Average Actors Salary in Louisiana

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Louisiana (state).

Local hourly wage

Hourly pay for actors in Louisiana, across all workers BLS surveyed.

Median hourly wage

$14.09/hr

Mean hourly wage

$26.56/hr

10th percentile

$7.54/hr

90th percentile

$62.20/hr

Local employment

Workers tracked locally

740

How common this job is here

1.53×

More concentrated here than nationally — this state is unusually strong in this occupation.

Metros inside Louisiana

Pay and employment for actors often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Lafayette, LA
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
• Lake Charles, LA
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
• Monroe, LA
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Where actors earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for actors this release, ranked highest to lowest.

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for actors from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth

+0.3%

200 net jobs over the projection period

Annual openings

6,300

Includes growth plus replacements

Typical entry education

Some college, no degree

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Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.

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Related pages

• National Actors page
• All salaries in Louisiana