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Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,690
25th Percentile Wage
$48,400
50th Percentile Wage
$63,680
75th Percentile Wage
$84,130
90th Percentile Wage
$104,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,680
4.46% 11.24%
2016
$60,840
3.32% -
2015
$58,820
-1.92% -
2014
$59,950
5.72% -
2012
$56,520
- -

Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,680 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 55.3 percent (55.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$76,930
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$71,230
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$67,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$66,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$63,680
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$61,660
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$61,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$60,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$58,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$57,660
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$48,640
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$48,520
Bakersfield-Delano
$44,690
Fresno
$37,020
Modesto
$29,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$28,450