What are the main factors that influence a Show Runner's salary?

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

What are the highest paying states for a Show Runner?

Show Runner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Show Runner roles are District of Columbia $30,694, California $30,578, Massachusetts $30,170. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Show Runner roles make?

Salaries for Show Runner level roles vary by specialization: Show Director: $142,923; Trade Show Representative: $106,199; Show Manager: $92,311; Trade Show Coordinator: $90,032; Talk Show Host: $82,914.

Show Runner Salary in the United States

How much does a Show Runner make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Show Runner in the United States is $27,722 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $13.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,513
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $22,300 to $34,417
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $17,364

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Show Runner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,417	$2,868	$662	$17
Average	$27,722	$2,310	$533	$13
25th Percentile	$22,300	$1,858	$429	$11

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Key Factors That Influence Show Runner Salaries

A Show Runner'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 Do Show Runner 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 Show Runners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $30,694.
California: $30,578.
Massachusetts: $30,170.

District of Columbia $30,694 California $30,578 Massachusetts $30,170 Washington $30,059 New Jersey $30,048 Alaska $30,009 Connecticut $29,627 New York $29,472

Hawaii $28,975 Rhode Island $28,742 Maryland $28,584 Minnesota $28,368 Colorado $28,285 Illinois $28,257 Oregon $28,152 Delaware $28,074

New Hampshire $28,026 Virginia $27,916 Pennsylvania $27,598 Nevada $27,437 North Dakota $27,384 Michigan $27,301 Wisconsin $27,270 Vermont $27,209

Texas $27,040 Maine $27,029 Arizona $27,013 Ohio $26,993 Georgia $26,738 Indiana $26,611 Wyoming $26,586 Utah $26,547

Iowa $26,530 Kansas $26,397 Louisiana $26,358 North Carolina $26,345 Missouri $26,339 Florida $26,231 Montana $26,173 Nebraska $26,117

Kentucky $26,087 South Carolina $25,976 Tennessee $25,906 Idaho $25,879 New Mexico $25,676 Oklahoma $25,632 Alabama $25,468 South Dakota $25,194

Arkansas $25,044 West Virginia $24,964 Mississippi $24,723

Top Paying Cities for Show Runners

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: $34,966
San Francisco: $34,583
Oakland: $33,854

San Jose, CA $34,966

San Francisco, CA $34,583

Oakland, CA $33,854

New York, NY $31,919

Paramus, NJ $31,531

Queens Village, NY $31,530

Passaic, NJ $31,503

Bergenfield, NJ $31,501

Stamford, CT $31,440

Huntington, NY $31,428

Newark, NJ $31,224

Bridgeport, CT $31,165

Vallejo, CA $31,110

New Brunswick, NJ $31,099

Petaluma, CA $31,082

Middlesex, NJ $31,030

Somerset, NJ $31,010

Santa Cruz, CA $30,974

Boston, MA $30,805

Monterey, CA $30,708

Seattle, WA $30,644

Santa Rosa, CA $30,639

Los Angeles, CA $30,630

Juneau, AK $30,558

Washington, DC $30,528

Orange, CA $30,429

Santa Ana, CA $30,356

Long Beach, CA $30,328

Anaheim, CA $30,323

Anchorage, AK $30,309

Santa Maria, CA $30,226

Everett, WA $30,220

Danbury, CT $30,122

Bremerton, WA $30,084

Tacoma, WA $29,984

New Suffolk, NY $29,984

Sacramento, CA $29,976

Santa Barbara, CA $29,946

Trenton, NJ $29,915

San Diego, CA $29,915

Brockton, MA $29,885

Fairbanks, AK $29,817

Lompoc, CA $29,746

Lowell, MA $29,724

Ventura, CA $29,718

Nashua, NH $29,713

Stockton, CA $29,710

Modesto, CA $29,508

Poughkeepsie, NY $29,447

Olympia, WA $29,394

Kennewick, WA $29,394

New Haven, CT $29,383

Lawrence, MA $29,283

Hartford, CT $29,255

Riverside, CA $29,250

New Bedford, MA $29,222

Richland, WA $29,222

Bakersfield, CA $29,183

San Bernardino, CA $29,172

New Britain, CT $29,169

Atlantic City, NJ $29,169

New London, CT $29,158

Norwich, CT $29,150

Portsmouth, NH $29,144

Boulder, CO $29,086

Portland, OR $29,047

Worcester, MA $29,045

Minneapolis, MN $28,959

Philadelphia, PA $28,920

Honolulu, HI $28,828

Saint Paul, MN $28,815

Vineland, NJ $28,809

Providence, RI $28,729

Chicago, IL $28,648

Bellingham, WA $28,615

Springfield, MA $28,593

Baltimore, MD $28,584

Chico, CA $28,515

Pittsfield, MA $28,440

Manchester, NH $28,388

Spokane, WA $28,266

Denver, CO $28,263

Albany, NY $28,133

Troy, NY $28,122

Nassau, NY $28,092

Schenectady, NY $28,063

Wilmington, DE $28,041

Burlington, VT $28,002

Salem, OR $27,991

Portland, ME $27,905

Yakima, WA $27,878

Rochester, MN $27,792

Reno, NV $27,778

Fresno, CA $27,778

Milwaukee, WI $27,753

Detroit, MI $27,725

Ann Arbor, MI $27,720

Allentown, PA $27,717

Colorado Springs, CO $27,670

Syracuse, NY $27,656

Carson City, NV $27,656

Houston, TX $27,617

Eugene, OR $27,603

Gary, IN $27,570

Springfield, OR $27,548

Bismarck, ND $27,542

Galveston, TX $27,523

Medford, OR $27,481

Fort Collins, CO $27,470

Concord, NH $27,456

Austin, TX $27,448

Mesa, AZ $27,390

Reading, PA $27,387

Phoenix, AZ $27,384

Dallas, TX $27,376

Saint Cloud, MN $27,349

Madison, WI $27,312

Utica, NY $27,237

Rochester, NY $27,193

Des Moines, IA $27,190

Raleigh, NC $27,187

Atlanta, GA $27,146

Battle Creek, MI $27,137

Salt Lake City, UT $27,129

Lancaster, PA $27,087

Harrisburg, PA $27,049

Kansas City, MO $27,021

Champaign, IL $27,015

Kansas City, KS $27,015

Fort Worth, TX $27,013

Columbus, OH $27,008

Boca Raton, FL $27,002

Pittsburgh, PA $26,990

Richmond, VA $26,979

Indianapolis, IN $26,974

Cleveland, OH $26,971

Las Vegas, NV $26,938

Cincinnati, OH $26,938

Petersburg, VA $26,896

Huntsville, AL $26,855

Lansing, MI $26,836

Lebanon, PA $26,832

Pueblo, CO $26,830

Appleton, WI $26,821

Buffalo, NY $26,810

Dayton, OH $26,802

Racine, WI $26,796

Charlotte, NC $26,794

Saint Louis, MO $26,785

York, PA $26,769

Elkhart, IN $26,769

Gastonia, NC $26,763

Billings, MT $26,757

Beaumont, TX $26,749

Lorain, OH $26,744

Benton Harbor, MI $26,738

Toledo, OH $26,733

Binghamton, NY $26,719

Rock Hill, SC $26,716

Rockford, IL $26,702

Springfield, IL $26,691

Elyria, OH $26,688

Fargo, ND $26,688

Flagstaff, AZ $26,669

Fort Lauderdale, FL $26,652

Duluth, MN $26,636

Miami, FL $26,636

Cheyenne, WY $26,616

Grand Forks, ND $26,616

Bangor, ME $26,555

Cedar Rapids, IA $26,525

Durham, NC $26,513

Louisville, KY $26,511

Grand Rapids, MI $26,505

Hialeah, FL $26,503

Casper, WY $26,464

Scranton, PA $26,430

New Orleans, LA $26,422

Virginia Beach, VA $26,419

Akron, OH $26,405

Peoria, IL $26,369

Sarasota, FL $26,364

Nashville, TN $26,345

Omaha, NE $26,345

Green Bay, WI $26,345

Baton Rouge, LA $26,331

Charleston, SC $26,325

Jamestown, NY $26,311

Davenport, IA $26,311

Tucson, AZ $26,297

Saint Petersburg, FL $26,281

Tampa, FL $26,275

Evansville, IN $26,259

Port Arthur, TX $26,259

Bradenton, FL $26,247

Santa Fe, NM $26,198

Orlando, FL $26,148

Clearwater, FL $26,139

Canton, OH $26,081

La Crosse, WI $26,081

Albuquerque, NM $26,065

Newport News, VA $26,062

High Point, NC $26,053

Ogden, UT $26,042

Corpus Christi, TX $26,020

Norfolk, VA $26,004

Laramie, WY $26,004

Rock Island, IL $25,987

Saginaw, MI $25,981

Jacksonville, FL $25,979

Salisbury, NC $25,973

Boise, ID $25,967

Moline, IL $25,954

Fort Myers, FL $25,945

Memphis, TN $25,940

Tulsa, OK $25,926

Waterloo, IA $25,909

Spartanburg, SC $25,882

Lincoln, NE $25,868

Fort Wayne, IN $25,862

Provo, UT $25,859

Cedar Falls, IA $25,826

San Antonio, TX $25,815

Greensboro, NC $25,804

South Bend, IN $25,801

Savannah, GA $25,771

Muskegon, MI $25,760

Birmingham, AL $25,757

Winston Salem, NC $25,743

Lake Charles, LA $25,676

Anderson, IN $25,671

Lexington, KY $25,663

Augusta, GA $25,654

Greenville, SC $25,654

Lima, OH $25,632

Wichita, KS $25,629

Tuscaloosa, AL $25,629

Columbia, SC $25,604

Springfield, OH $25,599

Asheville, NC $25,554

Bloomington, IN $25,535

Knoxville, TN $25,435

Shreveport, LA $25,432

Wilmington, NC $25,396

Roanoke, VA $25,396

Topeka, KS $25,346

Frankfort, KY $25,343

Oklahoma City, OK $25,324

Chillicothe, OH $25,313

Longview, TX $25,310

Melbourne, FL $25,308

Sioux Falls, SD $25,263

Mobile, AL $25,261

Terre Haute, IN $25,249

Altoona, PA $25,233

Amarillo, TX $25,213

Killeen, TX $25,205

Fayetteville, AR $25,183

Chattanooga, TN $25,175

Sioux City, IA $25,150

Idaho Falls, ID $25,144

Lynchburg, VA $25,122

Gainesville, FL $25,086

Portsmouth, OH $25,072

Little Rock, AR $25,067

Lafayette, LA $25,055

Youngstown, OH $25,055

Daytona Beach, FL $25,039

Clarksville, TN $25,036

Pensacola, FL $25,033

Temple, TX $25,031

Hopkinsville, KY $24,950

Erie, PA $24,945

Florence, SC $24,933

Charleston, WV $24,889

Great Falls, MT $24,875

Macon, GA $24,836

Tallahassee, FL $24,834

Fayetteville, NC $24,828

Waco, TX $24,823

Helena, MT $24,803

Pine Bluff, AR $24,793

Vincennes, IN $24,759

Lubbock, TX $24,748

Alamogordo, NM $24,731

Twin Falls, ID $24,706

Rapid City, SD $24,698

Jackson, MS $24,648

Huntington, WV $24,646

Greenville, MS $24,645

Parkersburg, WV $24,617

Montgomery, AL $24,612

Wichita Falls, TX $24,584

Springfield, MO $24,584

Biloxi, MS $24,570

Monroe, LA $24,543

Johnstown, PA $24,523

Sumter, SC $24,512

Columbus, GA $24,509

Pascagoula, MS $24,457

Abilene, TX $24,457

Kingsport, TN $24,385

Albany, GA $24,385

Gulfport, MS $24,376

Alexandria, LA $24,285

Fort Smith, AR $24,215

El Paso, TX $24,141

Las Cruces, NM $24,016

Harlingen, TX $23,945

Pocatello, ID $23,941

Florence, AL $23,905

Brownsville, TX $23,899

Mcallen, TX $23,841

Dothan, AL $23,802

Columbus, MS $23,638

Altus, OK $23,509

Lawton, OK $23,456

Pierre, SD $23,356

Show Runner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Show Runner'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

$22,300

Average $27,722/year

$34,417

$1,858

Average $2,310/month

$2,868

$429

Average $533/week

$662

$11

Average $13/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,417	$2,868	$662	$17
Average	$27,722	$2,310	$533	$13
25th Percentile	$22,300	$1,858	$429	$11

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