What are the main factors that influence a Camera Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Camera Engineer's salary?

A Camera Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $77,545, a Camera Engineer (4-7 years)earns $94,481, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $109,341, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $112,972, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $177,007,

What are the highest paying states for a Camera Engineer?

Camera Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Camera Engineer roles are District of Columbia $102,300, California $101,912, Massachusetts $100,554. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Camera Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Camera Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Broadcast Camera Operator: $93,401; Video Camera Operator: $73,295; Freelance Camera Operator: $73,118; Camera Assistant: $55,448; Studio Camera Operator: $49,827.

How do different companies affect a Camera Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Camera Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Camera Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Camera Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Camera Engineer in the United States is $92,396 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Camera Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,739
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,386 to $99,903
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,273

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,903	$8,325	$1,921	$48
Average	$92,396	$7,700	$1,777	$44
25th Percentile	$82,386	$6,866	$1,584	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Camera Engineer Salaries

A Camera Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Camera Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Camera Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $77,545
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,481
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,341
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,972
Expert (over 8 years): $177,007

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$77,545
Camera En... Level Camera Engineer	$94,481
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$109,341
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$112,972
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$177,007

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How Do Camera Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Camera Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,300.
California: $101,912.
Massachusetts: $100,554.

District of Columbia $102,300

California $101,912

Massachusetts $100,554

Washington $100,184

New Jersey $100,147

Alaska $100,018

Connecticut $98,743

New York $98,226

Hawaii $96,572

Rhode Island $95,796

Maryland $95,269

Minnesota $94,548

Colorado $94,271

Illinois $94,179

Oregon $93,828

Delaware $93,569

New Hampshire $93,406

Virginia $93,042

Pennsylvania $91,980

Nevada $91,444

North Dakota $91,268

Michigan $90,991

Wisconsin $90,889

Vermont $90,686

Texas $90,123

Maine $90,086

Arizona $90,030

Ohio $89,965

Georgia $89,115

Indiana $88,690

Wyoming $88,607

Utah $88,478

Iowa $88,422

Kansas $87,979

Louisiana $87,850

North Carolina $87,803

Missouri $87,785

Florida $87,425

Montana $87,231

Nebraska $87,046

Kentucky $86,944

South Carolina $86,575

Tennessee $86,344

Idaho $86,251

New Mexico $85,577

Oklahoma $85,429

Alabama $84,884

South Dakota $83,969

Arkansas $83,470

West Virginia $83,202

Mississippi $82,398

Top Paying Cities for Camera Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $116,538
San Francisco: $115,393
Oakland: $112,833

San Jose, CA $116,538

San Francisco, CA $115,393

Oakland, CA $112,833

New York, NY $107,077

Queens Village, NY $106,384

Paramus, NJ $105,645

Passaic, NJ $105,553

Bergenfield, NJ $105,460

Stamford, CT $105,322

Huntington, NY $105,229

Newark, NJ $104,629

Bridgeport, CT $104,444

New Brunswick, NJ $104,139

Vallejo, CA $103,945

Middlesex, NJ $103,890

Somerset, NJ $103,806

Petaluma, CA $103,594

Santa Cruz, CA $103,233

Boston, MA $103,049

Monterey, CA $102,587

Fairbanks, AK $102,522

Los Angeles, CA $102,346

Washington, DC $102,300

Seattle, WA $102,134

Santa Rosa, CA $102,116

Juneau, AK $101,848

Orange, CA $101,543

Anchorage, AK $101,376

Anaheim, CA $101,312

Santa Ana, CA $101,173

Nassau, NY $101,118

Long Beach, CA $101,081

Danbury, CT $101,053

Santa Maria, CA $100,739

Everett, WA $100,720

Bremerton, WA $100,268

Trenton, NJ $100,092

Sacramento, CA $100,055

San Diego, CA $100,009

Brockton, MA $99,972

Tacoma, WA $99,935

Santa Barbara, CA $99,806

Lowell, MA $99,436

New Suffolk, NY $99,399

Nashua, NH $99,288

Lompoc, CA $99,140

Ventura, CA $99,048

Stockton, CA $99,020

New Haven, CT $98,835

Atlantic City, NJ $98,595

Hartford, CT $98,392

Modesto, CA $98,346

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,143

New Britain, CT $98,096

Olympia, WA $97,967

Kennewick, WA $97,967

New London, CT $97,948

Norwich, CT $97,921

Lawrence, MA $97,875

Bakersfield, CA $97,616

Riverside, CA $97,486

New Bedford, MA $97,486

Richland, WA $97,394

Portsmouth, NH $97,320

Vineland, NJ $97,302

San Bernardino, CA $97,228

Boulder, CO $96,969

Worcester, MA $96,895

Portland, OR $96,812

Saint Paul, MN $96,701

Minneapolis, MN $96,701

Philadelphia, PA $96,572

Honolulu, HI $96,082

Springfield, MA $95,759

Providence, RI $95,749

Chicago, IL $95,482

Bellingham, WA $95,371

Baltimore, MD $95,269

Chico, CA $95,038

Wilmington, DE $94,881

Pittsfield, MA $94,789

Manchester, NH $94,613

Spokane, WA $94,206

Denver, CO $94,197

Albany, NY $93,763

Troy, NY $93,726

Schenectady, NY $93,532

Burlington, VT $93,329

Portland, ME $93,005

Salem, OR $92,931

Yakima, WA $92,913

Ann Arbor, MI $92,885

Rochester, MN $92,626

Fresno, CA $92,580

Reno, NV $92,580

Milwaukee, WI $92,497

Detroit, MI $92,405

Allentown, PA $92,377

Carson City, NV $92,368

Houston, TX $92,229

Colorado Springs, CO $92,220

Syracuse, NY $92,174

Eugene, OR $91,998

Bismarck, ND $91,887

Gary, IN $91,887

Galveston, TX $91,887

Springfield, OR $91,813

Medford, OR $91,592

Fort Collins, CO $91,555

Austin, TX $91,481

Mesa, AZ $91,287

Phoenix, AZ $91,268

Dallas, TX $91,241

Reading, PA $91,185

Saint Cloud, MN $91,148

Concord, NH $91,065

Madison, WI $91,028

Utica, NY $90,779

Raleigh, NC $90,705

Las Vegas, NV $90,695

Rochester, NY $90,631

Des Moines, IA $90,622

Atlanta, GA $90,474

Battle Creek, MI $90,446

Salt Lake City, UT $90,418

Lancaster, PA $90,280

Champaign, IL $90,261

Harrisburg, PA $90,150

Durham, NC $90,067

Kansas City, MO $90,058

Kansas City, KS $90,039

Fort Worth, TX $90,030

Boca Raton, FL $89,993

Cleveland, OH $89,984

Columbus, OH $89,965

Pittsburgh, PA $89,956

Richmond, VA $89,919

Indianapolis, IN $89,901

Cincinnati, OH $89,781

Petersburg, VA $89,642

Billings, MT $89,439

Lansing, MI $89,439

Huntsville, AL $89,439

Lebanon, PA $89,430

Dayton, OH $89,420

Pueblo, CO $89,420

Appleton, WI $89,393

Buffalo, NY $89,356

Racine, WI $89,309

Charlotte, NC $89,300

Saint Louis, MO $89,273

Springfield, IL $89,236

Elkhart, IN $89,217

York, PA $89,217

Gastonia, NC $89,208

Benton Harbor, MI $89,208

Beaumont, TX $89,152

Lorain, OH $89,134

Toledo, OH $89,097

Binghamton, NY $89,051

Rock Hill, SC $89,042

Rockford, IL $88,995

Fargo, ND $88,949

Elyria, OH $88,949

Flagstaff, AZ $88,884

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,829

Miami, FL $88,774

Duluth, MN $88,626

Bangor, ME $88,506

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,404

Louisville, KY $88,358

Grand Rapids, MI $88,339

Hialeah, FL $88,330

Casper, WY $88,201

Scranton, PA $88,090

New Orleans, LA $88,062

Virginia Beach, VA $88,053

Akron, OH $88,007

Peoria, IL $87,887

Sarasota, FL $87,868

Green Bay, WI $87,803

Baton Rouge, LA $87,757

Charleston, SC $87,739

Nashville, TN $87,711

Jamestown, NY $87,693

Davenport, IA $87,693

Tucson, AZ $87,646

Cheyenne, WY $87,619

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,591

Tampa, FL $87,572

Omaha, NE $87,554

Port Arthur, TX $87,517

Evansville, IN $87,517

Bradenton, FL $87,480

Santa Fe, NM $87,314

Orlando, FL $87,221

Clearwater, FL $87,120

Canton, OH $86,926

La Crosse, WI $86,926

Grand Forks, ND $86,898

Albuquerque, NM $86,870

Tulsa, OK $86,870

Newport News, VA $86,861

High Point, NC $86,833

Ogden, UT $86,796

Corpus Christi, TX $86,722

Laramie, WY $86,667

Norfolk, VA $86,667

Rock Island, IL $86,612

Saginaw, MI $86,593

Jacksonville, FL $86,584

Salisbury, NC $86,565

Memphis, TN $86,547

Moline, IL $86,501

Fort Myers, FL $86,473

Waterloo, IA $86,353

Spartanburg, SC $86,260

Lincoln, NE $86,214

Fort Wayne, IN $86,196

Birmingham, AL $86,094

Cedar Falls, IA $86,076

Provo, UT $86,066

Springfield, OH $86,057

San Antonio, TX $86,039

Greensboro, NC $86,002

South Bend, IN $85,992

Winston Salem, NC $85,983

Boise, ID $85,956

Savannah, GA $85,891

Muskegon, MI $85,725

Lima, OH $85,614

Lake Charles, LA $85,577

Anderson, IN $85,558

Lexington, KY $85,531

Augusta, GA $85,503

Greenville, SC $85,503

Wichita, KS $85,420

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,420

Columbia, SC $85,336

Bloomington, IN $85,105

Roanoke, VA $85,050

Asheville, NC $84,930

Knoxville, TN $84,773

Shreveport, LA $84,764

Wilmington, NC $84,644

Frankfort, KY $84,468

Oklahoma City, OK $84,403

Chillicothe, OH $84,366

Longview, TX $84,357

Topeka, KS $84,329

Mobile, AL $84,191

Terre Haute, IN $84,154

Erie, PA $84,145

Altoona, PA $84,098

Melbourne, FL $84,071

Amarillo, TX $84,034

Killeen, TX $84,006

Fayetteville, AR $83,932

Sioux Falls, SD $83,867

Chattanooga, TN $83,812

Idaho Falls, ID $83,803

Gainesville, FL $83,609

Portsmouth, OH $83,562

Little Rock, AR $83,544

Lynchburg, VA $83,544

Lafayette, LA $83,507

Youngstown, OH $83,507

Temple, TX $83,470

Daytona Beach, FL $83,452

Clarksville, TN $83,442

Pensacola, FL $83,433

Hopkinsville, KY $83,156

Charleston, WV $83,147

Florence, SC $83,101

Sioux City, IA $83,045

Macon, GA $82,777

Tallahassee, FL $82,768

Fayetteville, NC $82,749

Waco, TX $82,731

Wichita Falls, TX $82,731

Pine Bluff, AR $82,694

Vincennes, IN $82,518

Lubbock, TX $82,481

Great Falls, MT $82,426

Alamogordo, NM $82,417

Abilene, TX $82,343

Rapid City, SD $82,223

Monroe, LA $82,223

Albany, GA $82,167

Huntington, WV $82,158

Jackson, MS $82,149

Greenville, MS $82,140

Parkersburg, WV $82,047

Montgomery, AL $82,029

Johnstown, PA $82,010

Springfield, MO $81,936

Biloxi, MS $81,890

Sumter, SC $81,696

Columbus, GA $81,687

Twin Falls, ID $81,631

Pascagoula, MS $81,511

Kingsport, TN $81,271

Gulfport, MS $81,243

Alexandria, LA $80,938

Fort Smith, AR $80,707

El Paso, TX $80,458

Helena, MT $80,338

Las Cruces, NM $80,042

Harlingen, TX $79,784

Pocatello, ID $79,700

Florence, AL $79,673

Brownsville, TX $79,654

Dothan, AL $79,506

Mcallen, TX $79,460

Columbus, MS $78,776

Altus, OK $78,351

Lawton, OK $78,176

Pierre, SD $77,843

What Skills Can Increase a Camera Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Camera Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$97,015	5%
Flexibility	$96,091	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,167	3%
Innovation	$95,167	3%
Leadership	$95,167	3%
Upselling	$94,243	2%

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Camera Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Camera Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$82,386

Average $92,396/year

$99,903

$6,866

Average $7,700/month

$8,325

$1,584

Average $1,777/week

$1,921

$40

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,903	$8,325	$1,921	$48
Average	$92,396	$7,700	$1,777	$44
25th Percentile	$82,386	$6,866	$1,584	$40

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Salaries for a Camera Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,028 in 2023 to around $98,528 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Camera Engineer salary trends, .

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