Theater Salaries

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3	Position	Department	Salary (Please only use $ and numbers in this field)	(Annual, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Per Project)	Starting Salary at Hire	Level of Employment (FT, PT, Seasonal, Overhire, Benefits)	Size of Department	Years in Position	Years at Organization	Years of Experience in Field Prior to Hire	Level of Education	Location	Number of FT Employees	Operating Budget	Type of Organization	Nonprofit/ For Profit	Union/ Non-Union	Number of Seats in Theater (if applicable)	Stipend vs Hours Spent on Project	Race	Gender Identity	Additional Notes	S

4	1st Assistant Stage Manager	Stage management	$2,600.00	weekly	$2,100.00	FT as per Equity contract	3	1	2	12	BA	NYC	50	unknown- commerical producer	Theatre	for profit	union	1100		white	female	salary increase reflects change in positin from 2nd ASM to 1st ASM
5	1st Assistant Stage Manager	Stage management	$745.00	weekly	745	3 month FT contract. w/health weeks	4	0.25	0.25	10	BA	NYC			Off Broadway	Nonprofit	Union	~200	Weekly salary. 40-70 hrs per week	Asian	Female	Take salary after taxes &dues is ~$508
6	5-12th grade Theatre Teacher	Faculty	$45,000.00	annual	$42,000	FT w/ benefits	1	4	4	5	MAT	Omaha, NE	-75		Independent School	Nonprofit		295		White	Female	no stipend for after school directing or tech work.
7	Account Executive	Advertising	$44,000.00	annual	$40,000.00	FT w/benefits	20	2.5	2.5	2	BS	NYC	115		Ad Agency	For profit	Non-Union		No OT	white	Femail
8	Account Executive	Marketing	$43,000.00	annual	$33,000	PT w/ benefits	20	1.5	3	1 + 5 internships	BA	NYC	100		Ad agency	for profit	non union			White	Female
9	Actor	Rural Tour	$120.00	per performance	Profit Share	Seasonal	4	0.5	0.5	9	BA	UK	1	Unknown	Touring Company	For profit	Non-union	50-200 (variable)	Rehearsals on expenses	White	Female
10	Adjunct Professor	Theater Dept	$20,000.00	annual	$18,000	PT no benefits	25	3	6	25	MFA	Northeast	18		university theatre dept	education	nonunion			white	Female
11	Administrative & Artistic Associate	Staff	$32,000.00	annual	$25,000 (part-time)	FY w/benefits	10	7	7	4	MFA	Boston	5	$1,000,000	Theatre	Nonprofit				White	Male	Split time between office work and dramaturgical/new play development
12	Administrative Assistant	Education/Creative	$56,000.00	annual	55,000 Annual	FT w/ benefits	12	1	1	7	MFA	CA	10	$300,000	University		Union	450/200/100		White	Male
13	Administrative Assistant	Staff	$33,500.00	annual	$32,000	FT + benefits	2	1	1	3	BA	Chicago	50	$3,500,000	University	Nonprofit		230, 45		White; Jewish	Female	Support staff to 83 full and part time employees, HR rep for 100+ student employees
14	Advertising Manager	Advertising	$45,000.00	annual	$34,000	FT, benefits	3	3	6	7	BA	NYC	50	$12+ million	Service Organization	non-profit				Asian	Male	working hours per week: 35, overtime eligible (for work over 40+ hours per pay period) vacation: 15 days/year; sick/mental health/family/bereavement days: 10 (max 30); personal days: 4 days
15	Advertising Manager	Marketing	$52,500.00	annual	$50,000	FT w/ Benefits	5	2	2	5	MA	NYC	70		Agency	For Profit				White	Male			I si
16	Artistic Assistant	Artistic	$26,000	annual	$25,000	FT	5	1	3	0	BS	Richmond, VA	48	$5 million	Regional Theatre	Nonprofit	Union			Caucasian	Female
17	Artistic Associate	Artistic	$32,000.00	annual	32,000	FT w/health, no dental	7	3	4	2	BA	CA (Bay Area)	~100	$12,000,000	LORT regional theatre	Nonprofit	both	600 plus 400 (2 theatres)	N/A	white	cis female
18	Artistic Director	Artistic	$500.00	weekly	$500/week (or volunteer)	The work is annual, but the salary is only paid when there's money in the bank. Usually about 3 months/year. Contract is for 10 months. No benefits.	15	13 (including 4 as volunteer+	13	8	BA	CA	1	$87,000	Theater	Nonprofit	Both	49-99	Hours		Female				M
19	Artistic Director		$65,000.00	annual	65,000 (annual)	FT w/benefits	8	1	3	16	MFA	Minneapolis	16	$1,200,000	theatre company	nonprofit	nonunion			Af. American	Male
20	Artistic Director	Artistic	$40,000.00	Annual	$35,000	PT no benefits	1	1.5	1.5	7	MA	NYC	1	$80,000	Theater startup	Nonprofit	Both	50		White	Male	This is a new theater company with little infastructure and no permanent space
21	Artistic Director	Artistic	$290,000.00	annual	$290,000	FT w/ benefits	6	2.5	2.5	20	BA	NYC	40	$10-13 million	Theatre	Nonprofit	Union	299/199/199		White	Female
22	Artistic Director	Staff	$73,000.00	annual	28,000	FT w/benefits	5	14	14	10	BA	NYC	5	$700,000	Presenter	Nonprofit	Non-union	75	n/a	White	Male
23	Artistic Director				$5,000	FT		14	14	33	BA	Philadelphia	4	$465,000	Theatre	Nonprofit	union	125			Male
24	Artistic Director	Artistic	$75,000.00	annual	70,000	FT w/benefits	1	1	7	25	MFA	SEATTLE	2	1.2M	Theatre	Nonprofit	Union			White	Female
25	Artistic Director	Artistic	$44,000.00	project	$20,000	FT no benefits	1	3	3	8	BA	West Coast	2	$250,000	Theater	Nonprofit	Union	Varies		POC	Female	FT salary is covered by a grant through 7/2019
26	Artistic Director	Staff	$30,000.00	annual		FT w/benefits	1	3	3	20	MFA	West Coast	20 to 30	1.2 Mil	Theatre	For Profit		140			Female
27	Artistic Fellow	Artistic	$37,000.00	annual	36,000	FT w/benefits	4	1	1	1	BA	NYC	~40		Theater	Nonprofit			n/a		Female
28	Artistic Operations Coordinator	Artistic / Production	$40,000.00	Annual	$35,000.00	FT with benefits	8	2	2	2	MA	NJ	45	$13 million	Orchestra	non-profit				White	Female
29	Artistic Producer	Artistic	$41,000.00	annual	$18,000	ft, no benefits	1	2	6	1	BA	NYC	3	$800,000	Theatre	non-profit	non-union			white	female
30	Assistant	Education	$30,000.00		30,000	FT w/ benefits	6	1	1	2	BA	Chicago	150	$18.5 million	Regional Theatre	Nonprofit	Non-union	850 / 450	Salary	White	Cis Male
31	Assistant	Development	$32,000.00	annual	$32,000	FT with benefits	14	0.5	3.5	0	BA	New York	60	$25,000,000	Performing Arts Center	Nonprofit					Female
32	Assistant	Production	$80.00	daily	19000 (annual)	FT no benefits	10	2	2	3	BFA	New York			Production Company	profit			$80/day no OT	Biracial - Asian/White	Female	Full time admin job to Bway production company. Numbers reflect 2012-2013.
33	Assistant	Literary	$43,000.00	annual	$35,000 annual	FT w/ benefits	2	2	3	3	BA	NYC	50	$12,000,000	Theater	Nonprofit				White	Female
34	Assistant	Marketing	$39,370.00	annual	$37,000	FT with benefits	6	1.5	1.5	2	BA	NYC	50	$11,000,000	Theater	Nonprofit				White	Female	Tiny cost of living increase, which was not discussed. No clear opportunity to discuss salary during annual review process. Also, initial starting salary was lower when offered but was negotiated up.
35	Assistant	Marketing	$38,000.00	Annual	$36,000	FT w/ Benefits	4	1	1.5	1	BS	NYC	20	4.5 million	Theater	Nonprofit		245		White	Female
36	Assistant	Provost (Higher Ed)	$55,000.00	annual	$45,000	FT w/benefits	2	0.5	0.5	3	BA	NYC	~75		Private Education	Non-Profit	Both			Indian	Female
37	Assistant Box Office Manager	Finance	$51,000.00	annual	$51,000	FT with Benefits	2	1	1	8	BFA	NYC	~15		Presenting/ Rental house	nonprofit	non-union staff except for production	~800	n/a	white	cis male
38	Assistant Company Manager	Artistic Office	$16.50	hour	$30030.00 a year	Fellow (FT with Benefits)	2	0.5	2	1	BFA	Boston	45		Regional Theater	Nonprofit	Union (LORT)	350	Hourly (35 hour min)	White	Female
39	Assistant Costume designer			annual	$27,000	ft, no benefits	2	3	4	college	BA	WI	6	$600,000	Community theater	non-profit	non-union	300, 1100	Stipend	White	female
40	Assistant Costume Shop Manager	Production	$32,000.00	Annual	$25,000	FT W/ Benefits	2	5	8	3	BA	DC	50	$5 million	Theatre	non-profit	Equity,non-union production	400		white	Female
41	Assistant Director	Marketing	$47,500.00	annual	$45,000.00	FT w/ benefits	12	2	6.5	2	MFA	DC	130	$20,000,000	Theater	Nonprofit					Female	Raise given 6 months in to align with new Labor Dept standards; 1 yr in asked to absorb part of another job and supervisory duties with no title or pay change
42	Assistant Director	Development	$65,000.00	annual	$53,000	FT w/ benefits	14	0.5	2	11	MFA	NYC	60	$25,000,000	Performing Arts Center	Nonprofit		2257	N/A	White	Female	Promoted from Manager after 6 months, but did not recieve raise until 6 months following promotion
43	Assistant Director of Development	Development	$60,000.00	annual	$55,000	FT with benefits	5	2	2	10	MFA	NYC	60-75	$6,000,000	Performing Arts Center	Nonprofit		800/200	N/A		Female
44	Assistant Director of Programs/Outreach	General Management	$42,000.00	annual	$36,000	FT w. benefits	7	3	7	5	BA	VA	7	varies	Theater/ Arts Education	For Profit	Non Union	375/150		White	Female	Connected with University
45	Assistant Electrician	Production	$1,800.00	weekly	64,800	FT W/ Benefits	22	<1	<1	10	BFA	NYC	699	$67,000,000	Dance Company	Nonprofit	union			White
46	Assistant FOH Manager	Patron Services	$20.00	hourly	$18.50/per hour	PT no benefits	~15	4	<1	0	BA	NYC	1		Theatre	Nonprofit		3 theatres (300, 199, 100)		White	Female	Wage increase after minimum wage bump up in NYC
47	Assistant House Manager	Patron Services	$14.44	hourly	$14.00 hourly	PT no benefits	~10	1	3	0	BA	Boston	5		Theatre	For profit	non union				Female
48	Assistant Lighting Designer	Production	$1,962.00	per project		Freelance	unk	3	varies	7	MFA	NYC/CHI	unk	unk	Theater	Nonprofit		100-300 (varies)			Female	The amount I am paid varies vastly depending on the theater. Each of these fees is set by the theater. However it's worth noting that the $800/show and $3200/show required pretty similar time commitments.
49	Assistant Lighting Designer	Production	$1,000.00	per project	$750	Freelance	2-3	5	n/a	0	BA	NYC/Regional	varies	varies	Theater		non union	60-300	Stipend	White
50	Assistant Lighting Supervisor	Production	$55,500.00	annual	$55,500	FT w/ benefits	5 in lighting	>1	>1	10	MFA	NYC	<100		Theater	Nonprofit		100-600 depending			Male
51	Assistant Manager	Development	$43,000.00	annual	$43,000	FT w/ benefits	14	1	2	9	MFA	NYC	60	$23,000,000	Performing Arts Center	Nonprofit		2257	N/A	White	Female	Promoted after 1 year in position
52	Assistant Master Electrician	Production	$16.00	hourly	$16/hr + OT	PT, no benefits seasonal employee (~9 months/yr)	2	just started 3 weeks ago	0 (see previous entry)	11	BA	DC	4 in Production, not sure in Arts Admin, maybe 1?		Theatre associated with/serving higher education/research library	Nonprofit	Non-Union	~250		White	Female	Both the ME and I are part-time, production department is very small, some are full time, others are part time. My position is about 40 hrs/wk during show run, 65 hrs/wk during 2 weeks of tech, and 0 hrs/wk minus a few days for hang and focus when a show isn't running. The gap is 1-3 weeks. It's 4 productions a year, seasonal (no summer).
53	Assistant Master Electrician	Production (Electrics)	$22,000.00	annual	$609/wk	FT seasonal w/ benefits	3	3	3	5	BFA	IN	~80	$7,000,000	LORT Theater	Nonprofit		600 & 300			Female
54	Assistant Production Manager	Production	$46,500.00	annual	30000	FT	50	13	15	4	BA	Chicago	150	22 million	Producing Theatre	non-profit	union			white	female
55	Assistant Production Manager	Production	$29,000.00	annual	$16/hr + overtime	FT(11 mo) w/benefits	2	1.5	1.5	5	BA	MA			University	Nonprofit		range from 99-600			Female	Title is officially "production assistant" working to change officially to APM - non theatre hire ups don't understand the difference. received small COL increase after 1 year. 35 hr/wk - 48 weeks/year + budget for overtime - Generally earn about $3-6,000 on other freelance projects
56	Assistant Professor	Theater	$90,000.00	annual	70,800	FT with benefits	18	5	5	15	MFA	CA			University (Research School)
57	Assistant Professor	Higer Ed.	$43,000.00	annual	$42,000	FT w/benefits	1	2	2	6	PHD	KY	50-60	IDK	University	Non-Profit	NA	NA	NA	White	Female
58	Assistant Professor	Theatre	$72,000.00	Annual	62000	FT w benefits	11	4.5	4.5	3	MFA	Los Angeles			University	Nonprofit	Union	125, 191, 390		White	Male
59	Assistant Professor	Humanities	$56,000.00	annual	$51,000	FT	18	3	8	18	MFA	Minneapolis			University	Nonprofit	Union			White	Female	Heath care is covered, with professional development funds for furthering my playwriting career
60	Assistant Professor	Theater	$77,000.00	annual	75,000	FT with Benefits		2	2	5	MFA	NYC			University	Nonprofit					female
61	Assistant Professor	Theatre	$55,000.00	annual	54000	FT w benefits	13	1.5	1.5	15	MFA	UT			Regional teaching university	NP				white	Male
62	Assistant Professor	Theatre	$57,000.00	annual	$55,500	FT w benefits	2	2.5	2.5	10	MFA	VA			liberal arts college	NP		120		POC	Female
63	Assistant Professor	Education	$46,000.00	annual	$43,000	FT w/ benefits	7	4	4	7	MFA	Midwest									Female
64	assistant prop master			hourly	17.50/hr	FT, Seasonal, Benifits	4	0.5	1.5	2	BFA	CA	100+		regional theatre	nonprofit	non-union	500/ 300/100	hourly	white	female
65	Assistant Prop Master	Production	$14.50	Hourly	$9.50/hr	Seasonal FT	3	2	4	5	BA	Midwest	25	4.7 Million	Regional Theatre	Nonprofit	Equity Contracts, Non-Union crew	397	N/A	White	Female	Includes housing, overtime at 52 hours for being "seasonal entertainment employees". Season Contracts can run April to October.
66	Assistant Prop Master	Production	$715.00	weekly	~26,000 (9mo seasonal w/ benes)	FT with benefits	4	1	4
67	Assistant Set Decorator	Art Department /Set Dec	$44.00	Hourly	$37.67	Sesonal, Benefits	5	5	1	5	MFA	NYC	100+	millions	Film Production	For profit	Union	NA		White	Female	Standard 12 hour days, overtime kicks in after 8, given car to use for pick-ups, $25/week for use of computer.
68	Assistant Stage Manager	Entertainment (Theme Park)	$17.00	hourly	$14/hourly	FT w/benefits	40	4	5	12	BA	Anaheim, CA	30		Theme Park	for profit	union (IATSE)			hispanic	female
69	Assistant Stage Manager	Production	$625.00	weekly	$250/week (apprentice)	Seasonal	7 in production	0.5	2	1	BS	Chicago	13		Theatre (TYA)	Nonprofit	Union	140		White	Female	I have been consistently offered a full season of work, with only the summer and a couple of months off in the school year.
70	Assistant Stage Manager	Artistic	$1,160.00	weekly	500/week (non eq)	FT seasonal, union benefits	~10	3	6	4	BFA	Western US	~500	~35-40mil	Theatre	Nonprofit	union	~2100			Female
71	Assistant Stage Manager	Production	$898.00	weekly	$898/wk	Freelance	3	1	1	2	BA				regional opera		union			white	female
72	Assistant Stage Operations Supervisor	Production	$23.53	Hourly	$23.00/hr	PT w/benefits	12	1	1	5	BFA	Seattle	70	6 million	LORT Theater	Nonprofit	Union	400		White	Male
73	Assistant Technical Director	Production	$195,000.00	annual		FT w/ benefits	20+	4	4	4	BFA	NYC		300 million	Opera			3800
74	Assistant Technical Director	Production	$40,000.00	annual	40,000	FT w/ benefits	6	2	2	7	BFA	OH	60~	$6M	Theatre	Nonprofit	non union	550		White	Male
75	Assistant to the President	Staff	$32,000.00	annual	$32,000	FT w/ benefits	2	<1	<1	3	BS	NYC	25		Publishing/licensing	For Profit					Female
76	Assitant Stage Manager	Production	$145.00	weekly	same	Freelance	2	0.5	0.5	3	BA	IL			TYA	nonprofit	non-union	300	stipend	white	female
77	Associate	Education	$35,000.00	annual	$35,000	FT with benefits	4 FT, 1 PT intern	<1	<1	4	BA	New York	60	$25,000,000	Performing arts	Nonprofit		2000+		White	Male
78	Associate	Development	$50,000.00	annual	$42,500 (annual)	FT w/ benefits	~10	2.5	2.5	1	BFA	NYC	~60		Theater	Nonprofit					Female
79	Associate	Development	$42,900.00	annual	$32,000	FT w/ benefits	14	1.5	3.5	1	BA	NYC	60	$25,000,000	Performing Arts Center	Nonprofit					Female	Promoted into position.
80	Associate	Literary	$44,200.00	annual	$31,800 (annual)	FT w/ benefits	5	0.5	2.5	3	BA	NYC	~70	$25,000,000	Theatre	Nonprofit					Female	Started as assistant, promoted after 2 years
81	Associate	Marketing	$50,000.00	annual	$45,000	FT w/ benefits	7	2	2	1	BA	NYC	75		Theater	Nonprofit					Female
82	Associate	Marketing	$37,250.00	annual	$35,000	FT w/ Benefits	4	2	2	1	BFA	NYC	15	$5,000,000	Theater	Nonprofit		200/100/50		White	Female	Annual wage increase after first and second year mark. Standard benefits but significant employee contribution to participate in health insurance plan.
83	Associate Artistic Director	Administrative	$30,000.00	annual	$30,000	FT, No Benefits	3	1	1	25	BA	Upstate NY	3	$350,000	theatre	nonprofit	Nonunion	94		white	male
84	Associate Artistic Director		$52,500.00	Annual		FT w/ benefits	3	3	7	5	BA	East Coast	12		Theatre	Nonprofit				White	Female
85	Associate Artistic Director	Artistic/Production	$52,000.00	Annual	$23,400*	FT w/benefits	4	2+	11	5	BS	Midwest	11	1.5 million	TYA theatre	Non-profit	Non-Union	350	salaried	white	male	*started as part-time production manager at original hire
86	Associate Director	Artistic	$2,800.00	weekly	2800	Overhire	1	2	6	2	MFA	International	varies		Producer	Profie	Non-Union	varies	weekly	white	male
87	Associate Director	Artistic/Development/Marketing	$47,500.00	annual	$44,000 (annual)	FT w/ benefits	n/a	1	1	10	MS	MN	3	$700,000	Presenter	Nonprofit		5000+		White; Jewish	Male
88	Associate Director of Marketing	Marketing	$80,000.00	annual	$48,000	FT w/benefits	10	1	3.5	3	MFA	Pacific Northwest	~85	$20,000,000		Nonprofit		2900			Female
89	Associate Literary Director	Literary	$50,000.00	annual	$38,000	FT w/ benefits	2	6	8	5	BA	DC	40	$6,000,000	Theatre	Nonprofit	Both	Up to 220		white	female	originally hired at associate level
90	Associate Marketing Director	Marketing	$70,000.00	annual	$58,000	FT w benefits	8	2	5	12	MFA	NYC	~200		Theatre	Nonprofit		Variable			Male
91	Associate Producer	Staff	$55,000.00	annual	$55,000	FT w/o benefits	2	0.5	0.5	10	MFA	DC	1	$500,000	Orchestra	nonprofit					Male	five-month contract; pay on last day of the month only (often delayed)
92	Associate Producer	Devo/Marketing/Artistic	$40,000.00	annual	$24,000 (annual)	FT w/ benefits	1 plus 1 intern	4.5	6.5	2	MS	OR	4	$500,000	Theatre	Nonprofit					Female	Was hired straight from internship & immediately took on responsibilities of someone who left company (immediate pay bump)
93	Associate Producer & Director of Theater Marketing	Marketing/Artistic	$55,000.00	annual	$19/hour	FT with benefits	2	2.5	2.5	2	BFA	Twin Cities	12	$3,000,000	Producing Organization	non-profit	Union	366		White	Female
94	Associate Producer/GM		$57,000.00	annual	$40,000	FT no benefits	1	1.5	1.5	6	MA	NYC	1	$100,000	Producing/GM	For Profit					Female
95	Associate Production Manager	Production	$49,800.00	Annual	45,000	FT	4	3	3	11	BA	Tri-State	50	$10,000,000	Theater	Nonprofit	Union	400	Salaried	white	male
96	Associate Professor	Theatre/ Acting	$80,000.00	annual		FT w/Benefits				15		TX			Large Public University	Nonprofit	non-union				female
97	Associate Professor, Theatre dept	Education	$98,000.00	annual	63,000	FT	16	7	7	2	PhD	Boston	16	$767,000,000	University	Nonprofit					Male
98	associate professor, theatre dept	Theatre/directing	$60,000.00	annual	51,000.00	FT w. benefits	25	10	10	6	MFA	Mid west	25	?	university theatre dept	?	nonunion	four theatres ranging 90 - 350 seats		white	Female
99	Associate Technical Director	Production	$60,000.00	annual	60,000	FT w/benefits	18	1	1	4	MFA	West Coast			Theatre	non-profit	non-union			white	Female
100	Asst Technical Director			hourly	15.00/hr	PT, no benefits	3	1.5	3	2	AA	Nor Cal	4		Community Theatre	Non	Non	300		W	M