BLS OEWS 2024 · SOC 27-4021

Photographers Salary by State

National median: $42,520/yr · 51,230 employed nationally

51 states
$42,520National Median
$55,650National Mean
51,230Total Employed
$29,610 – $94,76010th–90th Percentile

Salary by State

51 states
State Median Annual vs. National Employment Detail
District of Columbia $110,530 +160% 270 View →
Massachusetts $60,610 +43% 1,170 View →
New York $57,700 +36% 3,620 View →
Oregon $55,640 +31% 570 View →
Minnesota $54,650 +29% 530 View →
New Jersey $50,760 +19% 1,280 View →
California $50,610 +19% 7,300 View →
Delaware $50,040 +18% 250 View →
Rhode Island $49,770 +17% 160 View →
Louisiana $49,740 +17% 410 View →
Connecticut $48,260 +13% 490 View →
New Hampshire $48,180 +13% 180 View →
Utah $47,610 +12% 650 View →
Hawaii $45,440 +7% 450 View →
Maryland $44,890 +6% 870 View →
Mississippi $44,660 +5% 190 View →
Maine $44,610 +5% 170 View →
Washington $44,580 +5% 1,260 View →
Colorado $43,560 +2% 1,000 View →
Virginia $43,180 +2% 1,360 View →
Kentucky $42,000 -1% 300 View →
New Mexico $41,600 -2% 210 View →
Georgia $40,050 -6% 1,950 View →
Wyoming $39,700 -7% 60 View →
Pennsylvania $39,640 -7% 2,000 View →
Wisconsin $39,440 -7% 1,040 View →
Nebraska $39,020 -8% 290 View →
North Carolina $38,400 -10% 1,620 View →
Florida $38,230 -10% 4,450 View →
Arizona $38,210 -10% 1,090 View →
Oklahoma $37,920 -11% 360 View →
Missouri $37,280 -12% 810 View →
Indiana $37,270 -12% 870 View →
Idaho $36,900 -13% 170 View →
Texas $36,760 -14% 3,780 View →
Iowa $36,380 -14% 370 View →
Alaska $36,190 -15% 50 View →
Montana $36,180 -15% 180 View →
Tennessee $36,000 -15% 1,090 View →
Kansas $35,930 -15% 270 View →
Nevada $35,560 -16% 790 View →
West Virginia $35,470 -17% 120 View →
South Dakota $35,150 -17% 100 View →
Alabama $35,140 -17% 490 View →
North Dakota $35,090 -17% 80 View →
South Carolina $34,870 -18% 590 View →
Illinois $34,600 -19% 2,530 View →
Ohio $33,990 -20% 1,970 View →
Arkansas $33,850 -20% 240 View →
Michigan N/A -100% 1,000 View →
Vermont N/A -100% 70 View →