The annual salary statistics of photographers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $22,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,460.
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 | $34,330 | -5.33% | 15.41% |
| 2016 | $36,160 | 4.18% | - |
| 2015 | $34,650 | 14.57% | - |
| 2014 | $29,600 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $29,500 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $29,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,330 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 46.6 percent (46.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.