27 Series · SOC 27-4031

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$68,810

per year

Median Hourly

$33.08/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$79,870

average

Employment

24,460

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$36,240$48,060$68,810$102,400$131,420
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.42$23.10$33.08$49.23$63.18
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$36,240

25th Percentile

$48,060

Median

$68,810

75th Percentile

$102,400

90th Percentile

$131,420

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $101,610 +48% above national
2 District of Columbia $100,940 +47% above national
3 Oregon $93,610 +36% above national
4 New York $89,960 +31% above national
5 New Jersey $85,560 +24% above national
6 Illinois $82,950 +21% above national
7 Arizona $74,830 +9% above national
8 Colorado $74,350 +8% above national
9 Virginia $71,760 +4% above national
10 Maryland $67,580 2% below national
11 Ohio $67,040 3% below national
12 Texas $64,430 6% below national
13 Connecticut $63,950 7% below national
14 North Carolina $62,130 10% below national
15 Georgia $61,500 11% below national
16 Florida $61,020 11% below national
17 Nevada $61,020 11% below national
18 South Carolina $59,690 13% below national
19 Louisiana $58,860 14% below national
20 Missouri $58,080 16% below national
21 Idaho $56,880 17% below national
22 Indiana $56,800 17% below national
23 Tennessee $56,540 18% below national
24 Mississippi $55,810 19% below national
25 Minnesota $55,120 20% below national
26 Michigan $54,910 20% below national
27 Washington $53,340 22% below national
28 Pennsylvania $50,830 26% below national
29 Massachusetts $49,670 28% below national
30 New Hampshire $48,780 29% below national
31 North Dakota $48,460 30% below national
32 Vermont $48,350 30% below national
33 Iowa $48,110 30% below national
34 Wisconsin $47,080 32% below national
35 Utah $46,600 32% below national
36 Kansas $46,490 32% below national
37 New Mexico $46,420 33% below national
38 Kentucky $46,110 33% below national
39 Oklahoma $45,310 34% below national
40 Alabama $45,180 34% below national
41 Hawaii $41,850 39% below national
42 South Dakota $39,470 43% below national
43 West Virginia $39,470 43% below national
44 Nebraska $39,070 43% below national
45 Maine $36,040 48% below national
46 Montana $35,080 49% below national
47 Arkansas $32,510 53% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $103,930 +51% above national
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $102,310 +49% above national
3 Tucson, AZ $99,510 +45% above national
4 Rochester, NY $98,020 +42% above national
5 Jacksonville, FL $96,950 +41% above national
6 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $89,960 +31% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $88,760 +29% above national
8 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $85,610 +24% above national
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $83,200 +21% above national
10 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $82,950 +21% above national
11 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $79,000 +15% above national
12 Raleigh-Cary, NC $75,270 +9% above national
13 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $74,990 +9% above national
14 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $73,220 +6% above national
15 Columbus, OH $70,720 +3% above national
16 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $70,290 +2% above national
17 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,190 +2% above national
18 St. Louis, MO-IL $70,060 +2% above national
19 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $69,360 +1% above national
20 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $69,250 +1% above national
21 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $68,790 same as national
22 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,590 2% below national
23 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $67,270 2% below national
24 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $66,670 3% below national
25 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,460 3% below national
26 Springfield, MO $64,950 6% below national
27 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,430 6% below national
28 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $63,250 8% below national
29 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,900 9% below national
30 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,820 9% below national
31 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $62,400 9% below national
32 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,000 10% below national
33 Springfield, MA $61,770 10% below national
34 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $61,100 11% below national
35 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,490 12% below national
36 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $60,250 12% below national
37 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $59,380 14% below national
38 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $58,910 14% below national
39 Boise City, ID $57,530 16% below national
40 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,520 16% below national
41 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $56,210 18% below national
42 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $55,810 19% below national
43 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $54,910 20% below national
44 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,720 20% below national
45 Baton Rouge, LA $54,560 21% below national
46 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $53,980 22% below national
47 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $53,340 22% below national
48 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $52,240 24% below national
49 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $52,000 24% below national
50 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $52,000 24% below national
51 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $51,260 26% below national
52 Kansas City, MO-KS $50,450 27% below national
53 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $50,270 27% below national
54 Tulsa, OK $50,220 27% below national
55 Pittsburgh, PA $49,940 27% below national
56 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $49,590 28% below national
57 Knoxville, TN $48,430 30% below national
58 Portland-South Portland, ME $48,430 30% below national
59 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $48,350 30% below national
60 Colorado Springs, CO $48,140 30% below national
61 Albuquerque, NM $48,040 30% below national
62 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,800 31% below national
63 Richmond, VA $47,440 31% below national
64 Cleveland, OH $47,210 31% below national
65 Omaha, NE-IA $47,110 32% below national
66 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,940 32% below national
67 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $46,870 32% below national
68 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,200 33% below national
69 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $45,610 34% below national
70 Reno, NV $45,140 34% below national
71 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $44,890 35% below national
72 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,770 35% below national
73 Green Bay, WI $44,110 36% below national
74 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $43,860 36% below national
75 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $43,730 36% below national
76 Madison, WI $43,420 37% below national
77 Birmingham, AL $42,490 38% below national
78 Oklahoma City, OK $40,180 42% below national
79 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $36,830 46% below national
80 Manchester-Nashua, NH $35,310 49% below national
81 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $34,530 50% below national
82 Missoula, MT $32,440 53% below national
83 Ogden, UT $32,200 53% below national
84 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,100 53% below national
85 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $30,690 55% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.