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PANDEMIC SALARY SURVEY (2021)

A Pre-Pandemic Survey Appears on the Next Page

Theatre Operating Budget
Annual Budget
Position <250K $250-499 $500-999 $1-2mil $2-5mil >$5mil
High $65,000 $100,000*** $100,000 $200,000 $200,000 $275,000
Executive Director / CEO Low $33,000 $37,800 $32,000 $55,000 $100,000 $110,000
Average $49,000 $59,503 $67,277 $100,305 $131,522 $207,000
High $35,000 $60,000*** $72,000 $80,000 $108,000 $165,000
Theater Manager /Operations Director Low $15,000 $18,200 $35,000 $31,000 $50,000 $67,000
Average $23,830 $36,315 $44,214 $54,314 $76,004 $110,667
Because of the pandemic a REPEAT of the 2019 LHAT Historic Theatre Salary Survey High * * * $60,000 $85,000 $200,000
appears on page 17. It includes salary information as reported by member theatres Programming Director Low * * * $43,000 $51,500 $78,000
before COVID-19. You should compare both reports as part of your salary research. Average $22,000* $55,000 $42,000 $50,000 $67,300 $154,333
High ** ** $72,000 $75,000 ** **
Numbers have not been adjusted for geographic location and, therefore, should be Artistic Director Low ** ** $40,000 $50,000 ** **
used only as a guide when budgeting and/or negotiating salaries. Value from bonuses Average ** ** $57,500 $60,500 ** **
and/or other benefits is not included. High ** * * $85,000 $93,000 $165,000

CFO Low ** * * $36,500 $55,000 $57,500
Every theatre is different and staffing differs greatly from theatre to theatre. We have Average ** $21,000 $42,750 $62,428 $72,134 $116,250
provided salary numbers for those staff positions which were common to most theatres.
If you are interested in a report more specific to your theatre, email kstein@lhat.org to High ** $53,000*** $57,000 $59,000 $75,000 $158,000
see if we can refine the parameters for your specific position/theatre/location. Marketing Director Low ** $19,000 $25,000 $36,500 $46,000*** $80,000
Average ** $36,383 $44,856 $47,081 $63,030 $100,750
DEFINITIONS: High * * $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000
Front of House Low * * $22,000 $23,400 $30,000 $35,000
HIGH – this number represents the highest salary provided from participating Average $14,000 $23,000 $40,833 $44,556 $48,500 $59,250
theatres. Often this number was reported by a theatre in a large community. High ** $38,000 $70,000 $85,000 $123,064 $135,000
Development Director Low ** $27,000 $35,000 $47,000 $54,000*** $80,000***
LOW – this number reflects the lowest salary provided from participating theatres. Average ** $32,500 $46,750 $63,111 $84,188 $93,000
Often this number was reported by a theatre in a small community. Note: Outliers High ** $45,000 $70,000 $75,000 $75,000 $85,000
were removed from the report. Production/ Back of House Low ** $30,000 $25,000 $42,500*** $40,000 $70,000
Average ** $38,333 $45,571 $55,203 $57,294 $76,667
AVERAGE – this number represents the average salary of all salaries collected High * * ** $58,000 $58,000 $61,000
from similar size theatres. This number is not adjusted for geographic location Bar Manager Low * * ** $10,000 $40,800 $42,000
and therefore represents a national average that might need to be adjusted for Average $25,000 $25,000 ** $33,333 $49,000 $55,000
metropolitan areas with higher cost of living requirements. High $15,000 $42,000*** $47,000 $75,000 $85,000 $75,000
Box Office Manager Low $6,000 $20,000 $30,000*** $31,500 $46,350 $42,000
Average $10,500 $32,678 $34,520 $40,121 $49,905 $63,000
High * $23,000 $42,000 $55,000 $58,916 $55,000
21% Rental/ Events Coordinator Low * $12,480 $30,000 $40,000 $33,500 $48,000
10% 12% Average $38,000 $18,620 $36,000 $41,755 $45,548 $51,500
Salaries have not been 20% * Only one salary reported
adjusted for geographic 15% ** No salaries reported
location. This map shows the *** Number adjusted due to outlier reponse
percent of theatres reporting
from each region. Notes:
Statistically speaking, the single salary entries (*) are not meaningful, but are listed to show the
16% reporting theatre that their data was received.
6%
When an unusually high or low salary was reported, that anomaly was dismissed and the final
numbers adjusted***
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