Highest-paying states for photographers

District of Columbia leads at $110,970 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
District of Columbia	$110,970	$83,170–$125,220
New York	$60,050	$43,080–$93,620
Massachusetts	$57,990	$43,410–$98,490
Oregon	$53,630	$42,560–$80,680
Utah	$52,140	$34,150–$62,200
Delaware	$50,100	$35,380–$60,200
Connecticut	$49,790	$44,300–$69,730
New Mexico	$48,090	$40,980–$67,030
Washington	$48,050	$40,690–$65,450
California	$47,840	$38,410–$72,100
Kentucky	$47,170	$30,200–$59,600
Colorado	$47,070	$38,730–$69,990
Maine	$46,680	$36,030–$64,550
Virginia	$46,550	$35,640–$55,800
Minnesota	$46,470	$44,450–$65,050
Maryland	$46,450	$36,300–$81,180
Hawaii	$45,960	$35,730–$59,710
Mississippi	$45,860	$35,130–$58,030
South Dakota	$45,330	$35,090–$50,150
New Hampshire	$44,780	$35,300–$59,290
Georgia	$43,770	$32,120–$72,860
Florida	$42,640	$33,890–$64,890
Wisconsin	$42,060	$37,110–$56,940
Nebraska	$41,920	$30,990–$61,580
Texas	$41,280	$34,980–$51,510
New Jersey	$40,520	$36,400–$60,740
Pennsylvania	$40,520	$34,040–$55,870
Montana	$39,900	$28,910–$52,000
Wyoming	$39,330	$30,530–$50,130
Alaska	$39,190	$36,650–$55,290
Missouri	$39,170	$31,880–$58,250
Ohio	$38,470	$31,650–$53,180
Iowa	$38,290	$23,670–$49,440
Tennessee	$37,950	$32,780–$51,540
South Carolina	$37,890	$27,940–$56,890
Kansas	$37,790	$34,240–$50,470
Nevada	$37,460	$26,940–$47,620
North Dakota	$37,410	$36,070–$50,850
Rhode Island	$37,300	$35,080–$57,850
North Carolina	$37,120	$33,170–$52,660
Arizona	$36,970	$34,640–$46,660
Louisiana	$36,830	$26,240–$56,550
Oklahoma	$36,750	$21,180–$49,980
Illinois	$36,570	$32,300–$57,590
Alabama	$36,130	$28,470–$55,760
West Virginia	$36,110	$35,400–$45,770
Indiana	$35,960	$30,840–$47,200
Idaho	$33,320	$28,080–$45,130
Arkansas	$32,810	$27,150–$37,280

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.