Photographers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 267 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Photographers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
District of Columbia $110,530 270
Rochester, MN $78,870 30
San Francisco, CA $75,070 980
Bend, OR $72,760 30
Springfield, MA $64,880 70
Boston, MA-NH $63,340 870

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $37,610 40
      Alaska $36,190 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $53,640 30
      Birmingham, AL $37,990 120
      Alabama $35,140 490
      Anniston, AL $34,890 40
      Huntsville, AL $33,900 90
      Mobile, AL $32,400 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $34,890 50
      Arkansas $33,850 240
      Little Rock, AR $33,850 100
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $48,530 80
      Flagstaff, AZ $39,800 50
      Arizona $38,210 1,090
      Phoenix, AZ $37,560 830
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $75,070 980
      Santa Maria, CA $60,910 50
      Los Angeles, CA $60,250 3,550
      Santa Rosa, CA $55,900 40
      California $50,610 7,300
      Vallejo, CA $47,740 70
      San Luis Obispo, CA $46,500 40
      San Jose, CA $46,180 230
      Stockton, CA $45,880 30
      Oxnard, CA $45,230 100
      Sacramento, CA $44,740 310
      Modesto, CA $44,240 50
      San Diego, CA $43,870 660
      Bakersfield, CA $43,630 50
      Riverside, CA $42,030 490
      Fresno, CA $39,350 130
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $57,550 70
      Northwest Colorado $48,250 60
      Boulder, CO $47,660 50
      Denver, CO $44,810 530
      Colorado $43,560 1,000
      Greeley, CO $39,520 30
      Southwest Colorado $37,440 60
      Colorado Springs, CO $37,250 120
      Grand Junction, CO $34,270 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $57,110 90
      New Haven, CT $49,920 80
      Connecticut $48,260 490
      Waterbury, CT $48,190 40
      Hartford, CT $47,980 120
      Norwich, CT $42,700 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $56,340 870
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $53,950 —
      Delaware $50,040 250
      Dover, DE $50,040 30
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $47,720 1,140
      Lakeland, FL $45,740 70
      North Port, FL $42,710 120
      Orlando, FL $41,790 1,210
      Naples, FL $40,390 40
      Florida $38,230 4,450
      Jacksonville, FL $38,080 270
      Pensacola, FL $38,060 40
      Cape Coral, FL $37,460 140
      Tampa, FL $37,170 640
      Port St. Lucie, FL $36,090 60
      Panama City, FL $35,560 40
      Deltona, FL $34,630 40
      Crestview, FL $34,270 60
      Gainesville, FL $33,900 50
      Tallahassee, FL $32,940 100
      South Florida $31,690 40
      Palm Bay, FL $31,200 70
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Georgia $46,060 30
      Augusta, GA-SC $42,710 40
      Savannah, GA $40,820 80
      Atlanta, GA $40,250 1,410
      Georgia $40,050 1,950
      South Georgia $37,230 —
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,150 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $46,790 80
      Hawaii / Kauai $46,270 60
      Hawaii $45,440 450
      Urban Honolulu, HI $45,190 310
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $37,720 50
      Des Moines, IA $36,460 100
      Iowa $36,380 370
      Davenport, IA-IL $35,150 40
      Southeast Iowa $20,890 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $37,160 100
      Idaho $36,900 170
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $35,420 30
      Rockford, IL $35,140 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,950 1,970
      Illinois $34,600 2,530
      Springfield, IL $31,180 40
      Peoria, IL $29,150 50
      Northwest Illinois $29,120 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $38,580 30
      Indianapolis, IN $38,460 270
      Lafayette, IN $38,320 40
      Indiana $37,270 870
      Fort Wayne, IN $36,770 110
      South Bend, IN-MI $36,080 50
      Northern Indiana $35,960 50
      Evansville, IN $35,420 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $35,930 270
      Wichita, KS $34,530 40
      Kansas $33,520 40
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,450 100
      Lexington, KY $44,420 50
      Kentucky $42,000 300
      Bowling Green, KY $40,090 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $57,800 150
      Baton Rouge, LA $53,770 100
      Louisiana $49,740 410
      Lafayette, LA $48,320 30
      Slidell, LA $45,040 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MA $64,880 70
      Boston, MA-NH $63,340 870
      Massachusetts $60,610 1,170
      Worcester, MA $48,880 100
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $44,890 870
      Baltimore, MD $44,130 490
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $44,610 170
      Portland, ME $44,610 100
      Southwest Maine $43,010 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $50,590 60
      Ann Arbor, MI $37,510 70
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $78,870 30
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $60,270 370
      Minnesota $54,650 530
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $50,380 80
      Kansas City, MO-KS $37,500 240
      Missouri $37,280 810
      St. Louis, MO-IL $37,280 460
      Central Missouri $31,550 30
      Southwest Missouri $30,900 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $46,270 50
      Upper East Mississippi $44,920 50
      Mississippi $44,660 190
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $45,410 60
      Billings, MT $36,590 —
      Montana $36,180 180
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $48,290 140
      Asheville, NC $46,500 70
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,500 410
      Raleigh, NC $43,780 270
      Durham, NC $39,070 180
      North Carolina $38,400 1,620
      Wilmington, NC $36,310 80
      Winston, NC $36,230 80
      Eastern North Carolina $36,200 60
      Hickory, NC $36,200 40
      Fayetteville, NC $34,960 30
      Western North Carolina $31,340 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $35,090 50
      North Dakota $35,090 80
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $44,210 110
      Lincoln, NE $41,600 50
      Nebraska $39,020 290
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $48,470 40
      New Hampshire $48,180 180
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $50,760 1,280
      Trenton, NJ $48,250 30
      Atlantic City, NJ $35,860 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $46,170 —
      Albuquerque, NM $41,600 120
      New Mexico $41,600 210
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $45,070 90
      Nevada $35,560 790
      Las Vegas, NV $35,180 670
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $60,270 3,690
      New York $57,700 3,620
      Rochester, NY $43,880 90
      Kingston, NY $42,960 30
      Syracuse, NY $42,840 50
      Albany, NY $41,090 140
      Buffalo, NY $40,010 130
      Binghamton, NY $36,330 —
      Kiryas Joel, NY $35,280 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $38,620 280
      West Northwestern Ohio $37,330 40
      Dayton, OH $36,980 130
      Eastern Ohio $36,960 30
      Canton, OH $36,150 40
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,810 280
      Toledo, OH $35,000 60
      Ohio $33,990 1,970
      Akron, OH $33,190 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $32,900 50
      Youngstown, OH $31,200 40
      Cleveland, OH $30,710 660
      Southern Ohio $29,360 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $47,060 120
      Oklahoma $37,920 360
      Oklahoma City, OK $36,150 160
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $72,760 30
      Salem, OR $56,190 30
      Portland, OR-WA $55,840 420
      Oregon $55,640 570
      Eugene, OR $45,130 30
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $110,530 270
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,310 830
      Reading, PA $43,770 30
      Harrisburg, PA $42,080 90
      Lancaster, PA $41,690 140
      Scranton, PA $41,600 30
      York, PA $40,240 40
      Pennsylvania $39,640 2,000
      Allentown, PA-NJ $39,140 110
      Pittsburgh, PA $34,430 580
      Chambersburg, PA $26,640 —
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $36,780 100
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $49,770 180
      Rhode Island $49,770 160
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $48,340 80
      Spartanburg, SC $35,250 30
      Greenville, SC $35,160 130
      South Carolina $34,870 590
      Columbia, SC $34,220 130
      Myrtle Beach, SC $32,990 70
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $45,760 80
      West South Dakota $43,890 50
      Rapid City, SD $39,780 30
      South Dakota $35,150 100
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kingsport, TN-VA $43,850 40
      Nashville, TN $40,770 340
      Tennessee $36,000 1,090
      Knoxville, TN $35,620 130
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,410 150
      East Tennessee $33,230 200
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $31,360 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waco, TX $44,300 30
      Beaumont, TX $41,840 40
      Lubbock, TX $41,790 40
      Amarillo, TX $38,760 30
      Houston, TX $38,480 730
      Dallas, TX $37,420 1,280
      Texas $36,760 3,780
      El Paso, TX $36,700 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,030 40
      San Antonio, TX $35,850 300
      Austin, TX $35,550 470
      College Station, TX $34,190 30
      Tyler, TX $34,130 50
      Killeen, TX $33,750 100
      McAllen, TX $28,110 80
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $60,940 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $49,570 370
      Utah $47,610 650
      Provo, UT $46,270 120
      Ogden, UT $40,180 —
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $43,580 270
      Virginia $43,180 1,360
      Roanoke, VA $37,800 70
      Charlottesville, VA $35,990 70
      West Virginia $35,470 120
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $34,110 280
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $48,110 820
      Washington $44,580 1,260
      Bellingham, WA $43,560 30
      Olympia, WA $38,920 40
      Kennewick, WA $38,010 30
      Spokane, WA $36,830 170
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $40,130 170
      Milwaukee, WI $39,750 440
      La Crosse, WI-MN $39,610 30
      Wisconsin $39,440 1,040
      Green Bay, WI $36,540 80
      South Central Wisconsin $35,900 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $39,700 60