SOC 27-2011 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Actors make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Actors in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $23.22. The 10th percentile is $18.06 and the 90th percentile is $99.05. Employment was not published. An annual wage was not published, and none is estimated from the hourly median.
Median hourly wage
$23.22
- 10th percentile
- $18.06
- 25th percentile
- $23.21
- Median
- $23.22
- 75th percentile
- $28.38
- 90th percentile
- $99.05
- Mean
- $38.21
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 $18.06 and the 90th percentile is $99.05. The difference is $80.99, which is 348.8% 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 $23.21 to the 75th at $28.38, covers $5.17.
The mean hourly wage is $38.21, which sits above the median of $23.22. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 20.1% lower than the national median of $29.05 for Actors.
It is 21.5% higher than the Florida median of $19.11.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $23.22 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actors at $23.02 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. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 1st 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).).
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $19.11 and employment of 4,240. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $18.84, against $23.02 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Actors in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $23.22. The 10th percentile is $18.06 and the 90th percentile is $99.05.
How does that compare with the national median for Actors?
The local median is 20.1% lower than the national median of $29.05.
What is Actors pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $23.22 is $23.02. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL compare with nearby metros for Actors?
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published hourly median, 74 miles away, at $19.11. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.