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Photographers Salary in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

The annual salary statistics of photographers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Photographers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,410
25th Percentile Wage
$38,270
50th Percentile Wage
$48,710
75th Percentile Wage
$61,050
90th Percentile Wage
$78,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,710
18.93% 16.63%
2021
$39,490
-21.45% -
2020
$47,960
38.91% -
2019
$29,300
-38.94% -
2018
$40,710
13.34% -
2017
$35,280
-7.26% -
2016
$37,840
46.93% -
2015
$20,080
2.09% -
2014
$19,660
2.75% -
2013
$19,120
-112.40% -
2012
$40,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Photographers Salary in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,710 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 59.1 percent (59.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$64,250
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$64,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$62,400
Fresno
$60,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$58,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$58,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$56,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$56,150
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$54,980
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$54,240
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$48,710
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$46,170
Salinas
$45,840
Stockton
$44,510
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$43,600
Vallejo-Fairfield
$42,930
Bakersfield-Delano
$40,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$39,910
Modesto
$37,090
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$34,330
Chico
$32,830
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$22,050
Visalia-Porterville
$21,320
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$19,940

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