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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary by City
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary by City (2024)
84 metro areas · National average: $65,526 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salaries across 84 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Los Angeles, CA $106,170
$102,310
$48,640
$153,770
Tucson, AZ $101,960
$99,510
$45,490
$166,850
Rochester, NY $100,250
$98,020
$42,470
$140,230
New York, NY $95,240
$89,960
$51,330
$126,020
San Francisco, CA $94,790
$88,760
$51,950
$123,300
Phoenix, AZ $91,220
$66,670
$37,470
$154,860
Portland, OR $90,940
$103,930
$51,890
$114,870
Jacksonville, FL $90,890
$96,950
$39,470
$132,880
Chicago, IL $88,920
$82,950
$29,120
$126,700
Washington, DC $87,180
$83,200
$51,740
$123,190
Nashville, TN $86,180
$66,460
$47,620
$129,770
Santa Maria, CA $85,890
$79,000
$33,430
$129,650
Denver, CO $83,840
$70,290
$44,380
$123,710
San Jose, CA $80,530
$70,190
$49,720
$104,170
Baltimore, MD $77,080
$69,250
$46,100
$110,030
Bridgeport, CT $76,680
$85,610
$41,640
$110,950
Tampa, FL $76,430
$63,250
$30,400
$132,110
Miami, FL $76,160
$62,900
$31,770
$136,020
Las Vegas, NV $75,760
$68,790
$34,990
$127,510
Columbus, OH $75,190
$70,720
$43,820
$106,190
Cincinnati, OH $75,040
$67,590
$43,110
$104,470
Atlanta, GA $74,860
$43,730
$34,840
$141,330
Fort Collins, CO $74,630
$74,990
$53,250
$108,410
Austin, TX $74,540
$69,360
$33,080
$131,570
St. Louis, MO $73,900
$70,060
$35,780
$128,910
Dayton, OH $73,560
$67,270
$42,350
$102,150
Raleigh, NC $73,080
$75,270
$47,200
$96,340
Minneapolis, MN $71,560
$62,820
$37,370
$141,330
Dallas, TX $71,160
$64,430
$32,100
$131,990
Houston, TX $69,180
$61,100
$37,590
$119,170
Sacramento, CA $68,990
$62,400
$37,540
$108,130
Springfield, MA $68,920
$61,770
$45,960
$91,070
Charleston, SC $68,470
$73,220
$59,710
$73,240
Boston, MA $66,530
$52,000
$39,720
$97,530
San Antonio, TX $65,600
$60,490
$36,680
$120,320
New Orleans, LA $65,400
$58,910
$41,570
$79,870
Philadelphia, PA $63,820
$54,720
$26,400
$110,870
Salt Lake City, UT $63,480
$52,240
$30,130
$104,470
Charlotte, NC $63,240
$62,000
$33,790
$91,700
Baton Rouge, LA $62,510
$54,560
$41,940
$78,130
San Diego, CA $61,710
$51,260
$37,280
$102,350
Seattle, WA $61,660
$53,340
$39,630
$104,000
Orlando, FL $61,630
$49,590
$25,290
$131,030
Hartford, CT $61,250
$60,250
$34,680
$81,140
Eugene, OR $60,850
$57,520
$34,850
$93,610
Albany, NY $58,860
$53,980
$42,040
$75,870
Tulsa, OK $58,710
$50,220
$36,210
$104,470
Springfield, MO $58,150
$64,950
$25,790
$64,960
Boise City, ID $58,030
$57,530
$38,860
$75,330
Milwaukee, WI $58,020
$50,270
$35,490
$96,840
Allentown, PA $57,610
$52,000
$36,560
$83,140
Detroit, MI $57,600
$54,910
$41,840
$85,010
Albuquerque, NM $57,420
$48,040
$31,200
$106,660
Grand Rapids, MI $57,370
$56,210
$42,510
$76,760
Cape Coral, FL $56,850
$30,690
$30,680
$133,360
Colorado Springs, CO $56,810
$48,140
$39,380
$79,880
Kansas City, MO $56,490
$50,450
$27,630
$81,330
Indianapolis, IN $56,390
$59,380
$39,060
$73,130
Knoxville, TN $56,320
$48,430
$37,340
$78,050
Richmond, VA $56,260
$47,440
$40,510
$74,550
Cleveland, OH $55,750
$47,210
$42,900
$80,810
Virginia Beach, VA $54,900
$44,890
$39,250
$75,790
Birmingham, AL $54,710
$42,490
$25,450
$120,170
Riverside, CA $54,610
$44,770
$35,070
$83,690
Memphis, TN $54,470
$46,200
$38,450
$79,310
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $54,410
$43,860
$37,240
$80,800
Des Moines, IA $54,280
$47,800
$34,180
$83,190
Green Bay, WI $53,560
$44,110
$29,540
$88,130
Burlington, VT $52,820
$48,350
$34,770
$63,800
Pittsburgh, PA $52,080
$49,940
$22,470
$90,980
Reno, NV $52,080
$45,140
$36,700
$86,130
Portland, ME $51,630
$48,430
$32,760
$81,320
Omaha, NE $51,180
$47,110
$24,960
$77,690
Lansing, MI $49,790
$46,940
$38,580
$62,640
Spokane, WA $49,450
$34,530
$33,860
$91,900
Harrisburg, PA $47,980
$46,870
$29,970
$77,590
Providence, RI $47,690
$45,610
$33,090
$73,760
Little Rock, AR $47,320
$32,100
$28,650
$79,060
Manchester, NH $47,060
$35,310
$24,230
$81,830
Madison, WI $46,030
$43,420
$24,550
$70,570
Oklahoma City, OK $44,900
$40,180
$32,900
$58,010
Provo, UT $44,780
$36,830
$32,310
$77,940
Ogden, UT $44,250
$32,200
$32,200
$84,990
Missoula, MT $40,660
$32,440
$24,870
$58,820
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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