What are the main factors that influence a Stage Hand's salary?

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

How does experience change A Stage Hand's salary?

A Stage Hand's salary grows with experience: a Stage Hand (1-3 years)earns $42,894, a Creative Production Manager (3-5 years)earns $106,363, a Creative Production Director (5+ years)earns $143,311,

What are the highest paying states for a Stage Hand?

Stage Hand salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Stage Hand roles are District of Columbia $47,932, California $47,750, Massachusetts $47,114. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Stage Hand roles make?

Salaries for Stage Hand level roles vary by specialization: Production Stage Manager: $105,737; Data Stage Developer: $96,094; Stage Director: $80,685; Assistant Stage Manager/Stage Manager: $78,686; Entertainment Stage Technician: $58,288.

How do different companies affect a Stage Hand's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Stage Hand roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Stage Hand Salary in the United States

How much does a Stage Hand make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Stage Hand in the United States is $43,291 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,614
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,089 to $48,694
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,174

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Stage Hand Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,694	$4,058	$936	$23
Average	$43,291	$3,608	$833	$21
25th Percentile	$40,089	$3,341	$771	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Stage Hand Salaries

A Stage Hand'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Stage Hand 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 Stage Hands. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,932.
California: $47,750.
Massachusetts: $47,114.

District of Columbia $47,932 California $47,750 Massachusetts $47,114 Washington $46,940 New Jersey $46,923 Alaska $46,863 Connecticut $46,265 New York $46,023

Hawaii $45,248 Rhode Island $44,884 Maryland $44,637 Minnesota $44,300 Colorado $44,170 Illinois $44,127 Oregon $43,962 Delaware $43,841

New Hampshire $43,765 Virginia $43,594 Pennsylvania $43,096 Nevada $42,845 North Dakota $42,763 Michigan $42,633 Wisconsin $42,585 Vermont $42,490

Texas $42,226 Maine $42,209 Arizona $42,183 Ohio $42,152 Georgia $41,754 Indiana $41,555 Wyoming $41,516 Utah $41,455

Iowa $41,429 Kansas $41,222 Louisiana $41,161 North Carolina $41,139 Missouri $41,131 Florida $40,962 Montana $40,871 Nebraska $40,784

Kentucky $40,737 South Carolina $40,564 Tennessee $40,455 Idaho $40,412 New Mexico $40,096 Oklahoma $40,027 Alabama $39,771 South Dakota $39,343

Arkansas $39,109 West Virginia $38,984 Mississippi $38,607

Top Paying Cities for Stage Hands

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: $54,603
San Francisco: $54,066
Oakland: $52,867

San Jose, CA $54,603

San Francisco, CA $54,066

Oakland, CA $52,867

New York, NY $50,170

Queens Village, NY $49,845

Paramus, NJ $49,499

Passaic, NJ $49,456

Bergenfield, NJ $49,412

Stamford, CT $49,347

Huntington, NY $49,304

Newark, NJ $49,023

Bridgeport, CT $48,936

New Brunswick, NJ $48,793

Vallejo, CA $48,702

Middlesex, NJ $48,676

Somerset, NJ $48,637

Petaluma, CA $48,538

Santa Cruz, CA $48,369

Boston, MA $48,282

Monterey, CA $48,066

Fairbanks, AK $48,036

Los Angeles, CA $47,953

Washington, DC $47,932

Seattle, WA $47,854

Santa Rosa, CA $47,845

Juneau, AK $47,720

Orange, CA $47,577

Anchorage, AK $47,499

Anaheim, CA $47,469

Santa Ana, CA $47,404

Nassau, NY $47,378

Long Beach, CA $47,360

Danbury, CT $47,347

Santa Maria, CA $47,200

Everett, WA $47,192

Bremerton, WA $46,979

Trenton, NJ $46,897

Sacramento, CA $46,880

San Diego, CA $46,858

Brockton, MA $46,841

Tacoma, WA $46,824

Santa Barbara, CA $46,763

Lowell, MA $46,590

New Suffolk, NY $46,572

Nashua, NH $46,521

Lompoc, CA $46,451

Ventura, CA $46,408

Stockton, CA $46,395

New Haven, CT $46,308

Atlantic City, NJ $46,196

Hartford, CT $46,101

Modesto, CA $46,079

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,984

New Britain, CT $45,962

Olympia, WA $45,901

Kennewick, WA $45,901

New London, CT $45,893

Norwich, CT $45,880

Lawrence, MA $45,858

Bakersfield, CA $45,737

Riverside, CA $45,676

New Bedford, MA $45,676

Richland, WA $45,633

Portsmouth, NH $45,598

Vineland, NJ $45,590

San Bernardino, CA $45,555

Boulder, CO $45,434

Worcester, MA $45,399

Portland, OR $45,360

Saint Paul, MN $45,308

Minneapolis, MN $45,308

Philadelphia, PA $45,248

Honolulu, HI $45,018

Springfield, MA $44,867

Providence, RI $44,862

Chicago, IL $44,737

Bellingham, WA $44,685

Baltimore, MD $44,637

Chico, CA $44,529

Wilmington, DE $44,456

Pittsfield, MA $44,412

Manchester, NH $44,330

Spokane, WA $44,140

Denver, CO $44,135

Albany, NY $43,932

Troy, NY $43,914

Schenectady, NY $43,823

Burlington, VT $43,728

Portland, ME $43,577

Salem, OR $43,542

Yakima, WA $43,533

Ann Arbor, MI $43,520

Rochester, MN $43,399

Fresno, CA $43,378

Reno, NV $43,378

Milwaukee, WI $43,339

Detroit, MI $43,295

Allentown, PA $43,282

Carson City, NV $43,278

Houston, TX $43,213

Colorado Springs, CO $43,209

Syracuse, NY $43,187

Eugene, OR $43,105

Bismarck, ND $43,053

Gary, IN $43,053

Galveston, TX $43,053

Springfield, OR $43,018

Medford, OR $42,914

Fort Collins, CO $42,897

Austin, TX $42,862

Mesa, AZ $42,772

Phoenix, AZ $42,763

Dallas, TX $42,750

Reading, PA $42,724

Saint Cloud, MN $42,707

Concord, NH $42,668

Madison, WI $42,650

Utica, NY $42,533

Raleigh, NC $42,499

Las Vegas, NV $42,494

Rochester, NY $42,464

Des Moines, IA $42,460

Atlanta, GA $42,391

Battle Creek, MI $42,378

Salt Lake City, UT $42,365

Lancaster, PA $42,300

Champaign, IL $42,291

Harrisburg, PA $42,239

Durham, NC $42,200

Kansas City, MO $42,196

Kansas City, KS $42,187

Fort Worth, TX $42,183

Boca Raton, FL $42,165

Cleveland, OH $42,161

Columbus, OH $42,152

Pittsburgh, PA $42,148

Richmond, VA $42,131

Indianapolis, IN $42,122

Cincinnati, OH $42,066

Petersburg, VA $42,001

Billings, MT $41,906

Lansing, MI $41,906

Huntsville, AL $41,906

Lebanon, PA $41,901

Dayton, OH $41,897

Pueblo, CO $41,897

Appleton, WI $41,884

Buffalo, NY $41,867

Racine, WI $41,845

Charlotte, NC $41,841

Saint Louis, MO $41,828

Springfield, IL $41,810

Elkhart, IN $41,802

York, PA $41,802

Gastonia, NC $41,797

Benton Harbor, MI $41,797

Beaumont, TX $41,771

Lorain, OH $41,763

Toledo, OH $41,746

Binghamton, NY $41,724

Rock Hill, SC $41,720

Rockford, IL $41,698

Fargo, ND $41,676

Elyria, OH $41,676

Flagstaff, AZ $41,646

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,620

Miami, FL $41,594

Duluth, MN $41,525

Bangor, ME $41,468

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,421

Louisville, KY $41,399

Grand Rapids, MI $41,391

Hialeah, FL $41,386

Casper, WY $41,326

Scranton, PA $41,274

New Orleans, LA $41,261

Virginia Beach, VA $41,256

Akron, OH $41,235

Peoria, IL $41,178

Sarasota, FL $41,170

Green Bay, WI $41,139

Baton Rouge, LA $41,118

Charleston, SC $41,109

Nashville, TN $41,096

Jamestown, NY $41,087

Davenport, IA $41,087

Tucson, AZ $41,066

Cheyenne, WY $41,053

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,040

Tampa, FL $41,031

Omaha, NE $41,023

Port Arthur, TX $41,005

Evansville, IN $41,005

Bradenton, FL $40,988

Santa Fe, NM $40,910

Orlando, FL $40,867

Clearwater, FL $40,819

Canton, OH $40,728

La Crosse, WI $40,728

Grand Forks, ND $40,715

Albuquerque, NM $40,702

Tulsa, OK $40,702

Newport News, VA $40,698

High Point, NC $40,685

Ogden, UT $40,668

Corpus Christi, TX $40,633

Laramie, WY $40,607

Norfolk, VA $40,607

Rock Island, IL $40,581

Saginaw, MI $40,572

Jacksonville, FL $40,568

Salisbury, NC $40,559

Memphis, TN $40,551

Moline, IL $40,529

Fort Myers, FL $40,516

Waterloo, IA $40,460

Spartanburg, SC $40,416

Lincoln, NE $40,395

Fort Wayne, IN $40,386

Birmingham, AL $40,339

Cedar Falls, IA $40,330

Provo, UT $40,326

Springfield, OH $40,321

San Antonio, TX $40,313

Greensboro, NC $40,295

South Bend, IN $40,291

Winston Salem, NC $40,287

Boise, ID $40,274

Savannah, GA $40,243

Muskegon, MI $40,165

Lima, OH $40,113

Lake Charles, LA $40,096

Anderson, IN $40,087

Lexington, KY $40,074

Augusta, GA $40,061

Greenville, SC $40,061

Wichita, KS $40,023

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,023

Columbia, SC $39,984

Bloomington, IN $39,875

Roanoke, VA $39,849

Asheville, NC $39,793

Knoxville, TN $39,719

Shreveport, LA $39,715

Wilmington, NC $39,659

Frankfort, KY $39,577

Oklahoma City, OK $39,546

Chillicothe, OH $39,529

Longview, TX $39,525

Topeka, KS $39,512

Mobile, AL $39,447

Terre Haute, IN $39,429

Erie, PA $39,425

Altoona, PA $39,403

Melbourne, FL $39,390

Amarillo, TX $39,373

Killeen, TX $39,360

Fayetteville, AR $39,326

Sioux Falls, SD $39,295

Chattanooga, TN $39,269

Idaho Falls, ID $39,265

Gainesville, FL $39,174

Portsmouth, OH $39,152

Little Rock, AR $39,144

Lynchburg, VA $39,144

Lafayette, LA $39,126

Youngstown, OH $39,126

Temple, TX $39,109

Daytona Beach, FL $39,100

Clarksville, TN $39,096

Pensacola, FL $39,092

Hopkinsville, KY $38,962

Charleston, WV $38,958

Florence, SC $38,936

Sioux City, IA $38,910

Macon, GA $38,784

Tallahassee, FL $38,780

Fayetteville, NC $38,771

Waco, TX $38,763

Wichita Falls, TX $38,763

Pine Bluff, AR $38,745

Vincennes, IN $38,663

Lubbock, TX $38,646

Great Falls, MT $38,620

Alamogordo, NM $38,616

Abilene, TX $38,581

Rapid City, SD $38,525

Monroe, LA $38,525

Albany, GA $38,499

Huntington, WV $38,494

Jackson, MS $38,490

Greenville, MS $38,486

Parkersburg, WV $38,442

Montgomery, AL $38,434

Johnstown, PA $38,425

Springfield, MO $38,390

Biloxi, MS $38,369

Sumter, SC $38,278

Columbus, GA $38,274

Twin Falls, ID $38,248

Pascagoula, MS $38,191

Kingsport, TN $38,079

Gulfport, MS $38,066

Alexandria, LA $37,923

Fort Smith, AR $37,815

El Paso, TX $37,698

Helena, MT $37,642

Las Cruces, NM $37,503

Harlingen, TX $37,382

Pocatello, ID $37,343

Florence, AL $37,330

Brownsville, TX $37,321

Dothan, AL $37,252

Mcallen, TX $37,230

Columbus, MS $36,910

Altus, OK $36,711

Lawton, OK $36,629

Pierre, SD $36,473

What Skills Can Increase a Stage Hand's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.75% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.8% 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.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.75%
Housekeeping	2.8%
Logistics	1.55%

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 a Stage Hand's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$52,382	21%
Presentation	$51,083	18%
Scheduling	$49,352	14%
Microsoft Office	$49,352	14%
Time Management	$48,053	11%
Production Schedule	$48,053	11%

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How Education impacts a Stage Hand's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Stage Hands enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Stage Hand with a No Diploma is between $42,881 and $46,025).

Stage Hand Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Stage Hand

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 9.9%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 71.4%

Masters 8.9%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	9.9%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	71.4%
Masters	8.9%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Stage Hand Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Stage Hand'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 April 01, 2026

$40,089

Average $43,291/year

$48,694

$3,341

Average $3,608/month

$4,058

$771

Average $833/week

$936

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,694	$4,058	$936	$23
Average	$43,291	$3,608	$833	$21
25th Percentile	$40,089	$3,341	$771	$19

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Salary Trends for Stage Hand

Salaries for a Stage Hand can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,700 in 2023 to around $47,424 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Stage Hand salary trends, .

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2024

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