Highest-paying Cities for Costume Attendants

The top 59 highest paying cities for costume attendants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of costume attendants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $79,930, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia is the highest paying city for costume attendants. It is followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York (average annual salary $67,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of costume attendants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 59 Highest-paying cities/areas for Costume Attendants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$79,930	$49,700	260
2	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$67,980	$27,410	1,140
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$61,930	$31,870	1,610
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,550	$47,170	100
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$57,870	$22,470	1,420
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$55,660	$36,530	60
7	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$54,790	$22,730	n/a
8	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$54,610	$30,990	90
9	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$52,870	$23,080	n/a
10	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$51,470	$31,600	30
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$51,190	$38,370	1,010
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$50,330	$36,030	110
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,000	$35,530	30
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,890	$26,610	150
15	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$48,770	$31,720	90
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,810	$33,590	50
17	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$46,700	$33,170	40
18	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$46,450	$29,080	70
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,870	$34,800	40
20	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$45,580	$32,970	80
21	St Louis, Missouri	$45,200	$35,900	40
22	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$44,780	$24,150	30
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$44,610	$25,400	830
24	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$44,100	$34,130	80
25	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$43,510	$27,840	210
26	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$43,000	$26,300	50
27	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$42,990	$34,200	40
28	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$42,630	$19,120	60
29	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$42,060	$26,380	n/a
30	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$41,220	$26,110	110
31	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$40,950	$24,750	30
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$40,040	$27,930	40
33	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,790	$27,560	30
34	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$38,720	$27,080	50
35	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$38,680	$23,720	n/a
36	Tucson, Arizona	$38,250	$17,560	40
37	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,090	$31,410	120
38	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$35,330	$31,930	40
39	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$35,300	$27,410	40
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$34,800	$23,590	60
41	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$33,710	$23,250	40
42	Salt Lake City, Utah	$33,420	$20,500	90
43	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$32,430	$27,070	40
44	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$32,170	$32,160	30
45	Kansas City, Missouri	$31,710	$21,720	30
46	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$31,270	$19,310	100
47	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$31,050	$23,230	30
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$30,420	$27,630	40
49	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$30,420	$29,200	40
50	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$30,210	$26,430	n/a
51	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$29,330	$19,120	n/a
52	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$28,700	$20,360	30
53	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$28,000	$17,990	50
54	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$24,830	$16,150	n/a
55	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$23,860	$19,920	30
56	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$23,200	$20,500	560
57	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$20,800	$18,310	n/a
58	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$20,620	$16,910	n/a
59	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$20,320	$17,230	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for costume attendants.