Projected Growth
0.3% (Little Change)
Actor Annual Wage Estimates
Annual wage estimates for actors are not published, so this page cannot give a typical annual pay figure or range.
How Much Do Actor Professionals Earn?
BLS annual percentile wages are unavailable for actors.
Where do most Actor Professionals Work?
Annual wage figures for actors are not published, so state and metro annual pay comparisons cannot be reported. The listed metro employment counts are 24,800 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 5,430 in New York-Newark-Jersey City. These employment counts describe where actors are employed and do not provide a comparison of pay.
Which Metro Areas Employ the Most Actor Professionals?
| Metro Area | Employment |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 24,800 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 5,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 610 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 510 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 450 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 450 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 340 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · Last updated: November 2026