State wages ยท Cost of living
Photographers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $110,530. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $100,570. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($42,520).
National median
$42,520
Highest state median
$110,530
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$100,570
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $34,610Higher: $100,570Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $110,530 | +159.9% | 109.901 | $100,570 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $60,610 | +42.5% | 105.757 | $57,310 | 2 |
| Louisiana | $49,740 | +17.0% | 88.207 | $56,390 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $54,650 | +28.5% | 98.621 | $55,410 | 4 |
| Oregon | $55,640 | +30.9% | 103.361 | $53,830 | 5 |
| New York | $57,700 | +35.7% | 107.921 | $53,470 | 6 |
| Mississippi | $44,660 | +5.0% | 86.953 | $51,360 | 7 |
| Delaware | $50,040 | +17.7% | 99.808 | $50,140 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | $49,770 | +17.1% | 102.28 | $48,660 | 9 |
| Utah | $47,610 | +12.0% | 98.864 | $48,160 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $50,760 | +19.4% | 108.805 | $46,650 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $48,260 | +13.5% | 103.61 | $46,580 | 12 |
| Kentucky | $42,000 | -1.2% | 90.159 | $46,580 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | $48,180 | +13.3% | 104.165 | $46,250 | 14 |
| Maine | $44,610 | +4.9% | 97.05 | $45,970 | 15 |
| California | $50,610 | +19.0% | 110.72 | $45,710 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $41,600 | -2.2% | 92.212 | $45,110 | 17 |
| Nebraska | $39,020 | -8.2% | 90.103 | $43,310 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | $37,920 | -10.8% | 87.843 | $43,170 | 19 |
| Wyoming | $39,700 | -6.6% | 92.691 | $42,830 | 20 |
| Maryland | $44,890 | +5.6% | 104.959 | $42,770 | 21 |
| Virginia | $43,180 | +1.6% | 101.104 | $42,710 | 22 |
| Colorado | $43,560 | +2.4% | 103.052 | $42,270 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $39,440 | -7.2% | 94.095 | $41,920 | 24 |
| Washington | $44,580 | +4.8% | 107.013 | $41,660 | 25 |
| Georgia | $40,050 | -5.8% | 96.293 | $41,590 | 26 |
| Iowa | $36,380 | -14.4% | 87.762 | $41,450 | 27 |
| Hawaii | $45,440 | +6.9% | 109.951 | $41,330 | 28 |
| Missouri | $37,280 | -12.3% | 90.817 | $41,050 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $38,400 | -9.7% | 94.326 | $40,710 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $39,640 | -6.8% | 97.572 | $40,630 | 31 |
| Indiana | $37,270 | -12.3% | 93.329 | $39,930 | 32 |
| Kansas | $35,930 | -15.5% | 90.068 | $39,890 | 33 |
| South Dakota | $35,150 | -17.3% | 88.586 | $39,680 | 34 |
| West Virginia | $35,470 | -16.6% | 89.497 | $39,630 | 35 |
| Alabama | $35,140 | -17.4% | 88.823 | $39,560 | 36 |
| North Dakota | $35,090 | -17.5% | 88.959 | $39,450 | 37 |
| Tennessee | $36,000 | -15.3% | 91.87 | $39,190 | 38 |
| Arkansas | $33,850 | -20.4% | 86.937 | $38,940 | 39 |
| Idaho | $36,900 | -13.2% | 95.494 | $38,640 | 40 |
| Montana | $36,180 | -14.9% | 94.645 | $38,230 | 41 |
| Arizona | $38,210 | -10.1% | 100.677 | $37,950 | 42 |
| Texas | $36,760 | -13.5% | 97.057 | $37,870 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $34,870 | -18.0% | 93.749 | $37,200 | 44 |
| Florida | $38,230 | -10.1% | 103.414 | $36,970 | 45 |
| Ohio | $33,990 | -20.1% | 92.774 | $36,640 | 46 |
| Nevada | $35,560 | -16.4% | 99.979 | $35,570 | 47 |
| Alaska | $36,190 | -14.9% | 102.359 | $35,360 | 48 |
| Illinois | $34,600 | -18.6% | 99.958 | $34,610 | 49 |
| Michigan | Not available | Not available | 96.217 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.