The annual salary statistics of photographers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers 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 | $23,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $98,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,060 | -16.74% | 7.43% |
| 2016 | $53,770 | 5.08% | - |
| 2015 | $51,040 | 11.76% | - |
| 2014 | $45,040 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $44,360 | 3.88% | - |
| 2012 | $42,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,060 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham |