Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary by location
National median: $74,990 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $107,620 | +43.5% | 3,540 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $106,900 | +42.6% | 4,700 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $102,370 | +36.5% | 740 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $100,170 | +33.6% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $98,500 | +31.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $98,300 | +31.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $93,410 | +24.6% | 2,930 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $93,410 | +24.6% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $85,050 | +13.4% | 570 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $84,870 | +13.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $83,620 | +11.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $83,620 | +11.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $83,320 | +11.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $80,380 | +7.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $80,030 | +6.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $76,700 | +2.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $76,250 | +1.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $74,990 | +0.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $74,990 | +0.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $74,710 | −0.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $73,710 | −1.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $73,450 | −2.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $72,540 | −3.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $71,390 | −4.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $71,360 | −4.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $71,080 | −5.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $68,250 | −9.0% | 520 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $67,560 | −9.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $65,870 | −12.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $65,870 | −12.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $65,640 | −12.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $65,630 | −12.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $65,530 | −12.6% | — | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $65,130 | −13.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $64,860 | −13.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $64,730 | −13.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $64,490 | −14.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $64,380 | −14.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $63,990 | −14.7% | — | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $63,970 | −14.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $63,720 | −15.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $63,230 | −15.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $63,110 | −15.8% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $62,870 | −16.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $62,810 | −16.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $62,720 | −16.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $62,720 | −16.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $62,220 | −17.0% | 970 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $62,220 | −17.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $62,110 | −17.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $62,110 | −17.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $61,820 | −17.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $61,800 | −17.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $61,500 | −18.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $61,320 | −18.2% | 370 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $61,150 | −18.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $60,800 | −18.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $60,690 | −19.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $60,320 | −19.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $60,250 | −19.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $59,760 | −20.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $58,480 | −22.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $58,440 | −22.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $58,440 | −22.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $58,140 | −22.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $58,140 | −22.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $57,940 | −22.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $57,840 | −22.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $57,690 | −23.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $57,220 | −23.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $57,030 | −23.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $56,810 | −24.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $56,710 | −24.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $56,580 | −24.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $55,290 | −26.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $55,120 | −26.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $54,990 | −26.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $54,690 | −27.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $53,790 | −28.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $53,650 | −28.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $53,180 | −29.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $52,920 | −29.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $52,810 | −29.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $52,720 | −29.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $52,580 | −29.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $52,040 | −30.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $51,760 | −31.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,420 | −31.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $50,910 | −32.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $50,910 | −32.1% | — | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $50,860 | −32.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $50,680 | −32.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $50,550 | −32.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $49,920 | −33.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $49,790 | −33.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $49,680 | −33.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $49,050 | −34.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $48,770 | −35.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $48,680 | −35.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $48,680 | −35.1% | 30 | 2025 |