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Commercial Actor Salary
Annual SalaryHourly Wage
Top Earners$138,000$66
75th Percentile$46,000$22
Average$56,903$27
25th Percentile$30,000$14
Principal actors in commercials make between $588.90 and $783.10 as a starting session fee. On-camera groups have a starting session fee of between $419.70 and $573.30. Off-camera groups earn a starting session fee of between $235 and $332.10.
The first thing to know about acting in commercials is that it can be lucrative. This is largely because actors are well paid for a very small amount of their time (mere hours, as opposed to days, weeks or months), with residuals to boot. Residuals are additional money paid to an actor each time a commercial airs.
Commercials Standard day & overtime rates
Basic Day Rate Background£120.00
Walk On Day Rate£250.00
Walk On Overtime (per hour)£50.00
Featured Day Rate£350.00
Featured Overtime (per hour)£70 Buyout / Repeat
Dennis Haysbert. The highest paid commercial actors include the aforementioned and highly recognizable Stephanie Courtney, Paul Marcarelli, and Jonathan Goldsmith—as well as Allstate's Dennis Haysbert (“That's Allstate's stand.