The annual salary statistics of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $23,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,260 | -0.57% | 18.78% |
| 2016 | $58,590 | 3.84% | - |
| 2015 | $56,340 | -1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $57,320 | 11.15% | - |
| 2013 | $50,930 | 7.09% | - |
| 2012 | $47,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,260 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 65.8 percent (65.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.