Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary
The median pay for camera operators, television, video, and film in the United States is $74,990 a year. About 21,550 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,520
- 25th percentile
- $50,920
- Median percentile
- $74,990
- 75th percentile
- $106,660
- 90th percentile
- $135,180
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $106,900
- Illinois $100,170
- District of Columbia $98,300
- New York $93,410
- Georgia $85,050
- Alaska $83,620
- Colorado $74,990
- Utah $73,450
- Arizona $68,250
- Maryland $65,870
- Connecticut $65,630
- Ohio $64,860
- Texas $63,110
- North Carolina $62,720
- Florida $62,220
- Nevada $62,110
- Alabama $61,800
- Massachusetts $61,320
- Kansas $60,690
- Washington $60,250
- Louisiana $58,440
- Virginia $58,440
- Idaho $58,140
- South Carolina $57,940
- Iowa $57,220
- Tennessee $57,030
- Indiana $56,810
- Michigan $55,290
- Kentucky $53,790
- North Dakota $53,650
- Wisconsin $52,810
- Pennsylvania $51,760
- Minnesota $51,420
- Montana $50,910
- Mississippi $49,920
- Rhode Island $49,790
- New Mexico $49,050
- Arkansas $48,680
- Oklahoma $48,620
- Vermont $46,350
- Nebraska $46,180
- Hawaii $44,230
- South Dakota $44,160
- West Virginia $43,390
- Maine $37,590
By metro area
- Los Angeles, CA $107,620
- Chicago, IL $102,370
- San Francisco, CA $98,500
- New York, NY $93,410
- Sacramento, CA $84,870
- Anchorage, AK $83,620
- Washington, DC $83,320
- Minneapolis, MN $80,380
- Fresno, CA $80,030
- Rochester, NY $76,700
- Atlanta, GA $76,250
- Denver, CO $74,990
- Austin, TX $74,710
- Salt Lake City, UT $73,710
- Columbus, OH $72,540
- Santa Maria, CA $71,390
- St. Louis, MO $71,360
- Phoenix, AZ $71,080
- Bridgeport, CT $67,560
- Baltimore, MD $65,870
- Jacksonville, FL $65,640
- Orlando, FL $65,130
- Birmingham, AL $64,730
- San Antonio, TX $64,490
- Dallas, TX $64,380
- Cincinnati, OH $63,970
- Grand Rapids, MI $63,720
- Tampa, FL $63,230
- Houston, TX $62,870
- Boston, MA $62,810
- Raleigh, NC $62,720
- Miami, FL $62,220
- Las Vegas, NV $62,110
- Seattle, WA $61,820
- New Orleans, LA $61,500
- Kansas City, MO $61,150
- Nashville, TN $60,800
- Baton Rouge, LA $60,320
- Worcester, MA $59,760
- Indianapolis, IN $58,480
- Boise City, ID $58,140
- Portland, ME $57,840
- Detroit, MI $57,690
- Albany, NY $56,710
- San Diego, CA $56,580
- Richmond, VA $55,120
- Cleveland, OH $54,990
- Allentown, PA $54,690
- Knoxville, TN $53,180
- Milwaukee, WI $52,920
- Hartford, CT $52,720
- Lexington, KY $52,580
- Philadelphia, PA $52,040
- Albuquerque, NM $50,860
- Madison, WI $50,680
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,550
- Omaha, NE $49,680
- Providence, RI $48,770
- Little Rock, AR $48,680
- Memphis, TN $48,680
- Burlington, VT $46,350
- Oklahoma City, OK $46,080
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,820
- Urban Honolulu, HI $44,230
- Harrisburg, PA $40,030
- Pittsburgh, PA $38,630
- Spokane, WA $36,230