Actors salary by state
The median actors in the United States earned not reported a year in 2024, about $23.33 an hour. Across the 0 states reporting the occupation, pay runs from not reported in undefined down to not reported in undefined.
Arts, design, entertainment and media SOC 27-2011
What the spread means
Pay is fairly consistent across the country, with undefined paying about null× what undefined does. Occupations with narrow spreads tend to have national labour markets or standardised pay scales.
A high median is not automatically a better deal. States that pay well for this work are frequently expensive places to live, and the same salary buys very different amounts of housing and energy depending on where it is earned. The state pages linked below carry electricity, gas and housing figures for the same places.
Highest paying states
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Every state
| # | State | Median salary | Hourly | 10th pct | 90th pct | Employed | vs U.S. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-09. Figures cover wage and salary workers and exclude the self-employed. Methodology
Frequently asked questions
How much does a actors make?
The national median is not reported a year, or about $23.33 an hour, as of the 2024 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. Half of workers in the occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Which state pays actorss the most?
Not enough states report this occupation to rank them.
How many people work as actorss?
About 0 across the states reporting the occupation, against a national estimate of 38,800.
Is this figure a salary or an hourly rate?
Both are published. BLS surveys employers rather than workers, so these are wages paid rather than wages reported by employees, and they exclude self-employed people. Annual figures for occupations that are typically part-time or seasonal should be read with that in mind.