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Actors salary in Dallas, TX

The median actors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $52,582 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,702 a month.

10th percentile
$33,155
25th percentile
$38,314
Median percentile
$52,582
75th percentile
$68,058
90th percentile
$228,259

Based on 500 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,430 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,582
Federal income tax−$4,130
Social Security + Medicare−$4,023
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,702
Every two weeks$1,709

Does it go far here?

$51,006Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Texas