What are the main factors that influence a Dancer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Dancer's salary?

A Dancer's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,102 for beginners, reaching about $40,109 at mid-level, and approach $40,887 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Dancer?

Dancer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dancer roles are District of Columbia $43,637, California $43,471, Massachusetts $42,892. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dancer roles make?

Salaries for Dancer level roles vary by specialization: Professional Dancer: $77,375; Pole Dancer: $58,827; Go Go Dancer: $54,338; Exotic Dancer: $54,256; Nba Dancer: $51,299.

How do different companies affect a Dancer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dancer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Basf Se ($121,199) and Opal Fuels LLC ($106,698) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $73,134.

Dancer Salary in the United States

How much does a Dancer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Dancer in the United States is $39,412 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Dancer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,786
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,764 to $42,225
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,443

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Dancer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,225	$3,519	$812	$20
Average	$39,412	$3,284	$758	$19
25th Percentile	$35,764	$2,980	$688	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Dancer Salaries

A Dancer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Dancer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dancer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $38,102
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,796
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,109
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $40,801
Expert (over 8 years): $40,887

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Dancer	$38,102
Intermediate Level Dancer	$38,796
Senior Level Dancer	$40,109
Specialist Level Dancer	$40,801
Expert Level Dancer	$40,887

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How Do Dancer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Dancers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,637.
California: $43,471.
Massachusetts: $42,892.

District of Columbia $43,637 California $43,471 Massachusetts $42,892 Washington $42,734 New Jersey $42,718 Alaska $42,663 Connecticut $42,119 New York $41,899

Hawaii $41,193 Rhode Island $40,862 Maryland $40,637 Minnesota $40,330 Colorado $40,212 Illinois $40,172 Oregon $40,023 Delaware $39,912

New Hampshire $39,843 Virginia $39,688 Pennsylvania $39,234 Nevada $39,006 North Dakota $38,931 Michigan $38,813 Wisconsin $38,769 Vermont $38,683

Texas $38,442 Maine $38,426 Arizona $38,403 Ohio $38,375 Georgia $38,013 Indiana $37,831 Wyoming $37,796 Utah $37,741

Iowa $37,717 Kansas $37,528 Louisiana $37,473 North Carolina $37,453 Missouri $37,445 Florida $37,291 Montana $37,209 Nebraska $37,130

Kentucky $37,086 South Carolina $36,929 Tennessee $36,830 Idaho $36,791 New Mexico $36,503 Oklahoma $36,440 Alabama $36,207 South Dakota $35,817

Arkansas $35,604 West Virginia $35,490 Mississippi $35,147

Top Paying Cities for Dancers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $49,710
San Francisco: $49,221
Oakland: $48,130

San Jose, CA $49,710

San Francisco, CA $49,221

Oakland, CA $48,130

New York, NY $45,674

Queens Village, NY $45,379

Paramus, NJ $45,063

Passaic, NJ $45,024

Bergenfield, NJ $44,984

Stamford, CT $44,925

Huntington, NY $44,886

Newark, NJ $44,630

Bridgeport, CT $44,551

New Brunswick, NJ $44,421

Vallejo, CA $44,338

Middlesex, NJ $44,314

Somerset, NJ $44,279

Petaluma, CA $44,188

Santa Cruz, CA $44,035

Boston, MA $43,956

Monterey, CA $43,759

Fairbanks, AK $43,731

Los Angeles, CA $43,656

Washington, DC $43,637

Seattle, WA $43,566

Santa Rosa, CA $43,558

Juneau, AK $43,443

Orange, CA $43,313

Anchorage, AK $43,242

Anaheim, CA $43,215

Santa Ana, CA $43,156

Nassau, NY $43,132

Long Beach, CA $43,116

Danbury, CT $43,105

Santa Maria, CA $42,971

Everett, WA $42,963

Bremerton, WA $42,770

Trenton, NJ $42,695

Sacramento, CA $42,679

San Diego, CA $42,659

Brockton, MA $42,643

Tacoma, WA $42,628

Santa Barbara, CA $42,572

Lowell, MA $42,415

New Suffolk, NY $42,399

Nashua, NH $42,352

Lompoc, CA $42,289

Ventura, CA $42,249

Stockton, CA $42,237

New Haven, CT $42,159

Atlantic City, NJ $42,056

Hartford, CT $41,969

Modesto, CA $41,950

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,863

New Britain, CT $41,843

Kennewick, WA $41,788

Olympia, WA $41,788

New London, CT $41,780

Norwich, CT $41,768

Lawrence, MA $41,749

Bakersfield, CA $41,638

New Bedford, MA $41,583

Riverside, CA $41,583

Richland, WA $41,544

Portsmouth, NH $41,512

Vineland, NJ $41,504

San Bernardino, CA $41,473

Boulder, CO $41,363

Worcester, MA $41,331

Portland, OR $41,296

Saint Paul, MN $41,248

Minneapolis, MN $41,248

Philadelphia, PA $41,193

Honolulu, HI $40,984

Springfield, MA $40,846

Providence, RI $40,842

Chicago, IL $40,728

Bellingham, WA $40,681

Baltimore, MD $40,637

Chico, CA $40,539

Wilmington, DE $40,472

Pittsfield, MA $40,432

Manchester, NH $40,358

Spokane, WA $40,184

Denver, CO $40,180

Albany, NY $39,995

Troy, NY $39,979

Schenectady, NY $39,896

Burlington, VT $39,810

Portland, ME $39,672

Salem, OR $39,640

Yakima, WA $39,632

Ann Arbor, MI $39,621

Rochester, MN $39,510

Reno, NV $39,490

Fresno, CA $39,490

Milwaukee, WI $39,455

Detroit, MI $39,416

Allentown, PA $39,404

Carson City, NV $39,400

Houston, TX $39,341

Colorado Springs, CO $39,337

Syracuse, NY $39,317

Eugene, OR $39,242

Gary, IN $39,195

Bismarck, ND $39,195

Galveston, TX $39,195

Springfield, OR $39,163

Medford, OR $39,069

Fort Collins, CO $39,053

Austin, TX $39,021

Mesa, AZ $38,939

Phoenix, AZ $38,931

Dallas, TX $38,919

Reading, PA $38,895

Saint Cloud, MN $38,880

Concord, NH $38,844

Madison, WI $38,828

Utica, NY $38,722

Raleigh, NC $38,690

Las Vegas, NV $38,686

Rochester, NY $38,659

Des Moines, IA $38,655

Atlanta, GA $38,592

Battle Creek, MI $38,580

Salt Lake City, UT $38,568

Lancaster, PA $38,509

Champaign, IL $38,501

Harrisburg, PA $38,454

Durham, NC $38,418

Kansas City, MO $38,415

Kansas City, KS $38,407

Fort Worth, TX $38,403

Boca Raton, FL $38,387

Cleveland, OH $38,383

Columbus, OH $38,375

Pittsburgh, PA $38,371

Richmond, VA $38,355

Indianapolis, IN $38,348

Cincinnati, OH $38,296

Petersburg, VA $38,237

Lansing, MI $38,150

Billings, MT $38,150

Huntsville, AL $38,150

Lebanon, PA $38,147

Pueblo, CO $38,143

Dayton, OH $38,143

Appleton, WI $38,131

Buffalo, NY $38,115

Racine, WI $38,095

Charlotte, NC $38,091

Saint Louis, MO $38,080

Springfield, IL $38,064

York, PA $38,056

Elkhart, IN $38,056

Gastonia, NC $38,052

Benton Harbor, MI $38,052

Beaumont, TX $38,028

Lorain, OH $38,020

Toledo, OH $38,005

Binghamton, NY $37,985

Rock Hill, SC $37,981

Rockford, IL $37,961

Elyria, OH $37,942

Fargo, ND $37,942

Flagstaff, AZ $37,914

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,890

Miami, FL $37,867

Duluth, MN $37,804

Bangor, ME $37,752

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,709

Louisville, KY $37,689

Grand Rapids, MI $37,681

Hialeah, FL $37,678

Casper, WY $37,622

Scranton, PA $37,575

New Orleans, LA $37,563

Virginia Beach, VA $37,559

Akron, OH $37,540

Peoria, IL $37,488

Sarasota, FL $37,480

Green Bay, WI $37,453

Baton Rouge, LA $37,433

Charleston, SC $37,425

Nashville, TN $37,413

Jamestown, NY $37,406

Davenport, IA $37,406

Tucson, AZ $37,386

Cheyenne, WY $37,374

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,362

Tampa, FL $37,354

Omaha, NE $37,346

Evansville, IN $37,331

Port Arthur, TX $37,331

Bradenton, FL $37,315

Santa Fe, NM $37,244

Orlando, FL $37,205

Clearwater, FL $37,161

La Crosse, WI $37,078

Canton, OH $37,078

Grand Forks, ND $37,067

Tulsa, OK $37,055

Albuquerque, NM $37,055

Newport News, VA $37,051

High Point, NC $37,039

Ogden, UT $37,023

Corpus Christi, TX $36,992

Laramie, WY $36,968

Norfolk, VA $36,968

Rock Island, IL $36,944

Saginaw, MI $36,937

Jacksonville, FL $36,933

Salisbury, NC $36,925

Memphis, TN $36,917

Moline, IL $36,897

Fort Myers, FL $36,885

Waterloo, IA $36,834

Spartanburg, SC $36,795

Lincoln, NE $36,775

Fort Wayne, IN $36,767

Birmingham, AL $36,724

Cedar Falls, IA $36,716

Provo, UT $36,712

Springfield, OH $36,708

San Antonio, TX $36,700

Greensboro, NC $36,684

South Bend, IN $36,680

Winston Salem, NC $36,676

Boise, ID $36,665

Savannah, GA $36,637

Muskegon, MI $36,566

Lima, OH $36,519

Lake Charles, LA $36,503

Anderson, IN $36,495

Lexington, KY $36,483

Augusta, GA $36,472

Greenville, SC $36,472

Wichita, KS $36,436

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,436

Columbia, SC $36,401

Bloomington, IN $36,302

Roanoke, VA $36,278

Asheville, NC $36,227

Knoxville, TN $36,160

Shreveport, LA $36,156

Wilmington, NC $36,105

Frankfort, KY $36,030

Oklahoma City, OK $36,003

Chillicothe, OH $35,987

Longview, TX $35,983

Topeka, KS $35,971

Mobile, AL $35,912

Terre Haute, IN $35,896

Erie, PA $35,892

Altoona, PA $35,872

Melbourne, FL $35,861

Amarillo, TX $35,845

Killeen, TX $35,833

Fayetteville, AR $35,802

Sioux Falls, SD $35,774

Chattanooga, TN $35,750

Idaho Falls, ID $35,746

Gainesville, FL $35,664

Portsmouth, OH $35,644

Little Rock, AR $35,636

Lynchburg, VA $35,636

Youngstown, OH $35,620

Lafayette, LA $35,620

Temple, TX $35,604

Daytona Beach, FL $35,597

Clarksville, TN $35,593

Pensacola, FL $35,589

Hopkinsville, KY $35,470

Charleston, WV $35,467

Florence, SC $35,447

Sioux City, IA $35,423

Macon, GA $35,309

Tallahassee, FL $35,305

Fayetteville, NC $35,297

Wichita Falls, TX $35,289

Waco, TX $35,289

Pine Bluff, AR $35,273

Vincennes, IN $35,199

Lubbock, TX $35,183

Great Falls, MT $35,159

Alamogordo, NM $35,155

Abilene, TX $35,124

Rapid City, SD $35,072

Monroe, LA $35,072

Albany, GA $35,049

Huntington, WV $35,045

Jackson, MS $35,041

Greenville, MS $35,037

Parkersburg, WV $34,998

Montgomery, AL $34,990

Johnstown, PA $34,982

Springfield, MO $34,950

Biloxi, MS $34,931

Sumter, SC $34,848

Columbus, GA $34,844

Twin Falls, ID $34,820

Pascagoula, MS $34,769

Kingsport, TN $34,666

Gulfport, MS $34,655

Alexandria, LA $34,525

Fort Smith, AR $34,426

El Paso, TX $34,320

Helena, MT $34,268

Las Cruces, NM $34,142

Harlingen, TX $34,032

Pocatello, ID $33,996

Florence, AL $33,985

Brownsville, TX $33,977

Dothan, AL $33,914

Mcallen, TX $33,894

Columbus, MS $33,602

Altus, OK $33,421

Lawton, OK $33,346

Pierre, SD $33,204

What Skills Can Increase a Dancer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.05% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Packaging (Mentioned in 2.97% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 1.5% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.05%
Packaging	2.97%
Foodservice	1.5%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Dancer's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$41,776	6%
Customer Service	$41,382	5%
Planning	$40,594	3%
SOP	$40,594	3%
HACCP	$40,594	3%
Communicates Effectively	$39,806	1%

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Dancer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dancer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$35,764

Average $39,412/year

$42,225

$2,980

Average $3,284/month

$3,519

$688

Average $758/week

$812

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,225	$3,519	$812	$20
Average	$39,412	$3,284	$758	$19
25th Percentile	$35,764	$2,980	$688	$17

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Salary Trends for Dancer

Salaries for a Dancer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,484 in 2023 to around $49,365 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dancer salary trends, .

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2024

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