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Actors salary in Ohio

The median actors in Ohio earns $28,101 a year, 53% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,998 a month.

10th percentile
$23,005
25th percentile
$23,358
Median percentile
$28,101
75th percentile
$51,730
90th percentile
$65,666

Based on 170 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

$23,978 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,101
Federal income tax−$1,200
Social Security + Medicare−$2,150
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$773
Monthly take-home$1,998
Every two weeks$922

Does it go far here?

$30,290Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio