Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,580
25th Percentile Wage
$25,500
50th Percentile Wage
$39,700
75th Percentile Wage
$48,240
90th Percentile Wage
$57,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,580.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$39,700
4.16% 0.00%
2015
$38,050
10.57% -
2014
$34,030
-16.66% -
2012
$39,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,700 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 51.8 percent (51.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
El Paso
$60,980
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$55,880
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$55,290
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$54,210
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$50,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$47,560
Fort Worth-Arlington
$47,260
Abilene
$44,900
Lubbock
$39,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$39,700
Tyler
$19,140

See also: Top paying jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.