Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film in California
Local pay for camera operators, television, video, and film in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 27-4031
$106,900
median pay, California
4,700
employed in California
+42.6%
vs U.S. median
+1.2%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What camera operators, television, video, and film earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of camera operators, television, video, and film in California earn between $76,060 and $130,960 a year; the U.S. median is $74,990.
$53,910
P10
$76,060
P25
$106,900
MEDIAN
$130,960
P75
$154,240
P90
Pay by metro in California
$107,620
$98,500
$84,870
$80,030
$71,390
$56,580
$20k $90k $160k