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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Denver, CO

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $74,990 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,857 a month.

10th percentile
$61,920
25th percentile
$73,930
Median percentile
$74,990
75th percentile
$78,280
90th percentile
$117,160

Based on 220 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

$58,286 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,990
Federal income tax−$7,668
Social Security + Medicare−$5,737
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,300
Monthly take-home$4,857
Every two weeks$2,242

Does it go far here?

$70,891Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

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