- The bureau categorizes magazine photographers with news photographers and those employed by journals and television stations. The main responsibilities of a magazine photographer are providing images that suit magazine articles or advertisements and cropping them to suit the specific purposes. The photographers must develop it or alter it using software programs.
- Magazine photographers get $14 per hour, which is $29,130 in yearly income. This is the median wages for this profession, according to the bureau. Entry-level photographers may earn as little as $8.34 per hour, which is $17,350 yearly. More experienced photographers starting a new job may earn closer to $20,710. The top earners in this occupation are often senior photographers, and they earn $63,400 in yearly income. This is $30.48 per hour.
- Specific industries may pay photographers more in annual income than the national average, specifically if there is a demand for photographers with industry expertise. Scientific research magazines may pay photographers close to $52,980 yearly, but there are only 90 individuals employed in this industry as of 2010. Professional and technical photographers earn $32,630 per year, while newspapers and publishers pay $40,580 in yearly income.
- Photographers working in Nevada earn more in income than those working in Hawaii and Missouri. This includes magazine photographers, according to the bureau’s data. Nevada photographers get $39,900 in annual income, while Missouri photographers get paid $26,310 yearly. Hawaii photographers get about $31,260 per year, while Indiana photographers get paid a lower annual income of $27,680. However, Indiana employs 1,730 photographers compared to Hawaii’s 500 positions.
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