas, TX $32,863

Reading, PA $32,843

Saint Cloud, MN $32,830

Concord, NH $32,800

Madison, WI $32,786

Utica, NY $32,696

Raleigh, NC $32,670

Las Vegas, NV $32,666

Rochester, NY $32,643

Des Moines, IA $32,640

Atlanta, GA $32,587

Battle Creek, MI $32,577

Salt Lake City, UT $32,567

Lancaster, PA $32,517

Champaign, IL $32,510

Harrisburg, PA $32,470

Durham, NC $32,440

Kansas City, MO $32,437

Kansas City, KS $32,430

Fort Worth, TX $32,427

Boca Raton, FL $32,414

Cleveland, OH $32,410

Columbus, OH $32,404

Pittsburgh, PA $32,400

Richmond, VA $32,387

Indianapolis, IN $32,380

Cincinnati, OH $32,337

Petersburg, VA $32,287

Billings, MT $32,214

Lansing, MI $32,214

Huntsville, AL $32,214

Lebanon, PA $32,211

Dayton, OH $32,207

Pueblo, CO $32,207

Appleton, WI $32,197

Buffalo, NY $32,184

Racine, WI $32,167

Charlotte, NC $32,164

Saint Louis, MO $32,154

Springfield, IL $32,141

Elkhart, IN $32,134

York, PA $32,134

Gastonia, NC $32,131

Benton Harbor, MI $32,131

Beaumont, TX $32,111

Lorain, OH $32,104

Toledo, OH $32,091

Binghamton, NY $32,074

Rock Hill, SC $32,071

Rockford, IL $32,054

Fargo, ND $32,038

Elyria, OH $32,038

Flagstaff, AZ $32,014

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,994

Miami, FL $31,974

Duluth, MN $31,921

Bangor, ME $31,878

Cedar Rapids, IA $31,841

Louisville, KY $31,825

Grand Rapids, MI $31,818

Hialeah, FL $31,815

Casper, WY $31,768

Scranton, PA $31,728

New Orleans, LA $31,718

Virginia Beach, VA $31,715

Akron, OH $31,698

Peoria, IL $31,655

Sarasota, FL $31,648

Green Bay, WI $31,625

Baton Rouge, LA $31,608

Charleston, SC $31,602

Nashville, TN $31,592

Jamestown, NY $31,585

Davenport, IA $31,585

Tucson, AZ $31,568

Cheyenne, WY $31,558

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,548

Tampa, FL $31,542

Omaha, NE $31,535

Port Arthur, TX $31,522

Evansville, IN $31,522

Bradenton, FL $31,508

Santa Fe, NM $31,448

Orlando, FL $31,415

Clearwater, FL $31,379

Canton, OH $31,309

La Crosse, WI $31,309

Grand Forks, ND $31,299

Albuquerque, NM $31,289

Tulsa, OK $31,289

Newport News, VA $31,285

High Point, NC $31,275

Ogden, UT $31,262

Corpus Christi, TX $31,235

Laramie, WY $31,216

Norfolk, VA $31,216

Rock Island, IL $31,196

Saginaw, MI $31,189

Jacksonville, FL $31,186

Salisbury, NC $31,179

Memphis, TN $31,172

Moline, IL $31,156

Fort Myers, FL $31,146

Waterloo, IA $31,102

Spartanburg, SC $31,069

Lincoln, NE $31,052

Fort Wayne, IN $31,046

Birmingham, AL $31,009

Cedar Falls, IA $31,003

Provo, UT $30,999

Springfield, OH $30,996

San Antonio, TX $30,989

Greensboro, NC $30,976

South Bend, IN $30,973

Winston Salem, NC $30,969

Boise, ID $30,959

Savannah, GA $30,936

Muskegon, MI $30,876

Lima, OH $30,836

Lake Charles, LA $30,823

Anderson, IN $30,816

Lexington, KY $30,806

Augusta, GA $30,796

Greenville, SC $30,796

Wichita, KS $30,766

Tuscaloosa, AL $30,766

Columbia, SC $30,736

Bloomington, IN $30,653

Roanoke, VA $30,633

Asheville, NC $30,590

Knoxville, TN $30,533

Shreveport, LA $30,530

Wilmington, NC $30,487

Frankfort, KY $30,423

Oklahoma City, OK $30,400

Chillicothe, OH $30,387

Longview, TX $30,384

Topeka, KS $30,374

Mobile, AL $30,324

Terre Haute, IN $30,310

Erie, PA $30,307

Altoona, PA $30,290

Melbourne, FL $30,280

Amarillo, TX $30,267

Killeen, TX $30,257

Fayetteville, AR $30,230

Sioux Falls, SD $30,207

Chattanooga, TN $30,187

Idaho Falls, ID $30,184

Gainesville, FL $30,114

Portsmouth, OH $30,097

Little Rock, AR $30,091

Lynchburg, VA $30,091

Lafayette, LA $30,077

Youngstown, OH $30,077

Temple, TX $30,064

Daytona Beach, FL $30,057

Clarksville, TN $30,054

Pensacola, FL $30,051

Hopkinsville, KY $29,951

Charleston, WV $29,948

Florence, SC $29,931

Sioux City, IA $29,911

Macon, GA $29,814

Tallahassee, FL $29,811

Fayetteville, NC $29,804

Waco, TX $29,798

Wichita Falls, TX $29,798

Pine Bluff, AR $29,785

Vincennes, IN $29,721

Lubbock, TX $29,708

Great Falls, MT $29,688

Alamogordo, NM $29,685

Abilene, TX $29,658

Rapid City, SD $29,615

Monroe, LA $29,615

Albany, GA $29,595

Huntington, WV $29,592

Jackson, MS $29,588

Greenville, MS $29,585

Parkersburg, WV $29,552

Montgomery, AL $29,545

Johnstown, PA $29,538

Springfield, MO $29,512

Biloxi, MS $29,495

Sumter, SC $29,425

Columbus, GA $29,422

Twin Falls, ID $29,402

Pascagoula, MS $29,359

Kingsport, TN $29,272

Gulfport, MS $29,262

Alexandria, LA $29,152

Fort Smith, AR $29,069

El Paso, TX $28,979

Helena, MT $28,936

Las Cruces, NM $28,829

Harlingen, TX $28,736

Pocatello, ID $28,706

Florence, AL $28,696

Brownsville, TX $28,690

Dothan, AL $28,636

Mcallen, TX $28,620

Columbus, MS $28,374

Altus, OK $28,220

Lawton, OK $28,157

Pierre, SD $28,037

What Skills Can Increase an Actor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 8.08% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.94% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Operating System (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Maintaining software that runs on a computer that serves as an interface between computer hardware components and the user.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	8.08%
Housekeeping	2.94%
Operating System	1.64%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Actor's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 29%.
Quality Assurance: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$42,930	29%
Quality Assurance	$37,938	14%
Leadership	$35,941	8%
Accountability	$34,610	4%
Time Management	$34,610	4%
Confidentiality	$34,610	4%

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

Understanding how an Actor'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 March 01, 2026

$30,719

Average $33,279/year

$35,656

$2,560

Average $2,773/month

$2,971

$591

Average $640/week

$686

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,656	$2,971	$686	$17
Average	$33,279	$2,773	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,719	$2,560	$591	$15

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Salary Trends for Actor

Salaries for an Actor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $34,148 in 2023 to around $34,311 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Actor salary trends, .

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