Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
39-5091 Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.
National estimates for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Industry profile for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Geographic profile for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
National estimates for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,780 |
13.8 % |
$ 48.07 |
$ 99,990 |
4.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.27 |
$ 30.40 |
$ 51.40 |
$ 63.72 |
$ 75.81 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 38,010 |
$ 63,220 |
$ 106,920 |
$ 132,530 |
$ 157,680 |
Industry profile for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Top paying industries for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Geographic profile for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,360 |
0.08 |
4.14 |
$ 54.03 |
$ 112,380 |
| New York |
500 |
0.06 |
2.86 |
$ 59.12 |
$ 122,970 |
| Louisiana |
60 |
0.03 |
1.64 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
| District of Columbia |
60 |
0.08 |
4.07 |
$ 53.29 |
$ 110,850 |
| Texas |
50 |
0.00 |
0.21 |
$ 33.44 |
$ 69,550 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,360 |
0.08 |
4.14 |
$ 54.03 |
$ 112,380 |
| District of Columbia |
60 |
0.08 |
4.07 |
$ 53.29 |
$ 110,850 |
| New York |
500 |
0.06 |
2.86 |
$ 59.12 |
$ 122,970 |
| Louisiana |
60 |
0.03 |
1.64 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
| Texas |
50 |
0.00 |
0.21 |
$ 33.44 |
$ 69,550 |
Top paying states for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
Top paying metropolitan areas for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
500 |
0.06 |
2.84 |
$ 58.46 |
$ 121,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,280 |
0.22 |
10.95 |
$ 55.10 |
$ 114,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
60 |
0.02 |
0.98 |
$ 50.88 |
$ 105,840 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.29 |
$ 46,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,280 |
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
