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Photographers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of photographers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,840
25th Percentile Wage
$39,160
50th Percentile Wage
$46,170
75th Percentile Wage
$62,650
90th Percentile Wage
$80,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,840.

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
$46,170
17.20% 32.92%
2021
$38,230
-22.02% -
2020
$46,650
18.78% -
2019
$37,890
3.27% -
2018
$36,650
32.52% -
2017
$24,730
-54.79% -
2016
$38,280
10.19% -
2015
$34,380
-13.58% -
2014
$39,050
16.01% -
2013
$32,800
5.58% -
2012
$30,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Photographers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,170 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 56.8 percent (56.8%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California.