Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary
The median pay for photographic process workers and processing machine operators in the United States is $40,610 a year. About 4,800 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $30,090
- 25th percentile
- $35,170
- Median percentile
- $40,610
- 75th percentile
- $50,150
- 90th percentile
- $68,800
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $57,760
- Virginia $47,380
- California $47,320
- Florida $46,840
- Wisconsin $46,480
- Washington $46,280
- Maryland $45,600
- Iowa $43,310
- New Jersey $43,300
- Delaware $42,220
- Oregon $39,940
- Utah $39,510
- Michigan $38,610
- Indiana $37,670
- Connecticut $37,460
- Kentucky $37,430
- Pennsylvania $37,340
- Louisiana $36,500
- Texas $35,950
- North Carolina $35,580
- Georgia $34,790
- Missouri $33,540
- South Carolina $30,010
- Alabama $29,850
- Ohio $29,770
- Tennessee $29,050
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $60,320
- San Francisco, CA $54,400
- New York, NY $52,000
- Los Angeles, CA $47,450
- Sacramento, CA $46,810
- Baltimore, MD $44,560
- Jacksonville, FL $43,490
- Riverside, CA $43,240
- Charlotte, NC $43,100
- Washington, DC $41,280
- St. Louis, MO $39,070
- Detroit, MI $38,650
- Indianapolis, IN $37,720
- Philadelphia, PA $37,340
- Dallas, TX $34,900
- Atlanta, GA $34,790
- Columbus, OH $30,600
- Cleveland, OH $29,540