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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $71,080 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,755 a month.

10th percentile
$36,770
25th percentile
$56,430
Median percentile
$71,080
75th percentile
$157,090
90th percentile
$162,960

Based on 350 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

$57,058 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,080
Federal income tax−$6,808
Social Security + Medicare−$5,438
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,777
Monthly take-home$4,755
Every two weeks$2,195

Does it go far here?

$68,799Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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