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          Wages for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.52 $24.48 $36.05 $51.28 $64.99
          Yearly $38,520 $50,920 $74,990 $106,660 $135,180
          California Hourly $25.92 $36.57 $51.39 $62.96 $74.16
          Yearly $53,910 $76,060 $106,900 $130,960 $154,240
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.22 $31.90 $47.35 $61.00 $74.94
          Yearly $62,850 $66,340 $98,500 $126,880 $155,870
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.83 $18.83 $27.20 $37.19 $45.50
          Yearly $39,170 $39,170 $56,580 $77,350 $94,650
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.15 $41.31 $51.74 $64.70 $74.16
          Yearly $56,480 $85,930 $107,620 $134,570 $154,240
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.06 $30.09 $40.81 $46.72 $54.47
          Yearly $45,890 $62,590 $84,870 $97,180 $113,300
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $28.37 $38.48 $46.99 $71.35
          Yearly $34,320 $59,010 $80,030 $97,750 $148,400
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.01 $25.86 $34.32 $44.57 $64.95
          Yearly $35,380 $53,790 $71,390 $92,710 $135,100
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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