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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Albany, NY

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $56,710 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,695 a month.

10th percentile
$42,620
25th percentile
$53,820
Median percentile
$56,710
75th percentile
$69,160
90th percentile
$81,920

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,344 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,710
Federal income tax−$4,625
Social Security + Medicare−$4,338
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,403
Monthly take-home$3,695
Every two weeks$1,706

Does it go far here?

$56,957Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

All camera operators, television, video, and film salaries · Take-home pay in New York