Photographers Salary

Median Salary
$44,660
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.47
per hour
Employment
51,760
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$30,820
25th percentile
$36,050
Median
$44,660
75th percentile
$62,740
90th percentile
$91,810

💰 Photographers Salary by State

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$33K
$111K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$110,970+148.5%
New York$60,050+34.5%
Massachusetts$57,990+29.8%
Oregon$53,630+20.1%
Utah$52,140+16.7%
Delaware$50,100+12.2%
Connecticut$49,790+11.5%
New Mexico$48,090+7.7%
Washington$48,050+7.6%
California$47,840+7.1%
Kentucky$47,170+5.6%
Colorado$47,070+5.4%
Maine$46,680+4.5%
Virginia$46,550+4.2%
Minnesota$46,470+4.1%
Maryland$46,450+4.0%
Hawaii$45,960+2.9%
Mississippi$45,860+2.7%
South Dakota$45,330+1.5%
New Hampshire$44,780+0.3%
Georgia$43,770-2.0%
Florida$42,640-4.5%
Wisconsin$42,060-5.8%
Nebraska$41,920-6.1%
Texas$41,280-7.6%
New Jersey$40,520-9.3%
Pennsylvania$40,520-9.3%
Montana$39,900-10.7%
Wyoming$39,330-11.9%
Alaska$39,190-12.2%
Missouri$39,170-12.3%
Ohio$38,470-13.9%
Iowa$38,290-14.3%
Tennessee$37,950-15.0%
South Carolina$37,890-15.2%
Kansas$37,790-15.4%
Nevada$37,460-16.1%
North Dakota$37,410-16.2%
Rhode Island$37,300-16.5%
North Carolina$37,120-16.9%
Arizona$36,970-17.2%
Louisiana$36,830-17.5%
Oklahoma$36,750-17.7%
Illinois$36,570-18.1%
Alabama$36,130-19.1%
West Virginia$36,110-19.1%
Indiana$35,960-19.5%
Idaho$33,320-25.4%
Arkansas$32,810-26.5%

🏙️ Photographers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Bend, OR$65,990+47.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62,550+40.1%
Boulder, CO$60,930+36.4%
Springfield, MA$60,430+35.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$60,050+34.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,000+34.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,220+32.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,840+31.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$58,050+30.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$56,890+27.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$56,220+25.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$55,220+23.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$55,020+23.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$54,530+22.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$54,260+21.5%
Springfield, MO$52,510+17.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$52,470+17.5%
Montgomery, AL$52,160+16.8%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$51,870+16.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$51,790+16.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$51,410+15.1%
New Haven, CT$51,000+14.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$50,940+14.1%
Santa Fe, NM$50,670+13.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,620+13.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$50,500+13.1%
Worcester, MA$50,170+12.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$50,060+12.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,000+12.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,980+11.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,760+11.4%
Syracuse, NY$49,560+11.0%
Savannah, GA$49,110+10.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$48,790+9.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,670+9.0%
Reno, NV$48,670+9.0%
Albuquerque, NM$48,090+7.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,920+7.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,870+7.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,840+7.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,720+6.9%
Jackson, MS$47,500+6.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,340+6.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,300+5.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,170+5.6%
Anchorage, AK$47,040+5.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$46,960+5.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$46,880+5.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,620+4.4%
Jacksonville, FL$46,540+4.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,540+4.2%
Richmond, VA$46,420+3.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,410+3.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$46,270+3.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,170+3.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$45,880+2.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$45,760+2.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,690+2.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,380+1.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$45,300+1.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$45,160+1.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$45,040+0.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$45,000+0.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,990+0.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$44,940+0.6%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$44,840+0.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$44,530-0.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,480-0.4%
Waco, TX$44,300-0.8%
Charlottesville, VA$44,290-0.8%
Modesto, CA$44,240-0.9%
Lubbock, TX$44,230-1.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,030-1.4%
Bozeman, MT$44,020-1.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,970-1.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$43,940-1.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$43,870-1.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$43,750-2.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$43,750-2.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,710-2.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$43,550-2.5%
Tucson, AZ$43,360-2.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$43,100-3.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,060-3.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$43,040-3.6%
Madison, WI$43,040-3.6%
Vallejo, CA$43,040-3.6%
Kingston, NY$42,960-3.8%
Bowling Green, KY$42,540-4.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$42,530-4.8%
Reading, PA$42,430-5.0%
Rochester, NY$42,260-5.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$42,210-5.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$42,110-5.7%
Cleveland, OH$42,090-5.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$42,080-5.8%
Greeley, CO$42,020-5.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$41,840-6.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$41,750-6.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$41,690-6.7%
Columbus, OH$41,390-7.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$41,280-7.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$41,130-7.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$41,020-8.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$40,910-8.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$40,580-9.1%
York-Hanover, PA$40,240-9.9%
Rapid City, SD$39,780-10.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,730-11.0%
Roanoke, VA$39,710-11.1%
Lincoln, NE$39,540-11.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,260-12.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$39,200-12.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$39,190-12.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,170-12.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,970-12.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$38,840-13.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,510-13.8%
Birmingham, AL$38,390-14.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$38,320-14.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$38,210-14.4%
Green Bay, WI$38,080-14.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,010-14.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,780-15.4%
Wilmington, NC$37,690-15.6%
Lancaster, PA$37,600-15.8%
Fresno, CA$37,520-16.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$37,510-16.0%
Mobile, AL$37,490-16.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,360-16.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$37,190-16.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,040-17.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,970-17.2%
Spartanburg, SC$36,950-17.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$36,900-17.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,880-17.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,810-17.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,810-17.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,790-17.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$36,670-17.9%
El Paso, TX$36,650-17.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,580-18.1%
Billings, MT$36,360-18.6%
Rockford, IL$36,360-18.6%
Wichita, KS$36,300-18.7%
Knoxville, TN$36,240-18.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,180-19.0%
Akron, OH$36,100-19.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,090-19.2%
Columbia, SC$36,060-19.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$35,920-19.6%
Toledo, OH$35,810-19.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,630-20.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,610-20.3%
Gainesville, FL$35,550-20.4%
Peoria, IL$35,510-20.5%
Evansville, IN$35,420-20.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$35,410-20.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$35,400-20.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$35,380-20.8%
Asheville, NC$35,120-21.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,950-21.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$34,860-21.9%
Fayetteville, NC$34,560-22.6%
Tyler, TX$34,130-23.6%
Puerto Rico$34,060-23.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$34,010-23.8%
Tallahassee, FL$34,010-23.8%
Ogden, UT$33,860-24.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$33,600-24.8%
Boise City, ID$33,320-25.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$32,780-26.6%
Huntsville, AL$31,200-30.1%
Lafayette, LA$30,450-31.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,110-37.1%
Chambersburg, PA$26,640-40.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.