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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators — wages and employment

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators earned a median annual wage of $40,100 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,550 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $40,100SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators earned a median annual wage of $40,100 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,550 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $30,840 or less, the best-paid tenth $69,290 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $35,620 to $40,100, +12.6 %. The best-paying state is New York at $72,160; the lowest South Carolina at $28,860. Among metropolitan areas, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA pays the highest median, $74,880. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
New York$72,160340
Washington$51,73070
Michigan$51,590720
Maryland$50,770120
Ohio$50,12030
California$45,850940
Wisconsin$44,75090
New Jersey$41,25090
Utah$40,250110
Kentucky$38,90060
Oregon$38,65060
Texas$37,980190
Missouri$37,370—
Massachusetts$37,230—
Virginia$36,430130
Indiana$36,290260
Pennsylvania$36,130350
New Mexico$35,96050
Florida$35,960170
Arizona$35,520—
North Carolina$33,590460
Iowa$32,10090
Tennessee$31,370100
Georgia$29,830100
Kansas$29,12030
Illinois$29,120—
Alabama$28,91060
South Carolina$28,860—

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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