The annual salary statistics of photographers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $30,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,780.
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 | $47,110 | 4.01% | 59.84% |
| 2021 | $45,220 | 21.10% | - |
| 2020 | $35,680 | 1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $35,320 | 16.25% | - |
| 2018 | $29,580 | -26.13% | - |
| 2017 | $37,310 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $36,400 | 34.48% | - |
| 2015 | $23,850 | 13.21% | - |
| 2014 | $20,700 | 7.58% | - |
| 2013 | $19,130 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $18,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,110, Fort Collins-Loveland is the second highest paying city for photographers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $56,260). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of photographers in Fort Collins-Loveland is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley |