SOC 39-3031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$32,910

10th percentile: $23,560
25th percentile: $28,310
Median: $32,910
75th percentile: $36,940
90th percentile: $42,470
Mean: $33,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 121,770.

That median is 35.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali — Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	960	$39,270	$44,760	$48,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,960	$35,690	$44,250	$48,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,880	$39,060	$42,860	$49,370
Bozeman, MT	40	$37,120	$39,120	$46,240
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	30	$35,310	$39,100	$40,940
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,460	$37,060	$38,380	$39,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	7,290	$34,330	$38,310	$45,960
Napa, CA	40	$36,880	$38,230	$44,680
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	190	$37,320	$38,090	$41,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,950	$35,140	$37,870	$45,870
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	950	$35,070	$37,640	$45,890
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,330	$35,010	$37,220	$45,370
Portland-South Portland, ME	170	$34,190	$36,710	$45,800
Modesto, CA	100	$34,320	$36,680	$37,120
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	220	$34,970	$36,680	$41,750
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	360	$32,990	$36,550	$37,530
Salinas, CA	160	$34,630	$36,390	$46,220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	100	$34,320	$36,380	$46,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	360	$34,320	$36,320	$37,700
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	300	$36,140	$36,280	$45,010

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	7,290	$34,330	$38,310	$45,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,950	$35,140	$37,870	$45,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	4,490	$31,200	$35,000	$38,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,020	$21,210	$27,230	$35,990
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,150	$28,210	$29,750	$35,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,960	$35,690	$44,250	$48,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	2,840	$28,150	$30,110	$45,700
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,790	$31,390	$32,510	$37,210
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,460	$37,060	$38,380	$39,110
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2,450	$21,970	$26,860	$39,780
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,330	$31,120	$36,080	$39,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,120	$22,440	$33,540	$36,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,880	$39,060	$42,860	$49,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,870	$22,890	$32,220	$37,620
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,770	$23,390	$30,720	$33,670
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,710	$32,180	$34,020	$42,870
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,590	$25,960	$32,840	$34,330
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,590	$28,910	$34,250	$35,460
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,500	$27,950	$29,350	$39,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,460	$34,320	$35,310	$39,770

States and territories

State estimates for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	4,070	$35,380	$41,010	$48,410
Colorado	2,960	$31,090	$38,380	$39,110
District of Columbia	770	$36,400	$37,930	$46,330
California	16,460	$34,970	$37,870	$46,070
New York	6,910	$33,220	$37,110	$45,960
New Jersey	3,030	$32,220	$35,990	$38,750
Maine	400	$30,470	$35,850	$44,980
Connecticut	1,130	$34,010	$34,940	$39,880
Alaska	180	$28,040	$34,680	$49,420
Illinois	5,160	$31,200	$34,560	$38,600
Montana	Not available	$22,510	$34,420	$39,120
Oregon	1,100	$30,720	$34,110	$42,230
Rhode Island	340	$31,200	$34,040	$42,780
Maryland	1,770	$31,200	$34,020	$39,260
New Hampshire	190	$28,430	$33,970	$46,300
Massachusetts	2,270	$32,150	$33,940	$43,270
Minnesota	1,880	$24,130	$33,480	$35,460
Arizona	3,540	$30,580	$32,510	$37,560
Missouri	3,010	$28,600	$32,350	$36,570
Delaware	200	$31,200	$31,200	$36,920
Georgia	2,960	$21,150	$30,820	$36,150
Hawaii	540	$29,120	$30,640	$46,240
Tennessee	2,380	$23,080	$30,550	$36,070
Michigan	3,170	$25,960	$30,530	$37,330
North Carolina	5,390	$22,320	$30,260	$33,800
Nevada	3,210	$28,150	$30,110	$43,880
South Dakota	320	$26,710	$29,430	$31,000
Idaho	700	$22,880	$29,360	$35,120
Florida	9,300	$27,610	$29,130	$35,580
Pennsylvania	4,330	$21,310	$29,130	$36,750
Wisconsin	2,100	$22,340	$28,780	$36,460
Virginia	3,130	$26,720	$28,580	$34,140
Ohio	3,730	$23,400	$28,540	$35,740
Nebraska	510	$28,080	$28,260	$37,110
New Mexico	570	$26,900	$28,230	$29,510
Arkansas	340	$23,810	$28,050	$37,430
North Dakota	200	$20,290	$27,840	$37,190
Wyoming	120	$21,320	$27,800	$36,750
Louisiana	870	$21,750	$27,750	$34,790
Indiana	1,930	$20,760	$27,440	$44,420
Kansas	490	$22,590	$26,690	$64,300
Utah	1,340	$22,760	$26,650	$41,160
Texas	12,270	$20,150	$26,610	$36,120
South Carolina	1,300	$20,800	$26,490	$39,520
Oklahoma	1,450	$21,370	$26,260	$34,100
Kentucky	1,110	$18,720	$25,930	$33,100
Iowa	750	$21,390	$25,720	$33,220
West Virginia	300	$18,730	$23,400	$28,350
Alabama	770	$19,150	$22,360	$31,840
Puerto Rico	650	$21,840	$21,840	$22,650
Mississippi	610	$18,720	$21,570	$27,450
Guam	70	$19,240	$20,860	$23,710

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers is $32,910. Employment is 121,770.

How does Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers is 35.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $44,760.