The annual salary statistics of photographers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $36,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,010.
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 | $47,380 | -1.98% | 16.04% |
| 2021 | $48,320 | -8.38% | - |
| 2020 | $52,370 | -6.30% | - |
| 2019 | $55,670 | 10.53% | - |
| 2018 | $49,810 | 16.24% | - |
| 2017 | $41,720 | 7.89% | - |
| 2016 | $38,430 | 0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $38,390 | 7.55% | - |
| 2014 | $35,490 | -39.45% | - |
| 2013 | $49,490 | 19.62% | - |
| 2012 | $39,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,380, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for photographers in state of Wisconsin, followed by South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $38,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of photographers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Appleton | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Green Bay | |
| Madison | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wausau | |
| La Crosse | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Eau Claire | |
| Duluth | |
| Racine |