Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,590
25th Percentile Wage
$35,810
50th Percentile Wage
$44,410
75th Percentile Wage
$72,540
90th Percentile Wage
$108,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,590.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2017
$44,410
25.24% 25.24%
2015
$33,200
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Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,410, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the lowest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Michigan, following city of Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills (median annual salary of $56,760). Compared with the highest paying city Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$56,760
Ann Arbor
$55,090
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$51,460
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$44,410