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Photographers Salary by City
Photographers Salary by City (2026)
177 metro areas · National average: $50,151 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Photographers salaries across 177 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
San Francisco, CA $92,110
$75,070
$43,940
$132,000
Los Angeles, CA $83,790
$60,250
$35,750
$132,070
Salem, OR $77,530
$56,190
$32,140
$215,160
Santa Rosa, CA $76,480
$55,900
$36,640
$121,850
Washington, DC $75,050
$56,340
$33,900
$126,750
New York, NY $71,850
$60,270
$36,440
$123,540
San Jose, CA $70,460
$46,180
$41,060
$99,400
Bend, OR $69,880
$72,760
$35,360
$99,630
Portland, OR $69,640
$55,840
$36,200
$104,290
Kahului, HI $69,360
$46,790
$37,240
$95,480
Rochester, MN $69,170
$78,870
$32,820
$78,870
Boston, MA $69,090
$63,340
$40,080
$104,520
Oxnard, CA $66,680
$45,230
$36,240
$82,800
Santa Maria, CA $65,840
$60,910
$37,860
$99,110
Fort Collins, CO $64,470
$57,550
$32,440
$91,940
Bridgeport, CT $64,180
$57,110
$43,320
$109,520
Springfield, MA $64,080
$64,880
$37,400
$98,690
Bozeman, MT $63,750
$45,410
$25,630
$120,640
Sacramento, CA $63,480
$44,740
$36,490
$91,970
Lansing, MI $62,410
$50,590
$31,370
$81,000
Santa Fe, NM $62,230
$46,170
$26,740
$109,650
Miami, FL $61,900
$47,720
$31,100
$97,840
Minneapolis, MN $61,390
$60,270
$34,280
$90,500
Albuquerque, NM $60,770
$41,600
$33,330
$155,370
Vallejo, CA $60,330
$47,740
$36,400
$75,310
New Haven, CT $60,250
$49,920
$37,520
$93,430
Worcester, MA $60,060
$48,880
$38,280
$97,730
Tucson, AZ $59,450
$48,530
$31,060
$97,160
New Orleans, LA $59,090
$57,800
$30,030
$116,530
San Luis Obispo, CA $58,540
$46,500
$33,280
$84,470
Lakeland, FL $58,020
$45,740
$28,100
$72,230
Manchester, NH $57,820
$48,470
$25,440
$99,400
Naples, FL $57,720
$40,390
$29,850
$88,250
Boulder, CO $57,470
$47,660
$37,930
$90,430
Stockton, CA $57,320
$45,880
$35,920
$82,360
Trenton, NJ $56,580
$48,250
$32,730
$83,690
Greensboro, NC $56,090
$48,290
$28,140
$75,890
Seattle, WA $55,890
$48,110
$38,040
$84,920
Raleigh, NC $55,880
$43,780
$33,570
$78,900
Jacksonville, FL $55,790
$38,080
$29,590
$91,180
Reading, PA $55,380
$43,770
$27,930
$72,240
Billings, MT $55,340
$36,590
$21,960
$113,250
Pensacola, FL $55,220
$38,060
$27,240
$92,660
Asheville, NC $55,170
$46,500
$31,670
$71,380
Baton Rouge, LA $55,160
$53,770
$27,360
$74,320
Tampa, FL $54,800
$37,170
$29,640
$84,290
San Diego, CA $54,710
$43,870
$35,050
$82,280
Kingsport, TN $54,640
$43,850
$26,100
$126,030
Orlando, FL $54,440
$41,790
$30,720
$89,610
Providence, RI $54,190
$49,770
$33,430
$76,480
Philadelphia, PA $53,850
$45,310
$33,100
$77,620
Harrisburg, PA $53,670
$42,080
$29,640
$78,040
Atlanta, GA $53,480
$40,250
$21,990
$89,080
Provo, UT $53,410
$46,270
$28,580
$86,510
Charleston, SC $53,400
$48,340
$19,540
$88,620
Baltimore, MD $53,370
$44,130
$32,900
$83,740
Riverside, CA $53,360
$42,030
$34,510
$77,830
Charlotte, NC $53,310
$46,500
$26,050
$78,750
Fresno, CA $53,220
$39,350
$33,850
$87,690
Atlantic City, NJ $53,210
$35,860
$31,470
$77,960
Denver, CO $53,190
$44,810
$36,490
$78,590
Bakersfield, CA $53,070
$43,630
$34,270
$89,120
Wilmington, NC $52,960
$36,310
$24,080
$77,790
Richmond, VA $52,690
$43,580
$29,020
$98,020
Portland, ME $52,580
$44,610
$31,620
$77,960
Madison, WI $52,200
$40,130
$31,720
$81,720
Montgomery, AL $52,060
$53,640
$23,090
$75,290
Albany, NY $51,970
$41,090
$32,670
$75,690
Lancaster, PA $51,940
$41,690
$31,250
$65,470
Urban Honolulu, HI $51,940
$45,190
$31,200
$64,990
La Crosse, WI $51,870
$39,610
$26,810
$73,570
North Port, FL $51,730
$42,710
$29,540
$71,710
Eugene, OR $51,410
$45,130
$35,350
$77,750
Scranton, PA $51,230
$41,600
$30,140
$78,660
Salt Lake City, UT $50,840
$49,570
$36,050
$73,800
Syracuse, NY $50,760
$42,840
$31,340
$77,900
Hartford, CT $50,690
$47,980
$32,640
$65,620
Kiryas Joel, NY $50,660
$35,280
$34,070
$86,650
Savannah, GA $50,490
$40,820
$21,440
$85,520
Omaha, NE $50,390
$44,210
$30,700
$72,370
Tallahassee, FL $50,240
$32,940
$27,640
$85,190
Lafayette, LA $50,030
$48,320
$23,920
$82,620
Bellingham, WA $49,740
$43,560
$35,520
$63,690
Springfield, MO $49,590
$50,380
$28,850
$78,350
Dover, DE $49,540
$50,040
$29,020
$62,400
Milwaukee, WI $49,510
$39,750
$33,440
$76,760
Rochester, NY $49,330
$43,880
$31,200
$78,000
Norwich, CT $49,310
$42,700
$37,500
$76,850
Green Bay, WI $49,220
$36,540
$28,850
$88,730
Lincoln, NE $49,140
$41,600
$32,150
$83,710
Nashville, TN $49,140
$40,770
$29,080
$77,880
Phoenix, AZ $48,840
$37,560
$31,000
$95,180
Buffalo, NY $48,780
$40,010
$32,970
$78,330
Boise City, ID $48,580
$37,160
$29,910
$111,470
Durham, NC $48,540
$39,070
$29,990
$70,290
Allentown, PA $48,530
$39,140
$30,600
$72,320
Olympia, WA $48,430
$38,920
$35,520
$79,240
Waterbury, CT $48,210
$48,190
$32,640
$59,360
Augusta, GA $48,170
$42,710
$20,450
$75,350
Reno, NV $48,080
$45,070
$27,070
$75,120
Cape Coral, FL $47,880
$37,460
$29,850
$69,950
Hickory, NC $47,850
$36,200
$27,890
$72,120
Birmingham, AL $47,470
$37,990
$25,110
$78,660
Tulsa, OK $47,330
$47,060
$35,430
$60,850
St. Louis, MO $47,270
$37,280
$29,120
$76,100
Kansas City, MO $47,130
$37,500
$30,490
$75,800
Lexington, KY $47,070
$44,420
$34,730
$71,110
Jackson, MS $46,850
$46,270
$29,040
$67,170
Ogden, UT $46,760
$40,180
$16,950
$74,940
Roanoke, VA $46,760
$37,800
$29,000
$76,880
Greeley, CO $46,740
$39,520
$31,190
$81,080
Winston, NC $46,680
$36,230
$35,290
$68,640
Columbus, OH $46,540
$38,620
$31,310
$75,120
Colorado Springs, CO $46,480
$37,250
$31,300
$71,820
Panama City, FL $46,390
$35,560
$27,190
$76,270
Pittsburgh, PA $45,680
$34,430
$23,990
$72,080
Fayetteville, NC $45,520
$34,960
$29,220
$50,920
Palm Bay, FL $45,230
$31,200
$30,660
$64,100
Crestview, FL $45,020
$34,270
$29,530
$62,700
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,780
$45,450
$27,870
$65,300
Indianapolis, IN $44,490
$38,460
$28,070
$60,920
Charlottesville, VA $44,420
$35,990
$30,120
$68,530
Virginia Beach, VA $43,570
$34,110
$28,110
$63,060
Des Moines, IA $43,080
$36,460
$15,080
$81,250
Lubbock, TX $42,960
$41,790
$26,720
$56,750
Spokane, WA $42,830
$36,830
$33,860
$62,400
Chicago, IL $42,740
$34,950
$29,120
$65,140
Houston, TX $42,490
$38,480
$28,250
$63,320
Knoxville, TN $42,430
$35,620
$27,040
$64,220
Cincinnati, OH $42,410
$35,810
$23,490
$66,980
Anchorage, AK $42,270
$37,610
$34,840
$52,240
Flagstaff, AZ $42,180
$39,800
$29,850
$54,430
Memphis, TN $42,040
$35,410
$28,890
$66,770
Huntsville, AL $41,920
$33,900
$27,010
$69,960
Dallas, TX $41,800
$37,420
$19,880
$61,540
Las Vegas, NV $41,790
$35,180
$26,140
$65,170
Fargo, ND $41,750
$35,090
$30,440
$61,270
Lafayette, IN $41,720
$38,320
$22,860
$66,510
Cedar Rapids, IA $41,490
$37,720
$15,080
$69,690
Akron, OH $41,470
$33,190
$29,990
$68,320
Columbus, GA $41,170
$36,150
$19,470
$67,430
Gainesville, FL $41,050
$33,900
$28,790
$67,070
San Antonio, TX $40,450
$35,850
$27,380
$61,390
Anniston, AL $40,020
$34,890
$29,820
$54,110
Dayton, OH $40,020
$36,980
$30,280
$61,210
Rockford, IL $39,790
$35,140
$29,120
$56,790
South Bend, IN $39,740
$36,080
$25,850
$49,440
Toledo, OH $39,730
$35,000
$24,550
$60,780
Greenville, SC $39,610
$35,160
$18,730
$77,880
Amarillo, TX $39,590
$38,760
$29,290
$47,010
Davenport, IA $39,460
$35,150
$21,840
$62,860
Grand Junction, CO $39,430
$34,270
$29,990
$56,250
Mobile, AL $39,220
$32,400
$23,280
$63,420
Oklahoma City, OK $39,090
$36,150
$19,940
$60,310
Deltona, FL $38,960
$34,630
$26,630
$48,630
Corpus Christi, TX $38,880
$36,030
$28,540
$58,340
Little Rock, AR $38,860
$33,850
$23,670
$64,020
Fayetteville, AR $38,780
$34,890
$25,760
$56,800
Binghamton, NY $38,680
$36,330
$31,200
$46,600
Canton, OH $38,670
$36,150
$29,070
$62,580
Springfield, IL $38,620
$31,180
$29,120
$61,130
Bowling Green, KY $38,440
$40,090
$19,810
$46,050
Fort Wayne, IN $38,430
$36,770
$27,160
$54,830
Spartanburg, SC $38,420
$35,250
$19,020
$64,710
Youngstown, OH $38,210
$31,200
$28,250
$61,410
Columbia, SC $38,130
$34,220
$18,470
$53,110
Peoria, IL $38,130
$29,150
$29,120
$62,120
Cleveland, OH $37,680
$30,710
$30,710
$60,930
Wichita, KS $37,680
$34,530
$29,220
$50,470
Austin, TX $37,610
$35,550
$17,540
$60,420
El Paso, TX $37,480
$36,700
$23,440
$58,050
San Juan, PR $36,650
$36,780
$19,760
$57,700
College Station, TX $35,960
$34,190
$17,480
$49,010
Chattanooga, TN $35,940
$31,360
$19,040
$56,720
Myrtle Beach, SC $34,180
$32,990
$19,720
$48,020
Killeen, TX $31,130
$33,750
$17,740
$42,490
McAllen, TX $30,690
$28,110
$19,460
$43,720
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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