Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in California
Local pay for photographic process workers and processing machine operators in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9151
$47,320
median pay, California
740
employed in California
+16.5%
vs U.S. median
-2.6%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in California earn between $40,020 and $67,120 a year; the U.S. median is $40,610.
$37,900
P10
$47,320
MEDIAN
$67,120
P75
$84,430
P90
Pay by metro in California
$56,550
$54,400
$47,450
$46,810
$43,240
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