Money · 1 of 5
What photographers make
Median
$44,660
Bottom tenth
$30,820
Top tenth
$91,810
The 2025 national median is $44,660 a year, and the bottom tenth earn $30,820 or less. Read this range carefully: the survey counts photographers paid a wage, and many photographers are self-employed and paid per job, so they are not in it. The top tenth reach $91,810.