Actors Salary in the US
BLS OEWS May 2025 suppressed the median wage for this occupation. The mean, where published, is —.
How much does a actors earn in the US?
BLS OEWS May 2025 suppressed the national median wage for actors (SOC 27-2011), so it is shown as not available rather than estimated. Where published, the mean is — and employment is 55,000. Figures are BLS estimates, published verbatim.
Median
—
per year
Mean
—
per year
Employment
55,000
US workers
National rank
—
of 825 by median
What a actors earns in the US
BLS OEWS May 2025 suppressed the national median wage for actors (SOC 27-2011), so GeraJobs shows it as not available rather than estimating it. Where BLS does publish a figure, the mean (average) annual wage is — and national employment is 55,000.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a actors in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a median wage for actors (the cell was suppressed). The published mean, where available, is —. GeraJobs never estimates suppressed figures.
- How does actors pay compare to the US average?
- The median wage for actors is not published by BLS for May 2025, so a like-for-like comparison to the $50,980 all-occupations median is not possible.
- How many actors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 55,000 actors employed nationally (SOC 27-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this actors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Find actors jobs with salary ranges
GeraJobs lists live US vacancies with employer-stated salary ranges — see which actors roles pay above the BLS benchmark.
Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries