SOC 39-3031 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Charlottesville, Virginia is $30,270 a year ($14.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,730: half of the 40 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($33,080).

$30,270average per year

$14.55 / hourMedian $29,730Take-home ≈ $25,576

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  • $31K75th
  • $31K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $30,970 or more. The middle half of ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Charlottesville earn between $29,730 and $30,530.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,270$2,522$14.55
Median$29,730$2,478$14.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,730$2,478$14.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,530$2,544$14.68

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Charlottesville earn about the same as the Virginia average ($29,690) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($33,080). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $32,910.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$30,270$29,730$29,730$30,97040
Virginia$29,690$28,580$26,720$34,1403,130
United States$33,080$32,910$23,560$42,470121,770

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $30,270, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $25,576 a year, or $2,131 a month and $984 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Charlottesville a good place for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $30,270 buys what about $30,531 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 15.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 2nd of 4 Virginia metro areas for this job; Roanoke pays the most ($31,770).

All Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers salaries in Virginia

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,130).

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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers salary in Charlottesville: questions

How much do ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers make an hour in Charlottesville?

$14.55 an hour on average, and $14.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers salary in Charlottesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers take-home pay in Charlottesville?

About $25,576 a year ($2,131 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,270.

Do ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers earn more in Charlottesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($33,080).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 39-3031; area Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.45, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.45).

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