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SOC 39-3031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$32,910
U.S. median hourly wage$15.82
U.S. employment121,770

Nationally, ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers earned a median of $32,910 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 121,770 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers: pay and employment by state
State
Washington$41,010$19.714,0701.1
Colorado$38,380$18.452,9601.0
District of Columbia$37,930$18.247701.1
California$37,870$18.2116,4600.9
New York$37,110$17.846,9100.7
New Jersey$35,990$17.303,0300.7
Maine$35,850$17.244000.6
Connecticut$34,940$16.801,1300.7
Alaska$34,680$16.681800.5
Illinois$34,560$16.615,1600.8
Montana$34,420$16.55Not publishedNot published
Oregon$34,110$16.401,1000.6
Rhode Island$34,040$16.363400.7
Maryland$34,020$16.361,7700.6
New Hampshire$33,970$16.331900.3
Massachusetts$33,940$16.322,2700.6
Minnesota$33,480$16.091,8800.6
Arizona$32,510$15.633,5401.1
Missouri$32,350$15.553,0101.0
Delaware$31,200$15.002000.4
Georgia$30,820$14.822,9600.6
Hawaii$30,640$14.735400.9
Tennessee$30,550$14.692,3800.7
Michigan$30,530$14.683,1700.7
North Carolina$30,260$14.555,3901.1
Nevada$30,110$14.483,2102.1
South Dakota$29,430$14.153200.7
Idaho$29,360$14.127000.8
Florida$29,130$14.009,3000.9
Pennsylvania$29,130$14.004,3300.7
Wisconsin$28,780$13.842,1000.7
Virginia$28,580$13.743,1300.8
Ohio$28,540$13.723,7300.7
Nebraska$28,260$13.595100.5
New Mexico$28,230$13.575700.7
Arkansas$28,050$13.493400.3
North Dakota$27,840$13.392000.5
Wyoming$27,800$13.371200.4
Louisiana$27,750$13.348700.5
Indiana$27,440$13.191,9300.6
Kansas$26,690$12.834900.3
Utah$26,650$12.811,3400.8
Texas$26,610$12.7912,2700.9
South Carolina$26,490$12.731,3000.6
Oklahoma$26,260$12.621,4500.8
Kentucky$25,930$12.461,1100.6
Iowa$25,720$12.377500.5
West Virginia$23,400$11.253000.4
Alabama$22,360$10.757700.4
Puerto Rico$21,840$10.506500.7
Mississippi$21,570$10.376100.5
Guam$20,860$10.03701.1

Pay by metro area

All 195 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,100$28,987$36,873$44,760Hattiesburg, MS — $21,100Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $21,390Montgomery, AL — $21,430Erie, PA — $21,550El Paso, TX — $21,730York-Hanover, PA — $21,810San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $21,840Lubbock, TX — $21,850Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $21,880San Angelo, TX — $21,920Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $22,030Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $22,070McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $22,080Bowling Green, KY — $22,140Columbia, SC — $22,400Killeen-Temple, TX — $22,590Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $22,740Twin Falls, ID — $22,800Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $22,920Fayetteville, NC — $23,050Corpus Christi, TX — $23,290Paducah, KY-IL — $23,730Akron, OH — $23,740Tulsa, OK — $23,750Altoona, PA — $23,830Williamsport, PA — $23,880Decatur, AL — $23,960Gettysburg, PA — $24,020Greenville, NC — $24,030Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $24,050Birmingham, AL — $24,190Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $24,350Lexington-Fayette, KY — $24,990Columbus, GA-AL — $25,090San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $25,480Lake Charles, LA — $25,700Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $25,710Canton-Massillon, OH — $25,800Youngstown-Warren, OH — $25,840Eau Claire, WI — $26,090Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $26,280Oklahoma City, OK — $26,290Sheboygan, WI — $26,360Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $26,410Charleston, WV — $26,630Ogden, UT — $26,640La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $26,690Appleton, WI — $26,780Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $26,860Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $26,870Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $26,930Topeka, KS — $26,940Chattanooga, TN-GA — $27,030Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $27,230Reading, PA — $27,270Asheville, NC — $27,320Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $27,360New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $27,400Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $27,420Duluth, MN-WI — $27,420Wichita, KS — $27,420St. George, UT — $27,560College Station-Bryan, TX — $27,650Madison, WI — $27,840Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $27,860Raleigh-Cary, NC — $27,940Ocala, FL — $28,010Lancaster, PA — $28,050Gainesville, FL — $28,070Lincoln, NE — $28,080Albuquerque, NM — $28,230Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $28,260Columbus, OH — $28,350Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $28,360Macon-Bibb County, GA — $28,380Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $28,420Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $28,440Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $28,500Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $28,520Jacksonville, FL — $28,520Port St. Lucie, FL — $28,570Springfield, MO — $28,750Omaha, NE-IA — $28,760Richmond, VA — $28,860Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $28,940Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $29,040Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $29,110Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $29,110Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $29,120Cleveland, OH — $29,230Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $29,350Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $29,380Fargo, ND-MN — $29,440Wilmington, NC — $29,520Knoxville, TN — $29,560Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $29,700Charlottesville, VA — $29,730Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $29,750Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $29,840Naples-Marco Island, FL — $29,960Winston-Salem, NC — $30,000Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $30,110Urban Honolulu, HI — $30,210Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $30,350North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $30,360Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $30,410Rapid City, SD — $30,410Bangor, ME — $30,470Lawton, OK — $30,520Tucson, AZ — $30,580Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $30,590Reno, NV — $30,690Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $30,710Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $30,720Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,990Boise City, ID — $31,200Columbia, MO — $31,200Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,200Peoria, IL — $31,200St. Joseph, MO-KS — $31,200St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,200Bloomington, IL — $31,220Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $31,510Pittsburgh, PA — $31,670Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $31,670Salem, OR — $31,760Fort Wayne, IN — $31,930Worcester, MA — $32,150Niles, MI — $32,200Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $32,220Kansas City, MO-KS — $32,480Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $32,510Dubuque, IA — $32,720Roanoke, VA — $32,720Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $32,840Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $32,920Glens Falls, NY — $32,990Syracuse, NY — $33,220Rochester, NY — $33,250Eugene-Springfield, OR — $33,260Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $33,270Burlington, NC — $33,300Pittsfield, MA — $33,470Medford, OR — $33,510Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $33,540Greensboro-High Point, NC — $33,650Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $33,700Barnstable Town, MA — $33,730Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $33,780Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $33,960Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $34,020Anchorage, AK — $34,120Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $34,150Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $34,200Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $34,250Bend, OR — $34,420Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $34,420Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $34,610Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $34,730Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $34,920Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $35,000New Haven, CT — $35,020Colorado Springs, CO — $35,080Ann Arbor, MI — $35,090Fresno, CA — $35,140Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $35,150Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $35,210Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $35,310Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $35,380Kennewick-Richland, WA — $35,470Stockton-Lodi, CA — $35,680Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $35,860Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $36,080Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,080Bellingham, WA — $36,180Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $36,280Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $36,320San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $36,380Salinas, CA — $36,390Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $36,550Modesto, CA — $36,680Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $36,680Portland-South Portland, ME — $36,710San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,220Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $37,640Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $37,870Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $38,090Napa, CA — $38,230New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $38,310Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $38,380Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $39,100Bozeman, MT — $39,120San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $42,860Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $44,250San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $44,760

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,760$21.529600.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,250$21.282,9601.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42,860$20.611,8800.8
Bozeman, MT$39,120$18.81400.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$39,100$18.80300.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$38,380$18.452,4601.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,310$18.427,2900.8
Napa, CA$38,230$18.38400.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,090$18.311900.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37,870$18.216,9501.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,640$18.109500.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,220$17.901,3300.9
Portland-South Portland, ME$36,710$17.651700.6
Modesto, CA$36,680$17.631000.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$36,680$17.642201.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,550$17.573602.1
Salinas, CA$36,390$17.501600.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,380$17.491000.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,320$17.463601.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,280$17.443000.7
Bellingham, WA$36,180$17.40700.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,080$17.353401.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,080$17.352,3300.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$35,860$17.24500.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA$35,680$17.161800.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$35,470$17.05700.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$35,380$17.01500.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$35,310$16.981,4600.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,210$16.931600.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$35,150$16.906900.6
Fresno, CA$35,140$16.893300.7
Ann Arbor, MI$35,090$16.871200.5
Colorado Springs, CO$35,080$16.871600.5
New Haven, CT$35,020$16.842000.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,000$16.834,4901.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,920$16.792200.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$34,730$16.70800.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$34,610$16.64701.0
Bend, OR$34,420$16.55500.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,420$16.554200.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$34,250$16.471,5900.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,200$16.442000.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$34,150$16.421301.0
Anchorage, AK$34,120$16.411100.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$34,020$16.361,7100.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$33,960$16.33800.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$33,780$16.244400.6
Barnstable Town, MA$33,730$16.22800.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$33,700$16.206800.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC$33,650$16.186601.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$33,540$16.122,1200.7
Medford, OR$33,510$16.11800.9
Pittsfield, MA$33,470$16.09300.5
Burlington, NC$33,300$16.01600.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$33,270$15.994300.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR$33,260$15.992201.4
Rochester, NY$33,250$15.993200.6
Syracuse, NY$33,220$15.974001.3
Glens Falls, NY$32,990$15.86400.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$32,920$15.831100.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$32,840$15.791,5900.8
Dubuque, IA$32,720$15.73400.6
Roanoke, VA$32,720$15.731000.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$32,510$15.632,7901.2
Kansas City, MO-KS$32,480$15.628100.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220$15.491,8700.6
Niles, MI$32,200$15.48601.0
Worcester, MA$32,150$15.461500.4
Fort Wayne, IN$31,930$15.351700.8
Salem, OR$31,760$15.27800.4
Pittsburgh, PA$31,670$15.231,3801.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$31,670$15.236000.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$31,510$15.151000.8
Bloomington, IL$31,220$15.01400.5
Boise City, ID$31,200$15.003300.8
Columbia, MO$31,200$15.00600.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200$15.001201.2
Peoria, IL$31,200$15.00700.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS$31,200$15.00Not publishedNot published
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200$15.009600.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,990$14.901701.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$30,720$14.771,7701.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$30,710$14.763200.9
Reno, NV$30,690$14.762901.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$30,590$14.711,2601.1
Tucson, AZ$30,580$14.705101.3
Lawton, OK$30,520$14.67400.9
Bangor, ME$30,470$14.65901.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$30,410$14.622800.7
Rapid City, SD$30,410$14.62300.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$30,360$14.601600.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,350$14.591,2501.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$30,210$14.524100.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,110$14.482,8402.5
Winston-Salem, NC$30,000$14.424301.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL$29,960$14.402101.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$29,840$14.35600.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$29,750$14.303,1501.1
Charlottesville, VA$29,730$14.30400.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,700$14.282000.6
Knoxville, TN$29,560$14.212200.5
Wilmington, NC$29,520$14.191100.6
Fargo, ND-MN$29,440$14.15500.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29,380$14.131,3500.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,350$14.111,5001.1
Cleveland, OH$29,230$14.056700.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$29,120$14.003501.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$29,110$14.003400.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$29,110$13.991300.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,040$13.964100.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$28,940$13.917800.7
Richmond, VA$28,860$13.875800.9
Omaha, NE-IA$28,760$13.833400.7
Springfield, MO$28,750$13.821700.8
Port St. Lucie, FL$28,570$13.74700.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28,520$13.711,3501.0
Jacksonville, FL$28,520$13.719701.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28,500$13.701400.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,440$13.679701.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$28,420$13.661500.6
Macon-Bibb County, GA$28,380$13.65700.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$28,360$13.63600.2
Columbus, OH$28,350$13.637000.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$28,260$13.599401.2
Albuquerque, NM$28,230$13.573800.9
Lincoln, NE$28,080$13.501200.7
Gainesville, FL$28,070$13.50600.4
Lancaster, PA$28,050$13.491500.6
Ocala, FL$28,010$13.47700.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$27,940$13.438201.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$27,860$13.401500.6
Madison, WI$27,840$13.381400.3
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,650$13.292201.7
St. George, UT$27,560$13.25500.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$27,420$13.182900.8
Duluth, MN-WI$27,420$13.19600.5
Wichita, KS$27,420$13.19700.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$27,400$13.173500.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$27,360$13.161000.5
Asheville, NC$27,320$13.131500.8
Reading, PA$27,270$13.111200.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$27,230$13.094,0201.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA$27,030$12.991200.4
Topeka, KS$26,940$12.95400.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$26,930$12.953500.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$26,870$12.923200.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26,860$12.912,4500.7
Appleton, WI$26,780$12.88700.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$26,690$12.83400.5
Ogden, UT$26,640$12.812701.0
Charleston, WV$26,630$12.80400.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$26,410$12.701200.4
Sheboygan, WI$26,360$12.67500.8
Oklahoma City, OK$26,290$12.644000.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$26,280$12.634200.7
Eau Claire, WI$26,090$12.55500.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH$25,840$12.421000.6
Canton-Massillon, OH$25,800$12.41900.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$25,710$12.362300.8
Lake Charles, LA$25,700$12.36900.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$25,480$12.251,1701.0
Columbus, GA-AL$25,090$12.06800.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$24,990$12.022100.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$24,350$11.711100.6
Birmingham, AL$24,190$11.632900.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$24,050$11.561101.4
Greenville, NC$24,030$11.55300.4
Gettysburg, PA$24,020$11.55401.3
Decatur, AL$23,960$11.52300.5
Williamsport, PA$23,880$11.48400.7
Altoona, PA$23,830$11.46400.6
Tulsa, OK$23,750$11.424100.9
Akron, OH$23,740$11.422300.7
Paducah, KY-IL$23,730$11.41300.7
Corpus Christi, TX$23,290$11.201700.9
Fayetteville, NC$23,050$11.081100.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$22,920$11.022000.8
Twin Falls, ID$22,800$10.96Not publishedNot published
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$22,740$10.931300.9
Killeen-Temple, TX$22,590$10.861801.2
Columbia, SC$22,400$10.772200.6
Bowling Green, KY$22,140$10.65500.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,080$10.622801.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,070$10.611200.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,030$10.591300.8
San Angelo, TX$21,920$10.54601.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$21,880$10.522001.3
Lubbock, TX$21,850$10.511901.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840$10.504900.7
York-Hanover, PA$21,810$10.49900.5
El Paso, TX$21,730$10.453901.1
Erie, PA$21,550$10.361201.0
Montgomery, AL$21,430$10.311300.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$21,390$10.29700.9
Hattiesburg, MS$21,100$10.15500.8

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.