Dancer Salary & Dance Jobs Pay Data (2025)

Official wage estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the jobs dancers actually hold — performing, choreographing, teaching in studios and schools, and leading dance-fitness classes — nationwide, in every state and in 502 metro areas.

SOC 27-2031

Dancers

Median $24.80/hr · 8,130 jobs

→SOC 27-2032

Choreographers

Median $26.59/hr · $55,310/yr · 2,860 jobs

→SOC 25-3021

Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers

Median $22.50/hr · $46,800/yr · 332,110 jobs

→SOC 39-9031

Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors

Median $22.67/hr · $47,160/yr · 322,930 jobs

→SOC 25-1121

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers

Median · $78,620/yr · 93,560 jobs

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Dancer salary by state

Hourly wages for dancers in all 50 states.

Choreographer salary by state

Annual and hourly pay for choreographers.

Dance salaries by metro area

New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orlando and more.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.