Highest-paying Cities for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for photographic process workers and processing machine operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,930, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for photographic process workers and processing machine operators. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $61,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,930	$58,080	80
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$61,660	$35,360	360
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,110	$29,580	150
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$55,990	$29,810	380
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$48,660	$25,480	60
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$46,530	$38,310	50
7	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$43,700	$22,750	60
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$43,600	$33,360	240
9	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$43,430	$21,320	40
10	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$43,120	$25,050	100
11	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$42,840	$25,490	n/a
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$42,780	$29,590	440
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$41,930	$31,870	100
14	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$41,780	$31,690	90
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$41,520	$30,670	50
16	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$41,470	$31,330	40
17	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$41,360	$29,660	40
18	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$40,890	$25,860	30
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$40,890	$22,900	940
20	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$40,700	$33,140	50
21	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$40,320	$25,830	90
22	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$39,820	$32,320	40
23	Tacoma, Washington	$39,800	$21,460	30
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$39,360	$21,200	50
25	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$38,660	$27,210	40
26	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$37,930	$28,020	30
27	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$37,710	$29,820	30
28	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$37,020	$17,130	30
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$36,910	$35,060	80
30	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$36,870	$28,650	n/a
31	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$36,830	$29,120	70
32	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$36,590	$29,830	60
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$36,010	$27,210	40
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$36,010	$20,540	400
35	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$35,710	$24,480	50
36	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$35,660	$23,430	n/a
37	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$35,620	$17,840	40
38	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$35,610	$22,160	30
39	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$35,520	$25,000	90
40	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$35,480	$24,070	n/a
41	Anchorage, Alaska	$35,400	$20,870	50
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$35,140	$21,320	1,400
43	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$35,140	$22,860	480
44	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$35,110	$22,940	30
45	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$35,070	$20,350	40
46	Salt Lake City, Utah	$35,030	$31,860	50
47	Worcester, Massachusetts	$34,980	$25,160	30
48	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$34,780	$27,100	210
49	Binghamton, New York	$34,720	$22,060	40
50	Rochester, New York	$34,710	$21,810	40
51	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$34,420	$21,160	40
52	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$34,390	$29,500	150
53	Waterbury, Connecticut	$34,300	$20,720	n/a
54	Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$34,090	$18,960	30
55	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$34,070	$27,350	50
56	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$33,960	$21,600	50
57	Columbus, Ohio	$33,900	$23,250	40
58	Dayton, Ohio	$33,480	$26,730	80
59	Kansas City, Missouri	$33,470	$18,460	60
60	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$33,420	$23,600	30
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$33,230	$23,810	80
62	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$32,500	$32,200	380
63	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$32,450	$26,030	50
64	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$32,430	$25,420	40
65	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$32,400	$24,720	150
66	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$32,400	$22,540	40
67	Gainesville, Florida	$32,350	$18,010	40
68	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$32,330	$24,180	30
69	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$32,210	$22,480	40
70	Salem, Oregon	$32,030	$27,060	40
71	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$31,940	$23,850	80
72	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$31,930	$24,850	30
73	Spokane, Washington	$31,930	$26,090	110
74	Modesto, California	$31,730	$21,050	40
75	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$31,710	$23,960	30
76	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$31,690	$21,870	140
77	Memphis, Tennessee	$31,660	$29,910	90
78	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$31,640	$22,430	80
79	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$31,640	$21,860	70
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$31,500	$26,190	110
81	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$31,310	$30,340	40
82	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$31,170	$21,370	30
83	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$31,100	$22,370	90
84	Syracuse, New York	$30,990	$21,840	40
85	Madison, Wisconsin	$30,900	$20,200	90
86	Stockton, California	$30,870	$21,580	30
87	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$30,850	$28,820	50
88	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$30,840	$18,450	50
89	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$30,800	$18,740	50
90	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$30,780	$23,540	30
91	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$30,710	$19,650	70
92	Port St Lucie, Florida	$30,700	$20,930	80
93	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$30,650	$21,260	40
94	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$30,580	$24,250	30
95	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$30,520	$23,750	250
96	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$30,480	$22,030	70
97	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$30,280	$25,640	90
98	Knoxville, Tennessee	$30,240	$21,770	40
99	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$30,100	$25,230	30
100	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$30,070	$22,980	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for photographic process workers and processing machine operators.