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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salaries across 29 states

$39,395
National Average (Median)
$57,760
Highest: New York
$29,050
Lowest: Tennessee

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary by State

Compare Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 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
$29,050
$57,760

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $29,850 AZ $36,650 CA $47,320 CT $37,460 DE $42,220 FL $46,840 GA $34,790 IL $37,940 IN $37,670 IA $43,310 KY $37,430 LA $36,500 MD $45,600 MA $38,400 MI $38,610 MO $33,540 NJ $43,300 NY $57,760 NC $35,580 OH $29,770 OR $39,940 PA $37,340 SC $30,010 TN $29,050 TX $35,950 UT $39,510 VA $47,380 WA $46,280 WI $46,480

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New York
$57,760
#2
Virginia
$47,380
#3
California
$47,320
#4
Florida
$46,840
#5
Wisconsin
$46,480

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary in All 29 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New York $57,760 $67,440 400
2 Virginia $47,380 $45,940 110
3 California $47,320 $55,580 740
4 Florida $46,840 $42,300 450
5 Wisconsin $46,480 $47,910 60
6 Washington $46,280 $53,980 80
7 Maryland $45,600 $53,310 200
8 Iowa $43,310 $41,280 90
9 New Jersey $43,300 $43,130 110
10 Delaware $42,220 $43,940 30
11 Oregon $39,940 $41,800 40
12 Utah $39,510 $39,900 60
13 Michigan $38,610 $41,960 150
14 Massachusetts $38,400 $46,450 N/A
15 Illinois $37,940 $43,480 N/A
16 Indiana $37,670 $41,710 240
17 Connecticut $37,460 $39,930 80
18 Kentucky $37,430 $37,710 120
19 Pennsylvania $37,340 $38,940 160
20 Arizona $36,650 $38,360 N/A
21 Louisiana $36,500 $42,520 60
22 Texas $35,950 $41,300 160
23 North Carolina $35,580 $41,580 320
24 Georgia $34,790 $49,570 50
25 Missouri $33,540 $37,950 100
26 South Carolina $30,010 $31,410 50
27 Alabama $29,850 $33,730 40
28 Ohio $29,770 $32,740 190
29 Tennessee $29,050 $30,940 110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 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 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 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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