The annual salary statistics of photographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $39,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,080.
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 | $64,020 | -21.43% | 43.89% |
| 2021 | $77,740 | 39.00% | - |
| 2020 | $47,420 | 37.73% | - |
| 2019 | $29,530 | -4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $30,780 | -9.52% | - |
| 2017 | $33,710 | -32.72% | - |
| 2016 | $44,740 | 2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $43,560 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $43,630 | 18.08% | - |
| 2013 | $35,740 | -0.50% | - |
| 2012 | $35,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,020, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for photographers in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $64,250). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of photographers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .4 percent (.4%) lower.