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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film in UNITED STATES

      Location Pay
      Period
      2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.42 $23.10 $33.08 $49.23 $63.18
      Yearly $36,240 $48,060 $68,810 $102,400 $131,420
      California Hourly $22.37 $30.61 $48.85 $58.53 $64.20
      Yearly $46,530 $63,670 $101,610 $121,750 $133,540
      District of Columbia Hourly $29.96 $38.40 $48.53 $56.99 $61.09
      Yearly $62,310 $79,860 $100,940 $118,550 $127,070
      Oregon Hourly $22.15 $27.66 $45.01 $55.05 $55.06
      Yearly $46,070 $57,520 $93,610 $114,500 $114,520
      New York Hourly $24.05 $30.47 $43.25 $52.72 $62.34
      Yearly $50,030 $63,370 $89,960 $109,650 $129,670
      New Jersey Hourly $23.21 $27.06 $41.13 $59.15 $81.58
      Yearly $48,280 $56,280 $85,560 $123,030 $169,680
      Illinois Hourly $15.99 $24.04 $39.88 $51.13 $60.91
      Yearly $33,260 $50,000 $82,950 $106,350 $126,700
      Arizona Hourly $19.23 $27.27 $35.98 $69.40 $74.45
      Yearly $39,990 $56,710 $74,830 $144,350 $154,860
      Virginia Hourly $19.44 $22.26 $34.50 $40.00 $43.98
      Yearly $40,430 $46,300 $71,760 $83,200 $91,470
      Maryland Hourly $23.53 $30.07 $32.49 $42.44 $50.87
      Yearly $48,940 $62,550 $67,580 $88,280 $105,810
      Ohio Hourly $19.75 $22.30 $32.23 $47.62 $50.23
      Yearly $41,070 $46,390 $67,040 $99,050 $104,470
      Texas Hourly $17.63 $23.99 $30.98 $43.75 $61.55
      Yearly $36,680 $49,890 $64,430 $91,000 $128,020
      Connecticut Hourly $16.68 $24.10 $30.75 $39.03 $41.16
      Yearly $34,690 $50,130 $63,950 $81,180 $85,610
      North Carolina Hourly $16.24 $19.14 $29.87 $37.67 $42.46
      Yearly $33,790 $39,800 $62,130 $78,340 $88,330
      Georgia Hourly $15.58 $17.46 $29.57 $60.03 $67.95
      Yearly $32,400 $36,320 $61,500 $124,870 $141,330
      Florida Hourly $14.23 $17.66 $29.34 $48.47 $65.34
      Yearly $29,600 $36,730 $61,020 $100,820 $135,900
      Nevada Hourly $16.83 $20.59 $29.34 $44.80 $48.93
      Yearly $35,000 $42,830 $61,020 $93,190 $101,780
      South Carolina Hourly $11.72 $19.90 $28.70 $34.78 $35.21
      Yearly $24,370 $41,400 $59,690 $72,330 $73,240
      Louisiana Hourly $18.00 $22.19 $28.30 $32.87 $40.37
      Yearly $37,430 $46,160 $58,860 $68,360 $83,970
      Missouri Hourly $12.61 $17.20 $27.92 $33.69 $47.30
      Yearly $26,230 $35,780 $58,080 $70,080 $98,380
      Idaho Hourly $17.97 $20.77 $27.35 $31.25 $41.39
      Yearly $37,370 $43,200 $56,880 $64,990 $86,100
      Indiana Hourly $19.47 $22.74 $27.31 $31.24 $34.77
      Yearly $40,500 $47,290 $56,800 $64,970 $72,320
      Tennessee Hourly $19.52 $22.82 $27.18 $40.62 $58.40
      Yearly $40,590 $47,460 $56,540 $84,500 $121,460
      Mississippi Hourly $14.42 $26.83 $26.83 $27.74 $33.58
      Yearly $29,990 $55,810 $55,810 $57,700 $69,840
      Minnesota Hourly $13.83 $19.09 $26.50 $36.74 $64.18
      Yearly $28,770 $39,700 $55,120 $76,430 $133,490
      Michigan Hourly $19.11 $20.85 $26.40 $29.52 $32.38
      Yearly $39,760 $43,360 $54,910 $61,410 $67,340
      Washington Hourly $19.06 $19.06 $25.64 $32.95 $55.23
      Yearly $39,630 $39,630 $53,340 $68,530 $114,870
      Pennsylvania Hourly $12.70 $18.17 $24.44 $34.67 $51.64
      Yearly $26,410 $37,790 $50,830 $72,110 $107,420
      Massachusetts Hourly $19.08 $22.09 $23.88 $38.32 $47.47
      Yearly $39,680 $45,960 $49,670 $79,710 $98,740
      New Hampshire Hourly $13.42 $16.10 $23.45 $32.37 $39.34
      Yearly $27,910 $33,480 $48,780 $67,330 $81,830
      North Dakota Hourly $17.31 $19.34 $23.30 $26.36 $31.71
      Yearly $36,000 $40,230 $48,460 $54,830 $65,960
      Vermont Hourly $16.72 $17.53 $23.25 $27.40 $30.67
      Yearly $34,770 $36,460 $48,350 $56,990 $63,800
      Iowa Hourly $14.95 $16.52 $23.13 $33.87 $38.70
      Yearly $31,100 $34,360 $48,110 $70,450 $80,490
      Wisconsin Hourly $14.01 $17.62 $22.63 $28.39 $39.00
      Yearly $29,140 $36,660 $47,080 $59,050 $81,120
      Utah Hourly $15.48 $15.54 $22.41 $40.86 $49.65
      Yearly $32,200 $32,310 $46,600 $84,990 $103,280
      Kansas Hourly $12.36 $14.98 $22.35 $32.94 $39.10
      Yearly $25,700 $31,160 $46,490 $68,510 $81,330
      New Mexico Hourly $19.26 $22.32 $22.32 $25.99 $41.34
      Yearly $40,070 $46,420 $46,420 $54,060 $85,990
      Kentucky Hourly $12.40 $18.03 $22.17 $25.01 $33.60
      Yearly $25,800 $37,500 $46,110 $52,010 $69,890
      Oklahoma Hourly $17.23 $17.78 $21.78 $25.61 $45.78
      Yearly $35,830 $36,970 $45,310 $53,280 $95,220
      Alabama Hourly $17.95 $19.52 $21.72 $28.98 $55.01
      Yearly $37,340 $40,600 $45,180 $60,270 $114,420
      Hawaii Hourly $20.09 $20.09 $20.12 $31.63 $34.99
      Yearly $41,790 $41,800 $41,850 $65,790 $72,780
      South Dakota Hourly $13.33 $17.20 $18.98 $21.57 $27.28
      Yearly $27,720 $35,780 $39,470 $44,870 $56,750
      West Virginia Hourly $14.72 $17.07 $18.98 $23.00 $37.08
      Yearly $30,620 $35,500 $39,470 $47,830 $77,120
      Nebraska Hourly $12.00 $12.23 $18.79 $24.81 $34.45
      Yearly $24,960 $25,430 $39,070 $51,600 $71,650
      Maine Hourly $15.00 $15.11 $17.33 $24.99 $42.67
      Yearly $31,200 $31,430 $36,040 $51,970 $88,750
      Montana Hourly $12.71 $15.45 $16.86 $25.19 $28.28
      Yearly $26,440 $32,140 $35,080 $52,400 $58,820
      Arkansas Hourly $13.32 $14.57 $15.63 $23.36 $37.47
      Yearly $27,700 $30,310 $32,510 $48,590 $77,940
      Alaska Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      American Samoa Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Colorado Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Delaware Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Guam Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Puerto Rico Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Rhode Island Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Virgin Islands Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Wyoming Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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