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Theater usher salary

Average theater usher salary

$15.01

$31,220 yearly

Entry-level theater usher salary
$23,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025
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Average theater usher salary by state

Highest paying states for theater ushers

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1New York$42,283$20.33
2Illinois$38,567$18.54
3Vermont$36,128$17.37
4Wisconsin$42,113$20.25
5Maine$42,829$20.59
6Connecticut$35,048$16.85
7North Dakota$41,564$19.98
8Indiana$38,861$18.68
9Minnesota$34,548$16.61
10Washington$37,487$18.02
11Ohio$35,767$17.20
12Massachusetts$35,410$17.02
13New Hampshire$35,659$17.14
14Hawaii$35,368$17.00
15Idaho$36,034$17.32
16Rhode Island$35,253$16.95
17West Virginia$34,331$16.51
18Oregon$31,891$15.33
19Colorado$31,098$14.95
20California$34,938$16.80
21Kansas$33,718$16.21
22Nevada$29,601$14.23
23Kentucky$32,657$15.70
24Montana$29,526$14.20
25Pennsylvania$29,323$14.10
26Alaska$30,123$14.48
27Delaware$33,364$16.04
28Iowa$29,374$14.12
29New Jersey$30,331$14.58
30District of Columbia$32,654$15.70
31South Dakota$30,206$14.52
32South Carolina$29,752$14.30
33Arizona$29,922$14.39
34Michigan$29,504$14.18
35Wyoming$29,377$14.12
36North Carolina$26,754$12.86
37Tennessee$27,121$13.04
38Virginia$28,692$13.79
39Florida$25,387$12.21
40Georgia$26,051$12.52
41Oklahoma$26,740$12.86
42Nebraska$24,295$11.68
43New Mexico$23,826$11.45
44Alabama$23,720$11.40
45Utah$22,276$10.71
46Missouri$23,197$11.15
47Louisiana$20,687$9.95
48Maryland$25,159$12.10
49Arkansas$23,618$11.35
50Mississippi$21,002$10.10
51Texas$23,264$11.18

Theater usher salary details

A theater usher's salary ranges from $23,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $40,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average theater usher salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a theater usher's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19
75th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17
Average$31,220$2,602$15
25th Percentile$27,000$2,250$13
10th Percentile$23,000$1,917$11

Highest paying theater usher jobs

The highest paying types of theater ushers are ticket worker, door captain, and press box custodian.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Door Attendant$29,439$2,453$14.1548,846
Usher/Ticket Taker$29,285$2,440$14.081,556
Ticket Taker$30,235$2,520$14.541,554
Taker Down$25,617$2,135$12.321,633
Usher$28,872$2,406$13.88935

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$31,000$30,800$30,600$30,400$30,200$30,000
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Theater usher salary trends

The average theater usher salary has risen by $8,082 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average theater usher earned $23,138 annually, but today, they earn $31,220 a year. That works out to a 26% change in pay for theater ushers over the last decade.

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Average theater usher salary over time

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Theater usher salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$31,200$15.01+6.4%
2025$29,200$14.05+5.3%
2024$27,700$13.31+6.5%
2023$25,900$12.45+4.3%
2022$24,800$11.91+3.7%

Recently added theater usher salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
SpiegelworldTheater UsherAtlantic City, NJ02/17/2025$32,349
SpiegelworldTheater UsherAtlantic City, NJ09/25/2024$31,576
SpiegelworldTheater UsherAtlantic City, NJ09/11/2024$31,576
Six Flags, CorpTheater UsherSan Antonio, TX05/01/2024$25,044

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