Photographer Salaries in California
How much does a Photographer make in California?
Photographers in California earn $48,000 annually on average, or $12.00 per hour, which is 27% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Photographers work for Lynx Digital Design at $188,000 annually while the lowest paid Photographers work for Argosy University earning approximately $20,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$98K Artchitex's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$74K (121%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
Equal to average Artchitex salary ($98K)
Equal to average Artchitex Photographer salary ($98K) in California
$49K Northrop Grumman's Average Photographer Salary (4 salaries)
+$25K (68%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
-$26K (41%) less than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
+$6K (11%) more than average Northrop Grumman Photographer salary ($49K) in California
$50K Diane Franz Photography's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$26K (70%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
Equal to average Diane Franz Photography salary ($50K)
Equal to average Diane Franz Photography Photographer salary ($50K) in California
$42K Modnique's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$18K (54%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
-$66K (88%) less than average Modnique salary ($108K)
Equal to average Modnique Photographer salary ($42K) in California
$40K Captures' Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$16K (50%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
Equal to average Captures salary ($40K)
Equal to average Captures Photographer salary ($40K) in California
$40K Clint Wood Productions' Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$16K (50%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
Equal to average Clint Wood Productions salary ($40K)
Equal to average Clint Wood Productions Photographer salary ($40K) in California
$40K Creativity, Inc.'s Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$16K (50%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
+$5K (13%) more than average Creativity, Inc. salary ($35K)
Equal to average Creativity, Inc. Photographer salary ($40K) in California
$24K Lifetouch's Average Photographer Salary (188 salaries)
Equal to national average Photographer salary ($24K)
-$6K (22%) less than average Lifetouch salary ($30K)
-$4K (18%) less than average Lifetouch Photographer salary ($24K) in California
+$21K (60%) more than average Lifetouch Photographer salary ($24K) in California
$30K CSU Northridge's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)
+$6K (22%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
Equal to average CSU Northridge salary ($30K)
Equal to average CSU Northridge Photographer salary ($30K) in California
$26K Glamour Shots' Average Photographer Salary (5 salaries)
+$2K (8%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)
-$4K (14%) less than average Glamour Shots salary ($30K)
+$4K (14%) more than average Glamour Shots Photographer salary ($26K) in California
Top companies for Photographer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Photographer in California
| Lynx Digital Design | $188K | 1 salary |
| Artchitex | $98K | 1 salary |
| Northrop Grumman | $55K | 1 salary |
| Diane Franz Photography | $50K | 1 salary |
| Modnique | $42K | 1 salary |
| Captures | $40K | 1 salary |
| Clint Wood Productions | $40K | 1 salary |
| Creativity, Inc. | $40K | 1 salary |
| Lifetouch | $32K | 2 salaries |
| CSU Northridge | $30K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Photographer in California
Dana Point, CA
$188K per year
1 salary > San Lorenzo, CA
$98K per year
1 salary > Century City, CA
$55K per year
1 salary > Huntington Beach, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$42K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$40K per year
1 salary > Signal Hill, CA
$40K per year
1 salary > Van Nuys, CA
$40K per year
1 salary >
$188K per year
1 salary > San Lorenzo, CA
$98K per year
1 salary > Century City, CA
$55K per year
1 salary > Huntington Beach, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$42K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$40K per year
1 salary > Signal Hill, CA
$40K per year
1 salary > Van Nuys, CA
$40K per year
1 salary >
Photographer Salaries by By Cities
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Century City
- Dana Point
- Fontana
- Huntington Beach
- Los Angeles
- Northridge
- Redondo Beach
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Lorenzo
- Santa Monica
- Signal Hill
- Van Nuys
Photographer Salaries in Other States
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