The annual salary statistics of photographers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $29,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,320.
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 | $37,760 | -13.88% | 28.47% |
| 2021 | $43,000 | 6.33% | - |
| 2020 | $40,280 | -11.64% | - |
| 2019 | $44,970 | 15.54% | - |
| 2018 | $37,980 | 5.92% | - |
| 2017 | $35,730 | 12.43% | - |
| 2016 | $31,290 | 1.95% | - |
| 2015 | $30,680 | 7.59% | - |
| 2014 | $28,350 | -1.66% | - |
| 2013 | $28,820 | 6.28% | - |
| 2012 | $27,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,760 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 49.2 percent (49.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Stroudsburg.