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Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of makeup artists, theatrical and performance in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of makeup artists, theatrical and performance in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,970
25th Percentile Wage
$30,610
50th Percentile Wage
$67,440
75th Percentile Wage
$114,970
90th Percentile Wage
$129,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for makeup artists, theatrical and performance in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,970.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of makeup artists, theatrical and performance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$67,440
-14.40% -23.16%
2016
$77,150
-3.88% -
2015
$80,140
21.46% -
2014
$62,940
-32.87% -
2013
$83,630
0.68% -
2012
$83,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,440 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for makeup artists, theatrical and performance in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of makeup artists, theatrical and performance in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$106,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$97,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$62,290
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$35,240