United States
Photographers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$42,520
Photographers in the United States earn a median of $42,520 a year, about $20.44 an hour.
Median
$42,520
per year
Hourly
$20.44
as published
Mean
$55,650
pulled up by top earners
Workers
51,230
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $50,610 | +19% |
| Florida | State | $38,230 | -10% |
| Texas | State | $36,760 | -14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $60,270 | +42% |
| New York | State | $57,700 | +36% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $60,250 | +42% |
| Illinois | State | $34,600 | -19% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $39,640 | -7% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $34,950 | -18% |
| Ohio | State | $33,990 | -20% |
| Georgia | State | $40,050 | -6% |
| North Carolina | State | $38,400 | -10% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $40,250 | -5% |
| Virginia | State | $43,180 | +2% |
| New Jersey | State | $50,760 | +19% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $37,420 | -12% |
| Washington | State | $44,580 | +5% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Metro | $41,790 | -2% |
| Massachusetts | State | $60,610 | +43% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $47,720 | +12% |
| Arizona | State | $38,210 | -10% |
| Tennessee | State | $36,000 | -15% |
| Wisconsin | State | $39,440 | -7% |
| Colorado | State | $43,560 | +2% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $75,070 | +77% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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