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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salaries across 46 states

$60,917
National Average (Median)
$106,900
Highest: California
$37,590
Lowest: Maine

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary by State

Compare Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$37,590
$106,900

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $61,800 AK $83,620 AZ $68,250 AR $48,680 CA $106,900 CO $74,990 CT $65,630 DC $98,300 FL $62,220 GA $85,050 HI $44,230 ID $58,140 IL $100,170 IN $56,810 IA $57,220 KS $60,690 KY $53,790 LA $58,440 ME $37,590 MD $65,870 MA $61,320 MI $55,290 MN $51,420 MS $49,920 MT $50,910 NE $46,180 NV $62,110 NH $45,880 NM $49,050 NY $93,410 NC $62,720 ND $53,650 OH $64,860 OK $48,620 PA $51,760 RI $49,790 SC $57,940 SD $44,160 TN $57,030 TX $63,110 UT $73,450 VT $46,350 VA $58,440 WA $60,250 WV $43,390 WI $52,810

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$106,900
#2
Illinois
$100,170
#3
District of Columbia
$98,300
#4
New York
$93,410
#5
Georgia
$85,050

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary in All 46 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $106,900 $106,350 4,700
2 Illinois $100,170 $96,520 1,060
3 District of Columbia $98,300 $100,990 240
4 New York $93,410 $99,080 2,930
5 Georgia $85,050 $97,600 570
6 Alaska $83,620 $69,770 50
7 Colorado $74,990 $81,310 300
8 Utah $73,450 $75,460 240
9 Arizona $68,250 $94,680 520
10 Maryland $65,870 $70,570 290
11 Connecticut $65,630 $67,680 170
12 Ohio $64,860 $68,690 520
13 Texas $63,110 $66,720 1,100
14 North Carolina $62,720 $68,820 380
15 Florida $62,220 $71,320 970
16 Nevada $62,110 $67,540 320
17 Alabama $61,800 $59,130 220
18 Massachusetts $61,320 $79,290 370
19 Kansas $60,690 $63,870 110
20 Washington $60,250 $73,900 440
21 Louisiana $58,440 $61,710 270
22 Virginia $58,440 $66,460 420
23 Idaho $58,140 $60,460 120
24 South Carolina $57,940 $58,850 40
25 Iowa $57,220 $58,250 90
26 Tennessee $57,030 $67,350 460
27 Indiana $56,810 $57,550 200
28 Michigan $55,290 $58,780 380
29 Kentucky $53,790 $55,460 170
30 North Dakota $53,650 $56,930 40
31 Wisconsin $52,810 $55,880 300
32 Pennsylvania $51,760 $53,660 670
33 Minnesota $51,420 $66,800 300
34 Montana $50,910 $47,260 110
35 Mississippi $49,920 $55,450 60
36 Rhode Island $49,790 $55,880 50
37 New Mexico $49,050 $57,300 290
38 Arkansas $48,680 $55,740 60
39 Oklahoma $48,620 $57,800 220
40 Vermont $46,350 $64,740 130
41 Nebraska $46,180 $47,990 100
42 New Hampshire $45,880 $51,780 N/A
43 Hawaii $44,230 $48,830 90
44 South Dakota $44,160 $50,620 50
45 West Virginia $43,390 $50,280 60
46 Maine $37,590 $58,270 70

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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