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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Detroit, MI

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $57,690 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,840 a month.

10th percentile
$40,150
25th percentile
$45,710
Median percentile
$57,690
75th percentile
$71,180
90th percentile
$86,130

Based on 170 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

$46,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,690
Federal income tax−$4,743
Social Security + Medicare−$4,413
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,452
Monthly take-home$3,840
Every two weeks$1,772

Does it go far here?

$57,519Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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