Actor: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Actors, entertainers and presenters (SOC 3413)
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Actors, entertainers and presenters in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations (SOC 341) has a median of £38,871 a year.
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 76 job titles to SOC 3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Acrobat
- Actor
- Actor-manager
- Actress
- Aerialist
- Animal trainer
- Announcer
- Artist
- Artiste
- Broadcaster
- Children's entertainer
- Choirboy
- Chorister
- Chorus girl
- Circus animal trainer
- Circus performer
- Clown
- Comedian
- Commentator
- Compere
- Conjurer
- Correspondent
- Costumed interpreter
- Disc jockey
- DJ
- Entertainer
- Entertainments officer
- Extra
- Fashion model
- Film artist
- Hypnotist
- Ice skater
- Illusionist
- Impresario
- Impressionist
- Influencer
- Judge
- Juggler
- Lay clerk
- Livestreamer
- Magician
- Mannequin
- Model
- News reader
- Newscaster
- Newsreader
- Performance artist
- Performer
- Podcaster
- Presenter
- Puppeteer
- Radio presenter
- Recording artist
- Reporter
- Rider
- Show girl
- Showman
- Showman's assistant
- Singer
- Singing coach
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- Social media influencer
- Stunt man
- Supporting artist
- Supporting artiste
- Tamer
- Television interviewer
- Television presenter
- Theatre practitioner
- Understudy
- Ventriloquist
- Vlogger
- Vocalist
- Voice actor
- Voice over artist
- Voiceover artist
- Youtuber
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.