The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $33,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,120.
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 | $42,740 | 9.71% | 13.22% |
| 2021 | $38,590 | 4.12% | - |
| 2020 | $37,000 | -1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $37,520 | -0.61% | - |
| 2018 | $37,750 | -66.41% | - |
| 2017 | $62,820 | 6.84% | - |
| 2016 | $58,520 | 25.70% | - |
| 2015 | $43,480 | -5.84% | - |
| 2014 | $46,020 | 15.15% | - |
| 2013 | $39,050 | 5.02% | - |
| 2012 | $37,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,740, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Massachusetts, following city of Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $66,210). Compared with the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower.
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