The annual salary statistics of photographers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $25,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,020.
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 | $38,260 | 3.95% | 49.82% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 18.37% | - |
| 2020 | $30,000 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $29,280 | -3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $30,170 | 37.39% | - |
| 2016 | $18,890 | -44.04% | - |
| 2015 | $27,210 | 4.23% | - |
| 2014 | $26,060 | 6.25% | - |
| 2013 | $24,430 | 21.41% | - |
| 2012 | $19,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,260 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 49.9 percent (49.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach.