Photographer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Photographer make in the United States?

Photographers earn $24,000 annually on average, or $12 per hour, which is 93% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Photographers work for DCK Images at $135,000 annually while the lowest paid Photographers work for Central Texas College earning approximately $14,000 each year.

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$24K Lifetouch's Average Photographer Salary (188 salaries)

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-$6K (22%) less than average Lifetouch salary ($30K)

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$45K Lifetouch Photographer in San Diego, CA ·

+$21K (60%) more than average Lifetouch Photographer salary ($24K)

"Compensation needs to be more competitive as the market has fluctuated and completion is stepping up their game."

$30K Lifetouch Photographer ·

+$6K (22%) more than average Lifetouch Photographer salary ($24K)

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+$6K (22%) more than average Lifetouch Photographer salary ($24K)

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$24K The Picture People's Average Photographer Salary (50 salaries)

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-$6K (22%) less than average The Picture People salary ($30K)

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$17K The Picture People Photographer in Pittsburgh, PA ·

-$7K (34%) less than average The Picture People Photographer salary ($24K)

"They do not pay well for the work we do. Although it is higher than the average hourly wage, I still have not received a raise after being there longer than a year and after asking my manager about it. They do a review and if your sales and performance are up to par, you may get a small percentage of a raise. They also cut back hours when it is not busy."

$30K The Picture People Photographer ·

+$6K (22%) more than average The Picture People Photographer salary ($24K)

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+$11K (37%) more than average The Picture People Photographer salary ($24K)

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$27K NBCUniversal's Average Photographer Salary (3 salaries)

+$3K (11%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

-$33K (75%) less than average NBCUniversal salary ($60K)

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$24K NBCUniversal Photographer in Linwood, NJ ·

-$3K (11%) less than average NBCUniversal Photographer salary ($27K)

"I only made 20K at my first job. This job is 24k. The pay is dismal."

$30K NBCUniversal Photographer ·

+$3K (10%) more than average NBCUniversal Photographer salary ($27K)

$20K NBCUniversal Photographer ·

-$7K (29%) less than average NBCUniversal Photographer salary ($27K)

$19K StreetDelivery's Average Photographer Salary (3 salaries)

-$5K (23%) less than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

-$14K (53%) less than average StreetDelivery salary ($33K)

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$32K StreetDelivery Photographer ·

+$13K (50%) more than average StreetDelivery Photographer salary ($19K)

$30K StreetDelivery Photographer in East Schodack, NY ·

+$11K (44%) more than average StreetDelivery Photographer salary ($19K)

$27K HR Imaging Partners' Average Photographer Salary (2 salaries)

+$3K (11%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

-$3K (10%) less than average HR Imaging Partners salary ($30K)

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$27K HR Imaging Partners Photographer in Ottawa, IL ·

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"As mentioned before, one's salary is not as listed because the work is seasonal, and the season I have worked so far is August - October, and now laid off until company calls us back, which will be January at its soonest."

$26K HR Imaging Partners Photographer ·

-$1K (3%) less than average HR Imaging Partners Photographer salary ($27K)

$300K InventActions' Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)

+$276K (170%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

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$300K InventActions Photographer in Delaware, OK ·

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"The pay in inventactions is decent for the work we do. I started as trainee on $2000."

$188K Lynx Digital Design's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)

+$164K (154%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

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$188K Lynx Digital Design Photographer in Dana Point, CA ·

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"I am well paid and enjoy what I do."

$136K Carleen Wright Photography's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)

+$112K (140%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

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$136K Carleen Wright Photography Photographer in Buffalo, NY ·

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"Good, could be better. It all depends on the job."

$98K Artchitex's Average Photographer Salary (1 salaries)

+$74K (121%) more than national average Photographer salary ($24K)

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$98K Artchitex Photographer in San Lorenzo, CA ·

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"The pay at Artchitex was great for the work that I did. I started as just an employee making $70,000 a year. I was employed by a friend that started the company and all of our work was based as freelance. I was then given the opportunity to buy out the person that hired me and I then tool sole ownership over the company. It was the smartest decision that I have ever made."