Actors salary
The median pay for actors in the United States is $60,424 a year. About 55,000 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,320
- 25th percentile
- $42,307
- Median percentile
- $60,424
- 75th percentile
- $203,736
- 90th percentile
- $298,854
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $76,918
- Oregon $62,005
- New York $59,155
- Connecticut $58,053
- Texas $53,789
- Alabama $51,397
- New Jersey $50,523
- Mississippi $49,317
- Pennsylvania $46,072
- Tennessee $45,386
- Arizona $44,013
- Georgia $41,080
- Arkansas $40,539
- Missouri $39,936
- Florida $39,749
- Minnesota $39,416
- Kentucky $39,208
- North Carolina $39,166
- Illinois $31,200
- Ohio $28,101
- Nevada $26,541
By metro area
- Atlanta, GA $135,762
- Los Angeles, CA $115,003
- Baltimore, MD $77,168
- Charleston, SC $66,352
- Salt Lake City, UT $64,875
- Portland, OR $60,258
- New York, NY $59,925
- Hartford, CT $59,342
- Nashville, TN $53,082
- Cleveland, OH $52,770
- Dallas, TX $52,582
- Phoenix, AZ $49,442
- Lancaster, PA $49,192
- Washington, DC $48,048
- Philadelphia, PA $46,072
- Pittsburgh, PA $45,053
- San Antonio, TX $44,304
- Charlotte, NC $42,931
- St. Louis, MO $42,702
- Chicago, IL $41,600
- Indianapolis, IN $39,790
- Orlando, FL $39,749
- Minneapolis, MN $39,416
- Tucson, AZ $37,690
- Richmond, VA $35,006
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $33,654
- Cincinnati, OH $27,685
- Milwaukee, WI $17,701