Here’s How Much the Average Actor Actually Gets Paid!

Here’s how much the average actor gets paid and it’s less than you think.

Millions of people dream of becoming an actor but, a small fraction of those aspiring of making it in Hollywood know how much the average actor gets paid.

While Robert Downey Jr. makes hundreds of millions a year, you would be be surprised to find out how much the average actor gets paid in the entertainment industry.

Like salaries for most careers, the amount of money that actors make each year, for the most part, are not public knowledge.

Even though Forbes investigates and lists the biggest earners in Hollywood, little is known for the other actors in the film industry.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistic, it is not nearly as much as Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence or Robert Downey Jr.

In their latest report on employment and wages, the Bureau of Labor Statics released the average salary for several jobs within the entertainment industry including actors, producers and directors.

Of the 155,740 actors, directors and producers included in the survey by the Department of Labour, the average person made about $89,000 in 2013, which equates to about $42.80 an hour.

The median is actually quite lower at $30.48/hour. But, it gets worse for actors.

According to the report, the median hourly pay for an actor is about $22.15 or $52,000.

This number is extremely important because it is a median, since there are an equal number of actors that make higher and lower. But, this is the most common pay for actors in the film industry.

Here are a list of 30 other jobs that pay more than actors, according to Career Builder.

1. Loan officer
2. Self-enrichment education teacher
3. Forensic science technician
4. Writer and editor
5. Radiologic technologist and technician
6. Medical scientist
7. Producer and director
8. Detective and criminal investigator
9. Financial analyst and adviser
10. Health educator

Actors such as Robert Downey Jr. and Channing Tatum make it look like the average actors get paid way more.

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