Average Actors Salary in Rochester, NY

BLS tracks 210 actors in Rochester, NY but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Rochester, NY (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for actors in Rochester, NY. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 210
How common this job is here: 1.18×; Similar to the national average.

Where actors earn the most per hour

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

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Maryland: $36.98/hr
Oregon: $29.81/hr
New York: $28.44/hr
Connecticut: $27.91/hr
Texas: $25.86/hr
Alabama: $24.71/hr
New Jersey: $24.29/hr
Mississippi: $23.71/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: $65.27/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $55.29/hr
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: $37.10/hr
Charleston-North Charleston, SC: $31.90/hr
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT: $31.19/hr
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: $28.97/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $28.81/hr
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: $28.53/hr

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

Related occupations

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