Actor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Actor make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Actor in Vermont is $32,661 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): $37,121
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,146 to $34,995
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,857

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Actor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,995	$2,916	$673	$17
Average	$32,661	$2,722	$628	$16
25th Percentile	$30,146	$2,512	$580	$14

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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: $36,844.
California: $36,704.
Massachusetts: $36,215.

District of Columbia $36,844 California $36,704 Massachusetts $36,215 Washington $36,081 New Jersey $36,068 Alaska $36,022 Connecticut $35,562 New York $35,376

Hawaii $34,780 Rhode Island $34,501 Maryland $34,311 Minnesota $34,052 Colorado $33,952 Illinois $33,919 Oregon $33,792 Delaware $33,699

New Hampshire $33,640 Virginia $33,509 Pennsylvania $33,127 Nevada $32,934 North Dakota $32,870 Michigan $32,771 Wisconsin $32,734 Vermont $32,661

Texas $32,458 Maine $32,444 Arizona $32,424 Ohio $32,401 Georgia $32,095 Indiana $31,942 Wyoming $31,912 Utah $31,865

Iowa $31,845 Kansas $31,686 Louisiana $31,639 North Carolina $31,622 Missouri $31,616 Florida $31,486 Montana $31,416 Nebraska $31,350

Kentucky $31,313 South Carolina $31,180 Tennessee $31,097 Idaho $31,063 New Mexico $30,821 Oklahoma $30,767 Alabama $30,571 South Dakota $30,242

Arkansas $30,062 West Virginia $29,965 Mississippi $29,676

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:

Adamant: $33,431
Barre: $33,481
Cabot: $33,408

Adamant, VT $33,431 Barre, VT $33,481 Cabot, VT $33,408 Calais, VT $33,437 East Barre, VT $33,430 East Calais, VT $33,431 East Montpelier, VT $33,453 Eden, VT $33,409

Eden Mills, VT $33,379 Graniteville, VT $33,479 Hyde Park, VT $33,458 Johnson, VT $33,501 Lake Elmore, VT $33,421 Marshfield, VT $33,413 Moretown, VT $33,503 Morrisville, VT $33,499

Moscow, VT $33,516 Northfield, VT $33,462 Northfield Falls, VT $33,618 North Hyde Park, VT $33,456 North Montpelier, VT $33,422 Plainfield, VT $33,418 Roxbury, VT $33,361 South Barre, VT $33,520

Waterbury, VT $33,513 Stowe, VT $33,517 Waitsfield, VT $33,499 Warren, VT $33,436 Washington, VT $33,371 Waterbury Center, VT $33,512 Websterville, VT $33,474 Williamstown, VT $33,435

Wolcott, VT $33,417 Woodbury, VT $33,384 Worcester, VT $33,417 Rutland, VT $33,416 Belmont, VT $33,313 Benson, VT $33,313 Bomoseen, VT $33,365 Brandon, VT $33,390

Bridport, VT $33,393 Castleton, VT $33,371 Center Rutland, VT $33,394 Chittenden, VT $33,318 Cuttingsville, VT $33,306 Danby, VT $33,363 East Middlebury, VT $33,412 East Poultney, VT $33,366

East Wallingford, VT $33,330 Fair Haven, VT $33,342 Florence, VT $33,331 Forest Dale, VT $33,391 Gaysville, VT $33,179 Granville, VT $33,336 Hancock, VT $33,331 Hydeville, VT $33,369

Killington, VT $33,327 Middlebury, VT $33,463 Middletown Springs, VT $33,349 Mount Holly, VT $33,318 North Clarendon, VT $33,366 Orwell, VT $33,363 Pawlet, VT $33,375 Pittsfield, VT $33,346

Pittsford, VT $33,378 Poultney, VT $33,372 Proctor, VT $33,409 Ripton, VT $33,370 Rochester, VT $33,353 Rupert, VT $33,350 Salisbury, VT $33,403 Shoreham, VT $33,374

Stockbridge, VT $33,315 Wallingford, VT $33,333 Wells, VT $33,376 West Pawlet, VT $33,387 West Rupert, VT $33,379 West Rutland, VT $33,359 Whiting, VT $33,376 Saint Johnsbury, VT $33,412

Albany, VT $33,392 Barnet, VT $33,376 Barton, VT $33,389 Beebe Plain, VT $33,399 Concord, VT $33,345 Coventry, VT $33,438 Craftsbury, VT $33,402 Craftsbury Common, VT $33,404

Danville, VT $33,383 Derby, VT $33,399 Derby Line, VT $33,374 East Burke, VT $33,373 East Charleston, VT $33,376 East Hardwick, VT $33,394 East Haven, VT $33,300 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $33,411

Glover, VT $33,379 Granby, VT $33,259 Greensboro, VT $33,367 Greensboro Bend, VT $33,389 Hardwick, VT $33,426 Irasburg, VT $33,380 Island Pond, VT $33,326 Lowell, VT $33,369

Lower Waterford, VT $33,407 Lyndon, VT $33,401 Lyndon Center, VT $33,439 Lyndonville, VT $33,403 Morgan, VT $33,343 Newport, VT $33,419 Newport Center, VT $33,376 North Concord, VT $33,289

North Troy, VT $33,381 Orleans, VT $33,368 Passumpsic, VT $33,414 Peacham, VT $33,347 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $33,415 Sheffield, VT $33,355 Sutton, VT $33,353 Troy, VT $33,384

West Burke, VT $33,375 West Charleston, VT $33,359 West Danville, VT $33,385 Westfield, VT $33,359 West Glover, VT $33,382 Averill, VT $33,187 Beecher Falls, VT $33,403 Canaan, VT $33,320

Gilman, VT $33,466 Guildhall, VT $33,276 Lunenburg, VT $33,348 Norton, VT $33,254 North Bennington, VT $33,625 North Pownal, VT $33,693 Pownal, VT $33,712 White River Junction, VT $33,407

Ascutney, VT $33,423 Barnard, VT $33,332 Bethel, VT $33,352 Bradford, VT $33,387 Bridgewater, VT $33,366 Bridgewater Corners, VT $33,300 Brookfield, VT $33,385 Brownsville, VT $33,366

Chelsea, VT $33,365 Corinth, VT $33,356 East Corinth, VT $33,370 East Randolph, VT $33,377 East Ryegate, VT $33,348 East Thetford, VT $33,389 Fairlee, VT $33,353 Groton, VT $33,362

Hartford, VT $33,494 Hartland, VT $33,377 Hartland Four Corners, VT $33,376 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $33,462 Newbury, VT $33,358 North Hartland, VT $33,401 North Pomfret, VT $33,344 North Thetford, VT $33,388

Norwich, VT $33,382 Plymouth, VT $33,276 Post Mills, VT $33,381 Quechee, VT $33,416 Randolph, VT $33,410 Randolph Center, VT $33,393 Reading, VT $33,303 Sharon, VT $33,352

South Pomfret, VT $33,320 South Royalton, VT $33,361 South Ryegate, VT $33,368 South Strafford, VT $33,359 South Woodstock, VT $33,312 Strafford, VT $33,331 Taftsville, VT $33,418 Thetford, VT $33,389

Thetford Center, VT $33,354 Topsham, VT $33,344 Tunbridge, VT $33,351 Vershire, VT $33,335 Wells River, VT $33,370 West Fairlee, VT $33,431 West Hartford, VT $33,344 West Newbury, VT $33,357

West Topsham, VT $33,371 Wilder, VT $33,496 Windsor, VT $33,391 Woodstock, VT $33,350 Bellows Falls, VT $33,472 Cambridgeport, VT $33,433 Cavendish, VT $33,322 Chester, VT $33,355

Chester Depot, VT $33,344 Grafton, VT $33,330 Londonderry, VT $33,390 Ludlow, VT $33,340 North Springfield, VT $33,456 Perkinsville, VT $33,365 Peru, VT $33,355 Proctorsville, VT $33,328

Saxtons River, VT $33,465 South Londonderry, VT $33,411 Springfield, VT $33,440 Westminster, VT $33,471 Westminster Station, VT $33,474 Weston, VT $33,321 Shaftsbury, VT $33,585 Brattleboro, VT $33,540

Bondville, VT $33,401 East Dover, VT $33,469 Jacksonville, VT $33,553 Jamaica, VT $33,402 Marlboro, VT $33,706 Newfane, VT $33,447 Putney, VT $33,440 Readsboro, VT $33,710

South Newfane, VT $33,459 Stamford, VT $33,686 Townshend, VT $33,417 Vernon, VT $33,642 Wardsboro, VT $33,441 West Dover, VT $33,496 West Dummerston, VT $33,455 West Halifax, VT $33,507

West Townshend, VT $33,372 West Wardsboro, VT $33,372 Whitingham, VT $33,541 Williamsville, VT $33,455 Wilmington, VT $33,521 Burlington, VT $33,612 South Burlington, VT $33,610 Winooski, VT $33,612

Colchester, VT $33,612 Alburgh, VT $33,445 Bakersfield, VT $33,494 Belvidere Center, VT $33,373 Bristol, VT $33,501 Cambridge, VT $33,541 Charlotte, VT $33,567 East Berkshire, VT $33,462

East Fairfield, VT $33,512 Enosburg Falls, VT $33,419 Essex, VT $33,587 Essex Junction, VT $33,589 Fairfax, VT $33,544 Fairfield, VT $33,511 Ferrisburgh, VT $33,530 Franklin, VT $33,421

Grand Isle, VT $33,547 Highgate Center, VT $33,450 Highgate Springs, VT $33,467 Hinesburg, VT $33,566 Huntington, VT $33,541 Isle La Motte, VT $33,486 Jeffersonville, VT $33,519 Jericho, VT $33,559

Jonesville, VT $33,566 Milton, VT $33,575 Monkton, VT $33,539 Montgomery, VT $33,419 Montgomery Center, VT $33,379 New Haven, VT $33,497 North Ferrisburgh, VT $33,545 North Hero, VT $33,511

Richford, VT $33,414 Richmond, VT $33,562 Saint Albans, VT $33,526 Saint Albans Bay, VT $33,522 Shelburne, VT $33,597 Sheldon, VT $33,486 Sheldon Springs, VT $33,568 South Hero, VT $33,577

Starksboro, VT $33,521 Swanton, VT $33,480 Underhill, VT $33,551 Underhill Center, VT $33,552 Vergennes, VT $33,487 Waterville, VT $33,498 Westford, VT $33,568 Williston, VT $33,593

Montpelier, VT $33,476 Bennington, VT $33,650 Arlington, VT $33,532 Dorset, VT $33,401 East Arlington, VT $33,388 East Dorset, VT $33,402 Manchester, VT $33,492 Manchester Center, VT $33,470

Actor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Actor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Actor positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Actor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Actor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$39,193	$19.0	20%

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 July 01, 2026

$30,146

Average $32,661/year

$34,995

$2,512

Average $2,722/month

$2,916

$580

Average $628/week

$673

$14

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,995	$2,916	$673	$17
Average	$32,661	$2,722	$628	$16
25th Percentile	$30,146	$2,512	$580	$14

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