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          Wages for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film in UNITED STATES


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          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
          Texas Hourly $15.56 $21.61 $30.34 $37.82 $53.84
          Yearly $32,360 $44,950 $63,110 $78,670 $111,990
          Michigan Hourly $18.40 $21.98 $26.58 $32.48 $38.96
          Yearly $38,280 $45,720 $55,290 $67,560 $81,030
          Pennsylvania Hourly $10.37 $11.53 $24.88 $29.80 $46.11
          Yearly $21,580 $23,980 $51,760 $61,990 $95,910
          Oklahoma Hourly $16.75 $18.64 $23.38 $31.87 $49.73
          Yearly $34,830 $38,760 $48,620 $66,290 $103,440
          New York Hourly $27.27 $36.21 $44.91 $53.30 $64.14
          Yearly $56,710 $75,310 $93,410 $110,860 $133,410
          Minnesota Hourly $16.50 $18.09 $24.72 $44.43 $55.49
          Yearly $34,320 $37,620 $51,420 $92,410 $115,420
          Puerto Rico Hourly $13.02 $13.70 $18.45 $23.21 $23.88
          Yearly $27,080 $28,490 $38,380 $48,280 $49,660
          New Hampshire Hourly $15.95 $17.34 $22.06 $31.03 $34.06
          Yearly $33,180 $36,070 $45,880 $64,550 $70,850
          North Carolina Hourly $20.69 $25.29 $30.15 $38.12 $41.21
          Yearly $43,040 $52,600 $62,720 $79,290 $85,710
          Connecticut Hourly $17.79 $25.35 $31.55 $40.39 $43.22
          Yearly $37,000 $52,720 $65,630 $84,010 $89,900
          Montana Hourly $12.55 $16.16 $24.48 $27.70 $31.55
          Yearly $26,100 $33,620 $50,910 $57,620 $65,620
          Vermont Hourly $17.70 $20.17 $22.29 $27.31 $57.53
          Yearly $36,810 $41,950 $46,350 $56,800 $119,660
          Tennessee Hourly $19.44 $24.12 $27.42 $31.34 $63.01
          Yearly $40,440 $50,180 $57,030 $65,190 $131,050
          Utah Hourly $19.20 $27.40 $35.31 $47.86 $50.61
          Yearly $39,940 $56,990 $73,450 $99,540 $105,270
          Colorado Hourly $23.03 $31.47 $36.05 $37.64 $58.74
          Yearly $47,900 $65,470 $74,990 $78,280 $122,170
          Maryland Hourly $21.59 $23.24 $31.67 $36.89 $47.02
          Yearly $44,900 $48,330 $65,870 $76,720 $97,800
          Iowa Hourly $17.64 $21.77 $27.51 $36.06 $39.03
          Yearly $36,700 $45,280 $57,220 $75,000 $81,180
          Kentucky Hourly $20.88 $22.62 $25.86 $28.78 $33.88
          Yearly $43,420 $47,040 $53,790 $59,870 $70,480
          Indiana Hourly $16.66 $23.40 $27.31 $31.46 $36.80
          Yearly $34,640 $48,670 $56,810 $65,450 $76,540
          Mississippi Hourly $15.16 $18.91 $24.00 $36.41 $38.06
          Yearly $31,540 $39,340 $49,920 $75,730 $79,170
          Maine Hourly $15.78 $16.16 $18.07 $27.81 $74.15
          Yearly $32,810 $33,610 $37,590 $57,840 $154,230
          Kansas Hourly $17.44 $23.48 $29.18 $37.21 $43.66
          Yearly $36,270 $48,830 $60,690 $77,400 $90,820
          Rhode Island Hourly $20.33 $20.69 $23.94 $31.27 $36.78
          Yearly $42,290 $43,040 $49,790 $65,040 $76,500
          Ohio Hourly $20.71 $22.95 $31.18 $39.61 $50.40
          Yearly $43,080 $47,730 $64,860 $82,390 $104,830
          South Dakota Hourly $13.88 $18.93 $21.23 $35.05 $37.11
          Yearly $28,880 $39,380 $44,160 $72,910 $77,180
          Alaska Hourly $20.74 $26.58 $40.20 $40.20 $40.21
          Yearly $43,140 $55,290 $83,620 $83,620 $83,630
          Virginia Hourly $20.05 $22.03 $28.10 $38.24 $47.54
          Yearly $41,710 $45,820 $58,440 $79,530 $98,870
          Florida Hourly $15.49 $19.72 $29.91 $43.38 $63.61
          Yearly $32,230 $41,010 $62,220 $90,230 $132,320
          Idaho Hourly $16.13 $18.51 $27.95 $34.15 $47.49
          Yearly $33,540 $38,510 $58,140 $71,040 $98,770
          District of Columbia Hourly $30.02 $39.57 $47.26 $59.36 $64.64
          Yearly $62,450 $82,300 $98,300 $123,470 $134,450
          Illinois Hourly $18.68 $33.60 $48.16 $60.99 $64.40
          Yearly $38,840 $69,900 $100,170 $126,860 $133,940
          North Dakota Hourly $18.33 $24.37 $25.79 $27.69 $40.86
          Yearly $38,130 $50,690 $53,650 $57,600 $84,990
          Arizona Hourly $18.52 $24.52 $32.81 $72.66 $78.35
          Yearly $38,520 $50,990 $68,250 $151,130 $162,960
          Alabama Hourly $19.80 $21.69 $29.71 $31.51 $33.47
          Yearly $41,190 $45,100 $61,800 $65,530 $69,630
          Arkansas Hourly $14.46 $16.13 $23.40 $35.21 $44.76
          Yearly $30,070 $33,560 $48,680 $73,240 $93,090
          Wisconsin Hourly $15.52 $19.41 $25.39 $30.67 $41.02
          Yearly $32,280 $40,370 $52,810 $63,780 $85,320
          Louisiana Hourly $18.55 $21.11 $28.10 $34.49 $46.15
          Yearly $38,590 $43,900 $58,440 $71,740 $95,990
          West Virginia Hourly $13.62 $17.37 $20.86 $30.21 $32.59
          Yearly $28,330 $36,130 $43,390 $62,830 $67,790
          Washington Hourly $18.17 $21.21 $28.97 $50.60 $62.70
          Yearly $37,780 $44,120 $60,250 $105,250 $130,410
          Hawaii Hourly $14.84 $14.85 $21.27 $33.74 $36.83
          Yearly $30,880 $30,880 $44,230 $70,170 $76,600
          Nevada Hourly $15.94 $19.67 $29.86 $42.53 $47.87
          Yearly $33,160 $40,910 $62,110 $88,460 $99,560
          Massachusetts Hourly $15.05 $23.57 $29.48 $49.53 $64.31
          Yearly $31,300 $49,020 $61,320 $103,020 $133,760
          Georgia Hourly $17.43 $23.51 $40.89 $62.96 $76.49
          Yearly $36,250 $48,900 $85,050 $130,960 $159,090
          New Mexico Hourly $18.62 $23.58 $23.58 $26.11 $48.64
          Yearly $38,730 $49,040 $49,050 $54,310 $101,160
          Nebraska Hourly $13.50 $18.37 $22.20 $25.06 $31.31
          Yearly $28,080 $38,200 $46,180 $52,120 $65,120
          California Hourly $25.92 $36.57 $51.39 $62.96 $74.16
          Yearly $53,910 $76,060 $106,900 $130,960 $154,240
          South Carolina Hourly $19.59 $22.18 $27.86 $34.17 $36.59
          Yearly $40,740 $46,120 $57,940 $71,070 $76,110
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