The annual salary statistics of photographers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $32,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,870.
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 | $39,910 | 0.23% | 25.08% |
| 2021 | $39,820 | -9.47% | - |
| 2020 | $43,590 | 8.69% | - |
| 2019 | $39,800 | 14.37% | - |
| 2018 | $34,080 | 10.12% | - |
| 2017 | $30,630 | -14.56% | - |
| 2016 | $35,090 | 27.76% | - |
| 2015 | $25,350 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $24,550 | -20.45% | - |
| 2013 | $29,570 | -1.12% | - |
| 2012 | $29,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,910 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 37.9 percent (37.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 50.0 percent (50.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.