Movie Critic Salary in the United States

How much does a Movie Critic make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Movie Critic in the United States is $47,211 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,658
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,748 to $57,391
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,043
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Movie Critic Salaries by Percentile

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Pay		 Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $57,391 $4,783 $1,104 $28
Average $47,211 $3,934 $908 $23
25th Percentile $38,748 $3,229 $745 $19
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Key Factors That Influence Movie Critic Salaries

A Movie Critic'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.

Top Paying Cities for Movie Critics

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: $59,548
  • San Francisco: $58,962
  • Oakland: $57,654

What Skills Can Increase a Movie Critic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Planning (Mentioned in 22.22% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
  • Diversity and Inclusion (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Developing and promoting acquaintance, empowerment, and integration of each unique individual to create a productive and safe working environment.
  • Video Production (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Video production is the process of producing video content. It is the equivalent of filmmaking, but with images recorded digitally instead of on film stock. There are three stages of video production: pre-production, production, and post-production. Pre-production involves all of the planning aspects of the video production process before filming begins. This includes scriptwriting, scheduling, logistics, and other administrative duties. Production is the phase of video production which captures the video content (moving images / videography) and involves filming the subject(s) of the video. Post-production is the action of selectively combining those video clips through video editing into a finished product that tells a story or communicates a message in either a live event setting (live production), or after an event has occurred (post-production). Currently, the majority of video content is captured through electronic media like an SD card for consumer grade cameras, or on solid state storage and flash storage for professional grade cameras. Video content that is distributed digitally often appears in common formats such as the Moving Picture Experts Group format (.mpeg, .mpg, .mp4), QuickTime (.mov), Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Windows Media Video (.wmv), and DivX (.avi, .divx).
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Planning 22.22%
Diversity and Inclusion 1.71%
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Movie Critic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Movie Critic'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.

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$38,748
Average $47,211/year
$57,391
$3,229
Average $3,934/month
$4,783
$745
Average $908/week
$1,104
$19
Average $23/hour
$28
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $57,391 $4,783 $1,104 $28
Average $47,211 $3,934 $908 $23
25th Percentile $38,748 $3,229 $745 $19

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