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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Birmingham, AL

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Birmingham, AL earns $64,730 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,273 a month.

10th percentile
$40,540
25th percentile
$44,550
Median percentile
$64,730
75th percentile
$67,860
90th percentile
$69,630

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

$51,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,730
Federal income tax−$5,588
Social Security + Medicare−$4,952
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,913
Monthly take-home$4,273
Every two weeks$1,972

Does it go far here?

$70,632Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

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