Average Dancers Salary in Illinois

Dancers in Illinois earn a median hourly wage of $20.34 per hour. BLS does not publish an annual salary figure for this occupation because most work is project-based or on irregular schedules. There are 150 workers employed locally.

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

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for dancers in Illinois. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). Hourly wages and employment are shown below.

Local hourly wage

Hourly pay for dancers in Illinois, across all workers BLS surveyed.

Median hourly wage: $20.34/hr
Mean hourly wage: $21.99/hr
10th percentile: $17.24/hr
90th percentile: $24.71/hr

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 150
How common this job is here: 0.41×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Metros inside Illinois

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

Where dancers earn the most per hour

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

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

New York: $28.86/hr
Pennsylvania: $25.65/hr
California: $25.26/hr
Missouri: $25.00/hr
Texas: $24.97/hr
Indiana: $24.36/hr
Wisconsin: $24.11/hr
Hawaii: $23.52/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Kahului-Wailuku, HI: $38.98/hr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $37.00/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $36.28/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $31.12/hr
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY: $30.44/hr
Pittsburgh, PA: $25.65/hr
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: $25.32/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $25.26/hr

National job outlook

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

Projected growth: +4.5%; 600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 1,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: No formal educational credential

Related occupations

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