Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,420
25th Percentile Wage
$43,240
50th Percentile Wage
$48,980
75th Percentile Wage
$82,390
90th Percentile Wage
$94,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,420.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,980
7.74% 18.78%
2016
$45,190
5.95% -
2015
$42,500
12.40% -
2014
$37,230
-13.91% -
2013
$42,410
6.20% -
2012
$39,780
- -

Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,980 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Philadelphia is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 55.0 percent (55.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$62,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$55,730
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$53,280
Pittsburgh
$51,630
Philadelphia
$48,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$45,030
Lancaster
$40,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$38,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$22,060