United States · BLS May 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 55,000 actors across the country. Pay varies more by state than most people expect, and the state that pays most is not always the one that leaves most.
Median pay · the United States
$29.05/hrBLS publishes only an hourly wage for this occupation.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid | Not published | $16.50 |
| 25th percentile | Not published | $20.34 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | Not published | $29.05 |
| 75th percentile | Not published | $97.95 |
| 90th percentileMost experienced and senior | Not published | $143.68 |
| MeanThe average, pulled up by the top | Not published | $58.29 |
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1
Common questions
The median hourly wage for actors in the United States is $29.05, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey for May 2025.
BLS publishes no annual figure for this occupation, because the hours worked in a year vary too much for one to mean anything.
The survey counted 55,000 of these jobs in the United States for May 2025.
It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.
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