Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,610
25th Percentile Wage
$27,310
50th Percentile Wage
$36,230
75th Percentile Wage
$53,720
90th Percentile Wage
$77,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,610.

Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,230 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 62.4 percent (62.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$96,420
Rochester
$54,220
Nassau-Suffolk
$51,870
Syracuse
$47,040
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$45,930
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$36,230
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$34,810

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.