The annual salary statistics of photographers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $77,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,090.
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 | $50,240 | 1.35% | 40.59% |
| 2016 | $49,560 | 6.56% | - |
| 2015 | $46,310 | 35.93% | - |
| 2014 | $29,670 | 6.91% | - |
| 2013 | $27,620 | -8.07% | - |
| 2012 | $29,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,240, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the second highest paying city for photographers in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Niles-Benton Harbor (median annual salary of $63,330). Compared with Niles-Benton Harbor, the median annual salary of photographers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower.