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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Baton Rouge, LA earns $60,320 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,070 a month.

10th percentile
$42,800
25th percentile
$49,650
Median percentile
$60,320
75th percentile
$64,420
90th percentile
$82,360

Based on 50 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

$48,838 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,320
Federal income tax−$5,058
Social Security + Medicare−$4,614
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,810
Monthly take-home$4,070
Every two weeks$1,878

Does it go far here?

$66,446Median pay in Baton Rouge, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,135 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$413,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060
Industrial Production Managers$139,860
Mechanical Engineers$135,530
Pharmacists$134,680
Financial Managers$129,310
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$129,260
Nurse Practitioners$129,070

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