SOC 27-2011 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Actors make in Portland-South Portland, ME?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Actors in Portland-South Portland, ME is $21.04. The 10th percentile is $18.86 and the 90th percentile is $105.75. Employment was not published. An annual wage was not published, and none is estimated from the hourly median.
Median hourly wage
$21.04
- 10th percentile
- $18.86
- 25th percentile
- $18.86
- Median
- $21.04
- 75th percentile
- $89.63
- 90th percentile
- $105.75
- Mean
- $47.82
Hourly wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. An annual wage was not published for this cell.
Percentile spread
For Actors, the published 10th percentile is $18.86 and the 90th percentile is $105.75. The difference is $86.89, which is 413.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $18.86 to the 75th at $89.63, covers $70.77.
The mean hourly wage is $47.82, which sits above the median of $21.04. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 27.6% lower than the national median of $29.05 for Actors.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $21.04 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actors at $20.66 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a hourly median for Actors. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 173 miles away, with a median of $28.53 and employment of 150. That median is 35.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27.77, against $20.66 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME · Actors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Actors make in Portland-South Portland, ME?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Actors in Portland-South Portland, ME is $21.04. The 10th percentile is $18.86 and the 90th percentile is $105.75.
How does that compare with the national median for Actors?
The local median is 27.6% lower than the national median of $29.05.
What is Actors pay in Portland-South Portland, ME after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $21.04 is $20.66. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Portland-South Portland, ME compare with nearby metros for Actors?
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published hourly median, 173 miles away, at $28.53. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.