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Actor Salaries in the United States

How much does a Actor make in the United States?

Actors earn $31,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 72% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Actors work for Showtime Networks at $60,000 annually while the lowest paid Actors work for BookIt.com earning approximately $21,000 each year.

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$33K Merlin Entertainments' Average Actor Salary (1 salaries)

+$2K (6%) more than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$9K (24%) less than average Merlin Entertainments salary ($42K)
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Equal to average Merlin Entertainments Actor salary ($33K)
"We started out at a nice cut above minimum wage. Then, with the city raising the minimum wage up over and over again, we reverted back down to the bare minimum, which by that time was $16 hourly."

$30K Central Casting's Average Actor Salary (8 salaries)

-$1K (3%) less than national average Actor salary ($31K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Central Casting salary ($29K)
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+$2K (6%) more than average Central Casting Actor salary ($30K)
-$14K (60%) less than average Central Casting Actor salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average Central Casting Actor salary ($30K)
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$36K Screen Actors Guild's Average Actor Salary (5 salaries)

+$5K (14%) more than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$24K (50%) less than average Screen Actors Guild salary ($60K)
$50K
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+$5K (12%) more than average Screen Actors Guild Actor salary ($36K)
+$24K (50%) more than average Screen Actors Guild Actor salary ($36K)
-$6K (18%) less than average Screen Actors Guild Actor salary ($36K)
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$60K Showtime Networks' Average Actor Salary (4 salaries)

+$29K (63%) more than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$3K (4%) less than average Showtime Networks salary ($63K)
$50K
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+$1K (1%) more than average Showtime Networks Actor salary ($60K)
Equal to average Showtime Networks Actor salary ($60K)
Equal to average Showtime Networks Actor salary ($60K)
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$25K Entertainment Partners' Average Actor Salary (4 salaries)

-$6K (21%) less than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$26K (68%) less than average Entertainment Partners salary ($51K)
$50K
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+$5K (18%) more than average Entertainment Partners Actor salary ($25K)
+$5K (18%) more than average Entertainment Partners Actor salary ($25K)
-$5K (22%) less than average Entertainment Partners Actor salary ($25K)
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$40K City of New York's Average Actor Salary (2 salaries)

+$9K (25%) more than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$12K (26%) less than average City of New York salary ($52K)
$50K
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Equal to average City of New York Actor salary ($40K)
Equal to average City of New York Actor salary ($40K)

$34K Walt Disney Studios' Average Actor Salary (2 salaries)

+$3K (9%) more than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$37K (70%) less than average Walt Disney Studios salary ($71K)
$50K
$100K
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+$10K (25%) more than average Walt Disney Studios Actor salary ($34K)
-$10K (34%) less than average Walt Disney Studios Actor salary ($34K)

$30K Nissan Motor's Average Actor Salary (2 salaries)

-$1K (3%) less than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$15K (40%) less than average Nissan Motor salary ($45K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Nissan Motor Actor salary ($30K)
Equal to average Nissan Motor Actor salary ($30K)

$25K Student Life's Average Actor Salary (2 salaries)

-$6K (21%) less than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$2K (7%) less than average Student Life salary ($27K)
$50K
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$150K
+$5K (18%) more than average Student Life Actor salary ($25K)
-$5K (22%) less than average Student Life Actor salary ($25K)

$21K BookIt.com's Average Actor Salary (2 salaries)

-$10K (38%) less than national average Actor salary ($31K)
-$19K (62%) less than average BookIt.com salary ($40K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$5K (21%) more than average BookIt.com Actor salary ($21K)
-$5K (27%) less than average BookIt.com Actor salary ($21K)

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