The annual salary statistics of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,250 | 27.55% | 11.75% |
| 2021 | $46,550 | -28.10% | - |
| 2020 | $59,630 | 8.54% | - |
| 2019 | $54,540 | 1.50% | - |
| 2018 | $53,720 | 1.01% | - |
| 2017 | $53,180 | -6.62% | - |
| 2016 | $56,700 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $55,980 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $56,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,250, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the highest paying city for photographers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $64,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.