The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $42,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,200. 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 camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,200 | 8.31% | 38.12% |
| 2021 | $47,860 | -20.18% | - |
| 2020 | $57,520 | 7.79% | - |
| 2019 | $53,040 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $51,430 | 30.74% | - |
| 2017 | $35,620 | -11.17% | - |
| 2016 | $39,600 | -37.80% | - |
| 2015 | $54,570 | -27.80% | - |
| 2014 | $69,740 | 54.14% | - |
| 2013 | $31,980 | -1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $32,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,200 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 63.8 percent (63.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Tallahassee | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach |