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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Sacramento, CA

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $84,870 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,216 a month.

10th percentile
$45,890
25th percentile
$62,590
Median percentile
$84,870
75th percentile
$97,180
90th percentile
$113,300

Based on 50 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

$62,595 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,870
Federal income tax−$9,841
Social Security + Medicare−$6,493
California income tax (approx.)−$5,941
Monthly take-home$5,216
Every two weeks$2,408

Does it go far here?

$79,563Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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