What are the main factors that influence an Actors's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Actors?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Actors roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Actors's salary?

An Actors's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,971 for beginners, reaching about $62,287 at mid-level, and approach $64,208 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Actors?

Actors salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Actors roles are District of Columbia $72,798, California $72,522, Massachusetts $71,555. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Actors Salary in Montana

How much does an Actors make in Montana? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Actors in Montana is $62,074 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Actors's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,749
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,898 to $69,756
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,365

10% $48,365

50% (Median) $62,074

90% $76,749

Actors Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,756	$5,813	$1,341	$34
Average	$62,074	$5,173	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$54,898	$4,575	$1,056	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Actors Salaries

An Actors's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Actors Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Actors's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,971
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,336
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,287
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,994
Expert (over 8 years): $64,208

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Actors	less than 1 year	$57,971
Early Career Level Actors	1-2 years	$59,336
Mid-Level Level Actors	2-4 years	$62,287
Senior-Level Level Actors	5-8 years	$63,994
Expert Level Actors	over 8 years	$64,208

How Do Actors Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Actors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,798.
California: $72,522.
Massachusetts: $71,555.

District of Columbia $72,798 California $72,522 Massachusetts $71,555 Washington $71,292 New Jersey $71,266 Alaska $71,174 Connecticut $70,266 New York $69,898

Hawaii $68,721 Rhode Island $68,169 Maryland $67,794 Minnesota $67,281 Colorado $67,084 Illinois $67,018 Oregon $66,769 Delaware $66,585

New Hampshire $66,469 Virginia $66,210 Pennsylvania $65,454 Nevada $65,072 North Dakota $64,947 Michigan $64,750 Wisconsin $64,678 Vermont $64,533

Texas $64,132 Maine $64,106 Arizona $64,066 Ohio $64,020 Georgia $63,415 Indiana $63,113 Wyoming $63,054 Utah $62,962

Iowa $62,922 Kansas $62,607 Louisiana $62,515 North Carolina $62,482 Missouri $62,469 Florida $62,212 Montana $62,074 Nebraska $61,943

Kentucky $61,870 South Carolina $61,607 Tennessee $61,443 Idaho $61,377 New Mexico $60,897 Oklahoma $60,792 Alabama $60,404 South Dakota $59,753

Arkansas $59,398 West Virginia $59,207 Mississippi $58,635

Top Paying Cities for Actors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $61,696
Acton: $63,190
Ashland: $61,649

Absarokee, MT $61,696

Acton, MT $63,190

Ashland, MT $61,649

Ballantine, MT $63,093

Bearcreek, MT $61,687

Belfry, MT $61,750

Bighorn, MT $61,547

Big Timber, MT $61,645

Birney, MT $61,605

Boyd, MT $62,252

Bridger, MT $62,010

Broadview, MT $62,840

Busby, MT $61,675

Clyde Park, MT $61,656

Columbus, MT $62,163

Cooke City, MT $61,536

Crow Agency, MT $61,728

Custer, MT $61,744

Decker, MT $61,664

Edgar, MT $62,955

Emigrant, MT $61,651

Fishtail, MT $61,598

Fromberg, MT $62,707

Gardiner, MT $61,653

Garryowen, MT $61,703

Grass Range, MT $61,589

Greycliff, MT $61,649

Hardin, MT $62,240

Fort Smith, MT $62,047

Harlowton, MT $61,623

Huntley, MT $63,404

Hysham, MT $61,579

Ingomar, MT $61,462

Joliet, MT $62,714

Lame Deer, MT $61,711

Laurel, MT $63,386

Lavina, MT $61,795

Livingston, MT $61,724

Lodge Grass, MT $61,738

Mc Leod, MT $61,516

Martinsdale, MT $61,556

Melstone, MT $61,579

Melville, MT $61,532

Molt, MT $63,012

Mosby, MT $61,494

Musselshell, MT $61,558

Nye, MT $61,591

Otter, MT $61,650

Park City, MT $62,951

Pompeys Pillar, MT $62,701

Pray, MT $61,619

Pryor, MT $62,737

Rapelje, MT $62,012

Red Lodge, MT $61,701

Reed Point, MT $61,624

Roberts, MT $61,961

Roscoe, MT $61,578

Roundup, MT $61,695

Ryegate, MT $61,568

Saint Xavier, MT $61,991

Sanders, MT $61,654

Sand Springs, MT $61,501

Shawmut, MT $61,548

Shepherd, MT $63,127

Silver Gate, MT $61,701

Springdale, MT $61,610

Sumatra, MT $61,501

Teigen, MT $61,590

Two Dot, MT $61,542

Wilsall, MT $61,596

Winnett, MT $61,546

Worden, MT $62,624

Wyola, MT $61,765

Billings, MT $63,459

Baker, MT $61,863

Wolf Point, MT $61,651

Antelope, MT $61,726

Bainville, MT $61,939

Brockton, MT $61,620

Brockway, MT $61,535

Circle, MT $61,582

Crane, MT $61,981

Culbertson, MT $61,756

Dagmar, MT $61,785

Fairview, MT $61,964

Flaxville, MT $61,572

Fort Peck, MT $61,543

Frazer, MT $61,614

Froid, MT $61,673

Glasgow, MT $61,647

Saint Marie, MT $61,908

Glentana, MT $61,544

Hinsdale, MT $61,530

Homestead, MT $61,673

Lambert, MT $61,636

Larslan, MT $61,534

Medicine Lake, MT $61,664

Nashua, MT $61,615

Opheim, MT $61,525

Outlook, MT $61,618

Peerless, MT $61,537

Plentywood, MT $61,715

Poplar, MT $61,663

Raymond, MT $61,669

Redstone, MT $61,539

Reserve, MT $61,599

Richey, MT $61,564

Richland, MT $61,530

Saco, MT $61,565

Savage, MT $61,747

Scobey, MT $61,620

Sidney, MT $61,979

Vandalia, MT $61,559

Vida, MT $61,578

Westby, MT $61,773

Whitetail, MT $61,528

Miles City, MT $61,657

Alzada, MT $61,603

Angela, MT $61,492

Alberton, MT $61,584

Arlee, MT $61,607

Bonner, MT $61,586

Charlo, MT $61,624

Clinton, MT $61,628

Condon, MT $61,517

Conner, MT $61,639

Corvallis, MT $61,720

Darby, MT $61,520

De Borgia, MT $61,393

Dixon, MT $61,570

Drummond, MT $61,603

Florence, MT $61,706

Frenchtown, MT $61,681

Grantsdale, MT $61,687

Hall, MT $61,591

Hamilton, MT $61,689

Pinesdale, MT $61,830

Haugan, MT $61,378

Helmville, MT $61,471

Heron, MT $61,401

Hot Springs, MT $61,513

Huson, MT $61,599

Lolo, MT $61,669

Lonepine, MT $61,536

Milltown, MT $61,825

Noxon, MT $61,377

Ovando, MT $61,464

Pablo, MT $61,845

Paradise, MT $61,605

Philipsburg, MT $61,591

Plains, MT $61,556

Polson, MT $61,653

Ravalli, MT $61,613

Ronan, MT $61,661

Saint Ignatius, MT $61,645

Saint Regis, MT $61,514

Saltese, MT $61,353

Seeley Lake, MT $61,620

Stevensville, MT $61,718

Sula, MT $61,499

Superior, MT $61,559

Thompson Falls, MT $61,471

Trout Creek, MT $61,414

Victor, MT $61,680

Kalispell, MT $61,706

Big Arm, MT $61,624

Bigfork, MT $61,622

Columbia Falls, MT $61,700

Coram, MT $61,620

Dayton, MT $61,633

Elmo, MT $61,561

Essex, MT $61,520

Eureka, MT $61,639

Fortine, MT $61,578

Hungry Horse, MT $61,771

Kila, MT $61,572

Lake Mc Donald, MT $61,628

Lakeside, MT $61,673

Libby, MT $61,546

Marion, MT $61,538

Martin City, MT $61,671

Olney, MT $61,528

Polebridge, MT $61,421

Proctor, MT $61,543

Rexford, MT $61,589

Rollins, MT $61,580

Somers, MT $61,665

Stryker, MT $61,517

Trego, MT $61,563

Troy, MT $61,377

West Glacier, MT $61,440

Whitefish, MT $61,669

Bloomfield, MT $61,597

Boyes, MT $61,617

Broadus, MT $61,636

Brusett, MT $61,537

Capitol, MT $61,488

Cohagen, MT $61,514

Colstrip, MT $61,764

Ekalaka, MT $61,621

Fallon, MT $61,686

Forsyth, MT $61,605

Glendive, MT $61,808

Hammond, MT $61,578

Hathaway, MT $61,647

Ismay, MT $61,597

Jordan, MT $61,550

Kinsey, MT $61,624

Lindsay, MT $61,546

Mildred, MT $61,686

Olive, MT $61,559

Plevna, MT $61,739

Powderville, MT $61,498

Rosebud, MT $61,528

Terry, MT $61,569

Volborg, MT $61,530

Wibaux, MT $61,784

Willard, MT $61,759

Great Falls, MT $58,997

Malmstrom A F B, MT $58,997

Augusta, MT $61,527

Babb, MT $61,549

Belt, MT $59,721

Black Eagle, MT $58,997

Brady, MT $60,943

Browning, MT $61,632

Buffalo, MT $61,585

Bynum, MT $61,577

Carter, MT $60,021

Cascade, MT $60,851

Choteau, MT $61,578

Coffee Creek, MT $61,583

Conrad, MT $61,634

Cut Bank, MT $61,593

Denton, MT $61,568

Dupuyer, MT $61,520

Dutton, MT $60,245

East Glacier Park, MT $61,494

Ethridge, MT $61,513

Fairfield, MT $61,092

Floweree, MT $59,121

Forest Grove, MT $61,559

Fort Benton, MT $61,135

Fort Shaw, MT $59,804

Galata, MT $61,530

Geraldine, MT $61,556

Geyser, MT $61,113

Heart Butte, MT $61,631

Highwood, MT $59,806

Hilger, MT $61,584

Hobson, MT $61,592

Judith Gap, MT $61,580

Kevin, MT $61,570

Ledger, MT $61,543

Lewistown, MT $61,692

Loma, MT $61,555

Lothair, MT $61,550

Moccasin, MT $61,596

Monarch, MT $60,914

Moore, MT $61,630

Neihart, MT $61,369

Oilmont, MT $61,538

Pendroy, MT $61,520

Power, MT $59,573

Raynesford, MT $60,843

Roy, MT $61,527

Sand Coulee, MT $58,997

Shelby, MT $61,636

Simms, MT $60,270

Stanford, MT $61,589

Stockett, MT $59,605

Sunburst, MT $61,592

Sun River, MT $59,495

Sweet Grass, MT $61,554

Biddle, MT $61,657

Ulm, MT $59,025

Valier, MT $61,583

Vaughn, MT $59,241

Winifred, MT $61,561

Havre, MT $61,678

Big Sandy, MT $61,574

Box Elder, MT $61,696

Chester, MT $61,582

Chinook, MT $61,593

Dodson, MT $61,570

Gildford, MT $61,560

Harlem, MT $61,645

Hays, MT $61,670

Hingham, MT $61,561

Hogeland, MT $61,550

Inverness, MT $61,545

Joplin, MT $61,561

Kremlin, MT $61,559

Lloyd, MT $61,469

Loring, MT $61,526

Malta, MT $61,603

Rudyard, MT $61,574

Turner, MT $61,565

Whitewater, MT $61,538

Whitlash, MT $61,495

Zortman, MT $61,609

Zurich, MT $61,525

Helena, MT $58,826

Basin, MT $60,111

Boulder, MT $60,770

Canyon Creek, MT $59,482

Clancy, MT $58,926

East Helena, MT $58,787

Fort Harrison, MT $58,787

Jefferson City, MT $59,349

Lincoln, MT $61,576

Marysville, MT $59,410

Radersburg, MT $60,867

Ringling, MT $61,507

Toston, MT $61,101

Townsend, MT $60,195

White Sulphur Springs, MT $61,327

Winston, MT $59,471

Wolf Creek, MT $60,726

Butte, MT $61,573

Alder, MT $61,552

Anaconda, MT $61,709

Avon, MT $60,068

Belgrade, MT $61,783

Bozeman, MT $61,822

Big Sky, MT $61,776

Cameron, MT $61,511

Cardwell, MT $61,645

Deer Lodge, MT $61,199

Dell, MT $61,343

Dillon, MT $61,599

Divide, MT $61,582

Elliston, MT $59,568

Ennis, MT $61,682

Gallatin Gateway, MT $61,647

Garrison, MT $60,897

Glen, MT $61,580

Gold Creek, MT $61,303

Harrison, MT $61,662

Jackson, MT $61,422

Lima, MT $61,387

Mc Allister, MT $61,670

Manhattan, MT $61,765

Melrose, MT $61,587

Norris, MT $61,586

Polaris, MT $61,512

Pony, MT $61,675

Ramsay, MT $61,707

Sheridan, MT $61,696

Silver Star, MT $61,695

Three Forks, MT $61,716

Twin Bridges, MT $61,643

Virginia City, MT $61,665

Warm Springs, MT $61,701

West Yellowstone, MT $61,631

Whitehall, MT $61,708

Willow Creek, MT $61,689

Wisdom, MT $61,437

Wise River, MT $61,545

Missoula, MT $61,918

Actors Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Actors roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Media sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Actors positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Actors as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Actors

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$74,489	$36.0	20%
Media	$71,385	$34.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$69,523	$33.0	12%
Chemicals	$65,178	$31.0	5%

Actors Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Actors's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$54,898

Average $62,074/year

$69,756

$4,575

Average $5,173/month

$5,813

$1,056

Average $1,194/week

$1,341

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,756	$5,813	$1,341	$34
Average	$62,074	$5,173	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$54,898	$4,575	$1,056	$26

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