The annual salary statistics of photographers in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers in Wausau 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 | $20,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $31,640 | 5.78% | 5.78% |
| 2018 | $29,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,640 in Wausau is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Wausau is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Racine.