United States
Models salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$89,990
Models in the United States earn a median of $89,990 a year, about $43.26 an hour.
Median
$89,990
per year
Hourly
$43.26
as published
Mean
$81,540
pulled up by top earners
Workers
5,350
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $62,400 | -31% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $66,310 | -26% |
| Ohio | State | $39,310 | -56% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $57,530 | -36% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $52,140 | -42% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $49,780 | -45% |
| Illinois | State | $46,960 | -48% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $45,760 | -49% |
| Virginia | State | $44,860 | -50% |
| Maryland | State | $45,760 | -49% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $39,780 | -56% |
| Akron, OH | Metro | $38,830 | -57% |
| New York | State | $89,990 | +0% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $89,990 | +0% |
| Indiana | State | $51,570 | -43% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $50,760 | -44% |
| Alaska | State | $49,880 | -45% |
| Texas | State | $49,510 | -45% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $49,510 | -45% |
| Florida | State | $44,510 | -51% |
| Cleveland, OH | Metro | $44,080 | -51% |
| New Jersey | State | $33,970 | -62% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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