Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,750
25th Percentile Wage
$51,120
50th Percentile Wage
$64,600
75th Percentile Wage
$77,190
90th Percentile Wage
$90,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,750.

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
$64,600
-4.60% 30.14%
2016
$67,570
27.66% -
2015
$48,880
14.59% -
2014
$41,750
0.48% -
2013
$41,550
-8.62% -
2012
$45,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,600 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$88,320
Spokane
$65,610
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$64,600
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$61,840