Costume Attendants Salary
Personal Care and Service Occupations · 6.5K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$50,400
Median hourly
$24
Average annual
$63,440
Typical range
$32,150–$109,520
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Costume Attendants is $50,400 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $24 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances..
Most earn between $32,150 and $109,520 a year. There are roughly 6.5K people employed as costume attendants in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Costume Attendants.
- Hourly
- $24.23
- Daily
- $194
- Weekly
- $969
- Bi-weekly
- $1,938
- Monthly
- $4,200
- Annual
- $50,400
$50,400 a year is around the 50th percentile for Costume Attendantss. The median is $50,400.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1New York$95,230
- 2Georgia$94,890
- 3California$72,030
- 4Washington$64,650
- 5Colorado$57,960
- 6Hawaii$57,660
- 7Nevada$55,640
- 8Massachusetts$55,190
- 9District of Columbia$53,290
- 10Minnesota$52,000
- 11Oregon$51,680
- 12Pennsylvania$50,270
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106,810
- 2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,230
- 3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$94,900
- 4San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$69,930
- 5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,460
- 6Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$59,420
- 7San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$59,260
- 8Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$56,690
- 9Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$56,000
- 10Columbus, OH$55,310
- 11Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52,000
- 12Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$51,280
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What a Costume Attendants does
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.
- Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.
- Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities.
- Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history.
- Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage.
- Inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming.
- Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.
- Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Costume Attendants make?
- The median annual wage for Costume Attendants is $50,400 ($24 per hour). Pay ranges from about $32,150 at the 10th percentile to $109,520 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Costume Attendants?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $63,440, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Costume Attendantss the most?
- New York has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $95,230.
- Is Costume Attendants a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 6.5K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Costume Attendants do?
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.; Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.; Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities..