Videographers
Median Salary: $33,000
Many videographers across the country share a handful of important professional traits. For example, cooperation, stress tolerance, and independence can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 31,220 people were employed as videographers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for videographers in the U.S. was $33,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $15.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about videographers, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.
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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as videographers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of videographers in each city as compared to the national average.
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Birmingham | 180 | $35,200 | $16.90 | $46,000 | $22.10 | 51.9% |
Huntsville | 60 | $28,200 | $13.50 | $45,400 | $21.80 | 21.8% |
Montgomery | 70 | $27,900 | $13.40 | $37,400 | $18.00 | 67.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Anchorage | NA | $35,600 | $17.10 | $41,900 | $20.20 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Phoenix | 280 | $40,300 | $19.40 | $62,400 | $30.00 | -32.6% |
Tucson | 100 | $31,100 | $15.00 | $40,000 | $19.20 | 19.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Fort Smith | 40 | $23,600 | $11.30 | $25,100 | $12.10 | 43.9% |
Little Rock | 300 | $23,300 | $11.20 | $27,100 | $13.00 | 281.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Fresno | 160 | $26,100 | $12.60 | $31,800 | $15.30 | 105.9% |
Los Angeles (Area) | 1,550 | $31,100 | $15.00 | $44,300 | $21.30 | -6.7% |
Oakland | NA | $46,000 | $22.10 | $82,400 | $39.60 | NA |
Riverside | 160 | $33,700 | $16.20 | $45,900 | $22.10 | -44.8% |
Sacramento | 330 | $27,200 | $13.10 | $39,200 | $18.90 | 59.8% |
Salinas | 40 | $22,700 | $10.90 | $25,500 | $12.30 | 14.6% |
San Diego | 300 | $30,500 | $14.70 | $45,400 | $21.80 | -0.8% |
San Francisco (Area) | NA | $40,800 | $19.60 | $74,500 | $35.80 | NA |
San Francisco (City) | 390 | $35,600 | $17.10 | $66,600 | $32.00 | 66.1% |
San Jose | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -75.7% |
Santa Rosa | 40 | $23,700 | $11.40 | $30,200 | $14.50 | -13.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Colorado Springs | 40 | $50,400 | $24.20 | $71,000 | $34.10 | -30.1% |
Denver | 470 | $46,400 | $22.30 | $64,100 | $30.80 | 63.2% |
Grand Junction | 30 | $23,700 | $11.40 | $32,900 | $15.80 | 122.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Bridgeport | 60 | $35,100 | $16.90 | $52,100 | $25.00 | -42.7% |
Hartford | 390 | $30,600 | $14.70 | $54,100 | $26.00 | 187% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Washington (Area) | 1,110 | $53,400 | $25.70 | $71,200 | $34.20 | 45.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Cape Coral | 110 | $25,900 | $12.50 | $33,800 | $16.30 | 125.9% |
Gainesville | 40 | $36,000 | $17.30 | $40,300 | $19.40 | 39.7% |
Jacksonville | 150 | $28,100 | $13.50 | $35,700 | $17.20 | 10% |
Lakeland | 40 | $21,600 | $10.40 | $46,400 | $22.30 | -14.2% |
Miami (Area) | 930 | $30,900 | $14.90 | $47,700 | $22.90 | 63.2% |
Ocala | NA | $42,100 | $20.20 | $49,300 | $23.70 | NA |
Orlando | 250 | $42,500 | $20.50 | $52,200 | $25.10 | 5.4% |
Palm Bay | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17.6% |
Panama City | 30 | $19,600 | $9.40 | $37,400 | $18.00 | 103.8% |
Pensacola | 60 | $39,200 | $18.90 | $47,200 | $22.70 | 58.6% |
Tallahassee | 110 | $28,500 | $13.70 | $36,000 | $17.30 | 173.2% |
Tampa | 300 | $32,500 | $15.70 | $41,900 | $20.10 | 10% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Atlanta | NA | $33,800 | $16.30 | $41,000 | $19.70 | NA |
Augusta | 40 | $16,200 | $7.80 | $19,100 | $9.20 | -15.5% |
Macon | 30 | $27,200 | $13.10 | $54,000 | $26.00 | 32.6% |
Savannah | 80 | $25,800 | $12.40 | $35,600 | $17.10 | 135.1% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Honolulu | NA | $20,800 | $10.00 | $26,300 | $12.60 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Boise City | 90 | $31,700 | $15.30 | $47,600 | $22.90 | 48.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Champaign | 50 | $28,900 | $13.90 | $46,500 | $22.40 | 98.7% |
Chicago (Area) | NA | $33,500 | $16.10 | $49,000 | $23.50 | NA |
Peoria | 110 | $27,400 | $13.20 | $37,700 | $18.10 | 164.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Evansville | 80 | $33,100 | $15.90 | $40,300 | $19.40 | 90.8% |
Fort Wayne | 70 | $21,800 | $10.50 | $34,000 | $16.40 | 42.7% |
Indianapolis | 210 | $34,800 | $16.70 | $54,300 | $26.10 | 2.5% |
Terre Haute | 30 | $23,200 | $11.20 | $42,400 | $20.40 | 100.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Cedar Rapids | 70 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 127.6% |
Davenport | 50 | $33,400 | $16.10 | $45,100 | $21.70 | 11.3% |
Des Moines | 140 | $41,000 | $19.70 | $51,100 | $24.60 | 77.4% |
Waterloo | NA | $32,100 | $15.40 | $41,400 | $19.90 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Wichita | 40 | $31,000 | $14.90 | $35,500 | $17.10 | -38.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Bowling Green | 50 | $44,700 | $21.50 | $57,800 | $27.80 | 278.7% |
Lexington | 80 | $42,000 | $20.20 | $50,200 | $24.10 | 44.8% |
Louisville | 230 | $32,200 | $15.50 | $48,700 | $23.40 | 61.1% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Lafayette | 50 | $19,800 | $9.50 | $23,100 | $11.10 | 49.4% |
Shreveport | 60 | $30,100 | $14.50 | $38,500 | $18.50 | 38.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Bangor | 50 | $29,600 | $14.20 | $42,100 | $20.20 | 233.5% |
Portland | 120 | $26,700 | $12.80 | $36,600 | $17.60 | 152.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Baltimore | 250 | $32,600 | $15.70 | $47,500 | $22.80 | -16.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Boston (Area) | 360 | $35,500 | $17.10 | $45,000 | $21.70 | -10.5% |
Springfield | 60 | $33,500 | $16.10 | $38,200 | $18.30 | -16.7% |
Worcester | 40 | $40,800 | $19.60 | $57,200 | $27.50 | -37.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Ann Arbor | 40 | $28,900 | $13.90 | $42,200 | $20.30 | -13.4% |
Detroit (Area) | 290 | $44,800 | $21.50 | $59,400 | $28.60 | -31.4% |
Flint | 50 | $23,200 | $11.10 | $27,500 | $13.20 | 43.9% |
Grand Rapids | NA | $28,200 | $13.50 | $36,600 | $17.60 | NA |
Lansing | 90 | $45,000 | $21.60 | $55,400 | $26.60 | 82.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Duluth | 80 | $30,000 | $14.40 | $42,600 | $20.50 | 170.3% |
Minneapolis | 390 | $41,100 | $19.80 | $56,000 | $26.90 | -5.4% |
St. Cloud | NA | $35,100 | $16.90 | $57,100 | $27.50 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Jackson | 70 | $26,000 | $12.50 | $31,400 | $15.10 | 27.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Columbia | 40 | $38,100 | $18.30 | $53,500 | $25.70 | 86.2% |
Joplin | 60 | $16,600 | $8.00 | $26,500 | $12.70 | 212.1% |
Kansas City | 210 | $34,000 | $16.30 | $40,100 | $19.30 | -10% |
Springfield | NA | $30,500 | $14.70 | $32,700 | $15.70 | NA |
St. Louis | 360 | $28,300 | $13.60 | $31,800 | $15.30 | 15.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Billings | NA | $35,900 | $17.30 | $51,200 | $24.60 | NA |
Missoula | 40 | $23,600 | $11.30 | $27,300 | $13.10 | 190% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Omaha | 120 | $41,200 | $19.80 | $49,200 | $23.60 | 10.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Las Vegas | 150 | $26,600 | $12.80 | $36,200 | $17.40 | -25.9% |
Reno | 50 | $26,300 | $12.70 | $39,300 | $18.90 | 10.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Manchester | NA | $24,200 | $11.70 | $26,500 | $12.70 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Trenton | 40 | $65,400 | $31.40 | $75,700 | $36.40 | -31.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Albuquerque | 130 | $20,000 | $9.60 | $26,200 | $12.60 | 44.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Albany | 120 | $31,200 | $15.00 | $46,000 | $22.10 | 20.1% |
Buffalo | 100 | $44,600 | $21.50 | $52,900 | $25.50 | -22.6% |
New York (Area) | 2,640 | $49,100 | $23.60 | $63,000 | $30.30 | 0% |
Rochester | 140 | $28,600 | $13.80 | $39,500 | $19.00 | 21.3% |
Syracuse | 60 | $25,000 | $12.00 | $55,600 | $26.70 | -20.1% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Charlotte | 250 | $39,300 | $18.90 | $46,200 | $22.20 | 24.3% |
Durham | 50 | $46,900 | $22.60 | $50,800 | $24.40 | -31.4% |
Greensboro | 80 | $22,700 | $10.90 | $32,000 | $15.40 | -4.2% |
Raleigh | 120 | $28,800 | $13.80 | $36,300 | $17.50 | 4.6% |
Wilmington | 30 | $23,600 | $11.40 | $31,700 | $15.20 | -3.8% |
Winston-Salem | NA | $20,500 | $9.90 | $31,400 | $15.10 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Bismarck | 60 | $28,500 | $13.70 | $32,500 | $15.60 | 332.6% |
Fargo | 90 | $39,100 | $18.80 | $51,100 | $24.50 | 220.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Cincinnati | 220 | $37,300 | $17.90 | $52,000 | $25.00 | -8.4% |
Cleveland | 270 | $23,100 | $11.10 | $49,000 | $23.60 | 11.7% |
Columbus | 270 | $38,500 | $18.50 | $56,900 | $27.40 | 26.4% |
Dayton | 90 | $25,200 | $12.10 | $52,100 | $25.10 | 0% |
Toledo | 90 | $35,400 | $17.00 | $51,600 | $24.80 | 23% |
Youngstown | 30 | $36,100 | $17.30 | $39,900 | $19.20 | -39.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Oklahoma City | 170 | $24,400 | $11.70 | $38,600 | $18.60 | 24.7% |
Tulsa | 100 | $29,000 | $13.90 | $42,600 | $20.50 | 1.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Bend | 30 | $26,400 | $12.70 | $45,400 | $21.80 | 117.6% |
Eugene | 70 | $24,600 | $11.80 | $31,600 | $15.20 | 110.9% |
Medford | 40 | $24,400 | $11.70 | $32,700 | $15.70 | 132.2% |
Portland | 190 | $45,100 | $21.70 | $67,000 | $32.20 | -18% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Harrisburg | 90 | $36,600 | $17.60 | $48,400 | $23.30 | 22.2% |
Philadelphia (Area) | 460 | $37,100 | $17.80 | $54,700 | $26.30 | -25.5% |
Pittsburgh | 190 | $27,900 | $13.40 | $41,400 | $19.90 | -30.1% |
Scranton | 70 | $32,600 | $15.70 | $47,600 | $22.90 | 16.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Providence | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -72.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Charleston | 70 | $25,700 | $12.40 | $34,100 | $16.40 | 1.3% |
Columbia | 110 | $27,000 | $13.00 | $35,300 | $17.00 | 32.2% |
Greenville | 30 | $26,600 | $12.80 | $30,400 | $14.60 | -53.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Sioux Falls | 40 | $23,600 | $11.30 | $28,800 | $13.90 | 25.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Chattanooga | 120 | $38,800 | $18.70 | $46,900 | $22.50 | 124.7% |
Knoxville | 150 | $29,900 | $14.40 | $38,200 | $18.40 | 90.4% |
Memphis | 130 | $28,800 | $13.80 | $41,000 | $19.70 | -9.6% |
Nashville | 160 | $33,700 | $16.20 | $49,900 | $24.00 | -8.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Amarillo | 50 | $25,300 | $12.20 | $51,200 | $24.60 | 78.2% |
Austin | 140 | $38,700 | $18.60 | $51,800 | $24.90 | -22.6% |
Beaumont | 60 | $28,100 | $13.50 | $33,700 | $16.20 | 60.3% |
Brownsville | 40 | $34,800 | $16.70 | $53,600 | $25.80 | 27.2% |
Dallas (Area) | 450 | $43,000 | $20.70 | $55,900 | $26.90 | -26.4% |
El Paso | 50 | $20,300 | $9.80 | $28,200 | $13.60 | -25.1% |
Houston | 280 | $36,400 | $17.50 | $47,300 | $22.70 | -54.8% |
Lubbock | 40 | $17,000 | $8.20 | $22,000 | $10.60 | 51% |
McAllen | 30 | $35,400 | $17.00 | $48,600 | $23.40 | -39.7% |
Odessa | 40 | $21,900 | $10.50 | $34,100 | $16.40 | 194.1% |
San Antonio | 140 | $37,100 | $17.80 | $50,500 | $24.30 | -28.5% |
Tyler | 40 | $20,500 | $9.80 | $42,000 | $20.20 | 67.8% |
Waco | NA | $46,700 | $22.40 | $56,000 | $26.90 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Salt Lake City | 250 | $34,200 | $16.50 | $40,300 | $19.40 | 74.1% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Harrisonburg | 30 | $27,500 | $13.20 | $32,600 | $15.70 | 118.4% |
Richmond | 180 | $24,300 | $11.70 | $29,700 | $14.30 | 25.5% |
Roanoke | 50 | $25,000 | $12.00 | $39,700 | $19.10 | 39.3% |
Virginia Beach | 190 | $26,100 | $12.50 | $42,200 | $20.30 | 5.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Seattle (Area) | 290 | $41,100 | $19.80 | $53,900 | $25.90 | -14.6% |
Spokane | 60 | $42,200 | $20.30 | $52,800 | $25.40 | 13.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Green Bay | 50 | $29,200 | $14.10 | $40,900 | $19.70 | 39.3% |
Madison | 60 | $34,000 | $16.40 | $39,300 | $18.90 | -24.7% |
Milwaukee | 160 | $37,300 | $17.90 | $52,500 | $25.20 | -19.2% |