51 Series · SOC 51-9151

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

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

Median Salary

$40,100

per year

Median Hourly

$19.28/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$46,050

average

Employment

5,550

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

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Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$30,840

25th Percentile

$34,460

Median

$40,100

75th Percentile

$51,590

90th Percentile

$69,290

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New York $72,160 2. Washington $51,730 3. Michigan $51,590 4. Maryland $50,770 5. Ohio $50,120

Lowest Paying States

24. South Carolina $28,860 25. Alabama $28,910 26. Kansas $29,120 27. Illinois $29,120 28. Georgia $29,830

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New York	$72,160	$75,980	340	+80% above national
2	Washington	$51,730	$57,610	70	+29% above national
3	Michigan	$51,590	$50,620	720	+29% above national
4	Maryland	$50,770	$59,700	120	+27% above national
5	Ohio	$50,120	$50,610	30	+25% above national
6	California	$45,850	$51,050	940	+14% above national
7	Wisconsin	$44,750	$46,180	90	+12% above national
8	New Jersey	$41,250	$49,320	90	+3% above national
9	Utah	$40,250	$39,750	110	same as national
10	Kentucky	$38,900	$40,370	60	3% below national
11	Oregon	$38,650	$40,900	60	4% below national
12	Texas	$37,980	$41,010	190	5% below national
13	Missouri	$37,370	$44,660	N/A	7% below national
14	Massachusetts	$37,230	$37,890	N/A	7% below national
15	Virginia	$36,430	$39,890	130	9% below national
16	Indiana	$36,290	$39,550	260	10% below national
17	Pennsylvania	$36,130	$37,580	350	10% below national
18	Florida	$35,960	$41,460	170	10% below national
19	New Mexico	$35,960	$49,810	50	10% below national
20	Arizona	$35,520	$37,280	N/A	11% below national
21	North Carolina	$33,590	$38,120	460	16% below national
22	Iowa	$32,100	$38,300	90	20% below national
23	Tennessee	$31,370	$32,750	100	22% below national
24	Georgia	$29,830	$31,180	100	26% below national
25	Illinois	$29,120	$37,350	N/A	27% below national
26	Kansas	$29,120	$33,320	30	27% below national
27	Alabama	$28,910	$32,220	60	28% below national
28	South Carolina	$28,860	$27,920	N/A	28% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $74,880 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $69,360 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $53,290 4. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,640 5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,350

Lowest Paying Metros

20. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $29,120 21. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $33,280 22. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $33,800 23. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $33,850 24. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $35,520

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$74,880	40	+87% above national
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$69,360	320	+73% above national
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$53,290	120	+33% above national
4	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,640	30	+24% above national
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$49,350	60	+23% above national
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,600	360	+21% above national
7	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,760	40	+19% above national
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,100	70	+17% above national
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$44,920	70	+12% above national
10	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$44,280	50	+10% above national
11	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$43,410	70	+8% above national
12	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,090	N/A	+7% above national
13	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,460	50	+3% above national
14	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$40,200	30	same as national
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,520	100	1% below national
16	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,280	100	5% below national
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$37,310	70	7% below national
18	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$37,230	N/A	7% below national
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$36,130	170	10% below national
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$35,520	N/A	11% below national
21	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$33,850	N/A	16% below national
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$33,800	80	16% below national
23	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$33,280	80	17% below national
24	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$29,120	N/A	27% below national

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