State wages ยท Cost of living
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $132,890. Georgia leads after cost of living, at $137,720. Tennessee has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($50,280).
National median
$50,280
Highest state median
$132,890
California
Best adjusted pay
$137,720
Georgia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $41,600Higher: $137,720Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Georgia | $132,610 | +163.7% | 96.293 | $137,720 | 1 |
| California | $132,890 | +164.3% | 110.72 | $120,020 | 2 |
| New York | $100,410 | +99.7% | 107.921 | $93,040 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $91,290 | +81.6% | 109.901 | $83,070 | 4 |
| Tennessee | $58,560 | +16.5% | 91.87 | $63,740 | 5 |
| Florida | $43,020 | -14.4% | 103.414 | $41,600 | 6 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado | Not available | Not available | 103.052 | Not available | Not available |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Illinois | Not available | Not available | 99.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Indiana | Not available | Not available | 93.329 | Not available | Not available |
| Iowa | Not available | Not available | 87.762 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Kentucky | Not available | Not available | 90.159 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Michigan | Not available | Not available | 96.217 | Not available | Not available |
| Minnesota | Not available | Not available | 98.621 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Jersey | Not available | Not available | 108.805 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Not available | Not available | 94.326 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Ohio | Not available | Not available | 92.774 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma | Not available | Not available | 87.843 | Not available | Not available |
| Oregon | Not available | Not available | 103.361 | Not available | Not available |
| Pennsylvania | Not available | Not available | 97.572 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Not available | Not available | 93.749 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Texas | Not available | Not available | 97.057 | Not available | Not available |
| Utah | Not available | Not available | 98.864 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Virginia | Not available | Not available | 101.104 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington | Not available | Not available | 107.013 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
| Wisconsin | Not available | Not available | 94.095 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.