2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Costume Attendants
Costume Attendants select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Costume Attendants with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $24,730 to $30,370 per year or $12 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
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Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Costume Attendants to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
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Highest (Top 10%) | $45 | $93,400 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $31 | $63,600 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $21 | $42,910 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $15 | $30,370 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $12 | $24,730 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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NY | $38 | $78,800 |
NV | $29 | $61,120 |
FL | $27 | $56,300 |
MA | $26 | $54,930 |
GA | $25 | $51,480 |
MN | $25 | $51,060 |
TN | $25 | $50,960 |
CT | $24 | $50,890 |
DC | $23 | $48,350 |
WA | $23 | $47,110 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Costume Attendant is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NY doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NY might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Costume Attendants are in the states of NY, NV, FL, MA and GA.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
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Motion Picture and Video Industries | $58170 | $27.97 |
Performing Arts Companies | $55360 | $26.62 |
Traveler Accommodation | $51810 | $24.91 |
Amusement Parks and Arcades | $49730 | $23.91 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $48840 | $23.48 |
Junior Colleges | $41540 | $19.97 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $39190 | $18.84 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $38160 | $18.34 |
Other Schools and Instruction | $34260 | $16.47 |
Gambling Industries | $33300 | $16.01 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $28910 | $13.90 |