The annual salary statistics of photographers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Winston-Salem 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 | $26,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,610.
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 | $38,510 | 8.60% | 40.92% |
| 2021 | $35,200 | 26.65% | - |
| 2020 | $25,820 | -8.44% | - |
| 2019 | $28,000 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $26,870 | -9.97% | - |
| 2017 | $29,550 | 20.61% | - |
| 2016 | $23,460 | 5.75% | - |
| 2015 | $22,110 | -2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $22,650 | 0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $22,530 | -0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $22,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,510 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Winston-Salem is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 51.8 percent (51.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.