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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Pittsburgh, PA earns $38,630 a year, 48% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,669 a month.

10th percentile
$21,450
25th percentile
$21,520
Median percentile
$38,630
75th percentile
$58,960
90th percentile
$78,940

Based on 130 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

$32,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,630
Federal income tax−$2,456
Social Security + Medicare−$2,955
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,186
Monthly take-home$2,669
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$40,804Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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