The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $23,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,780.
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 | $40,170 | 4.03% | 25.64% |
| 2021 | $38,550 | 17.30% | - |
| 2018 | $31,880 | 7.78% | - |
| 2017 | $29,400 | -1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $29,870 | -17.21% | - |
| 2015 | $35,010 | 14.68% | - |
| 2012 | $29,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,170, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $52,660). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Lexington-Fayette is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville |