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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $107,620 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,417 a month.

10th percentile
$56,480
25th percentile
$85,930
Median percentile
$107,620
75th percentile
$134,570
90th percentile
$154,240

Based on 3,540 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

$77,007 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,620
Federal income tax−$14,846
Social Security + Medicare−$8,233
California income tax (approx.)−$7,533
Monthly take-home$6,417
Every two weeks$2,962

Does it go far here?

$94,764Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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