The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $32,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,810 | -10.60% | 40.28% |
| 2021 | $38,500 | -15.53% | - |
| 2020 | $44,480 | 28.30% | - |
| 2019 | $31,890 | -5.55% | - |
| 2018 | $33,660 | -9.42% | - |
| 2015 | $36,830 | -0.49% | - |
| 2014 | $37,010 | 38.61% | - |
| 2013 | $22,720 | 8.49% | - |
| 2012 | $20,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,810, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the lowest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $96,420). Compared with the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 63.9 percent (63.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Rochester | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Syracuse | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy |