The annual salary statistics of photographers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $28,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,340 | 8.50% | 33.02% |
| 2021 | $36,910 | 15.82% | - |
| 2020 | $31,070 | 18.70% | - |
| 2019 | $25,260 | -4.35% | - |
| 2018 | $26,360 | -9.52% | - |
| 2017 | $28,870 | 6.41% | - |
| 2016 | $27,020 | -2.81% | - |
| 2015 | $27,780 | 9.11% | - |
| 2014 | $25,250 | -24.87% | - |
| 2013 | $31,530 | 14.30% | - |
| 2012 | $27,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,340 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 53.9 percent (53.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.