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 $77,538, a Camera Engineer (4-7 years)earns $94,484, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $109,323, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $112,955, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $177,018,

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 $102,247, California $101,859, Massachusetts $100,502. 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: $93,701; Video Camera Operator: $73,313; Freelance Camera Operator: $73,135; Camera Assistant: $55,448; Studio Camera Operator: $49,829.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Camera Engineer in the United States is $92,348 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): $106,358
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,094 to $99,681
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,758

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,681	$8,307	$1,917	$48
Average	$92,348	$7,696	$1,776	$44
25th Percentile	$82,094	$6,841	$1,579	$39

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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): $77,538
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,484
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,323
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,955
Expert (over 8 years): $177,018

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$77,538
Camera En... Level Camera Engineer	$94,484
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$109,323
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$112,955
Workforce... Level Camera Engineer	$177,018

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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: $102,247.
California: $101,859.
Massachusetts: $100,502.

District of Columbia $102,247

California $101,859

Massachusetts $100,502

Washington $100,132

New Jersey $100,095

Alaska $99,966

Connecticut $98,692

New York $98,175

Hawaii $96,522

Rhode Island $95,746

Maryland $95,220

Minnesota $94,499

Colorado $94,222

Illinois $94,130

Oregon $93,779

Delaware $93,520

New Hampshire $93,358

Virginia $92,994

Pennsylvania $91,932

Nevada $91,396

North Dakota $91,221

Michigan $90,944

Wisconsin $90,842

Vermont $90,639

Texas $90,076

Maine $90,039

Arizona $89,983

Ohio $89,919

Georgia $89,069

Indiana $88,644

Wyoming $88,561

Utah $88,432

Iowa $88,377

Kansas $87,933

Louisiana $87,804

North Carolina $87,758

Missouri $87,739

Florida $87,379

Montana $87,185

Nebraska $87,001

Kentucky $86,899

South Carolina $86,530

Tennessee $86,299

Idaho $86,206

New Mexico $85,532

Oklahoma $85,384

Alabama $84,840

South Dakota $83,925

Arkansas $83,427

West Virginia $83,159

Mississippi $82,356

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: $116,478
San Francisco: $115,203
Oakland: $112,775

San Jose, CA $116,478

San Francisco, CA $115,203

Oakland, CA $112,775

New York, NY $106,328

Paramus, NJ $105,035

Queens Village, NY $105,031

Passaic, NJ $104,943

Bergenfield, NJ $104,934

Stamford, CT $104,731

Huntington, NY $104,693

Newark, NJ $104,011

Bridgeport, CT $103,816

Vallejo, CA $103,632

New Brunswick, NJ $103,595

Petaluma, CA $103,540

Middlesex, NJ $103,365

Somerset, NJ $103,300

Santa Cruz, CA $103,180

Boston, MA $102,617

Monterey, CA $102,292

Seattle, WA $102,081

Santa Rosa, CA $102,062

Los Angeles, CA $102,035

Juneau, AK $101,795

Washington, DC $101,693

Orange, CA $101,364

Santa Ana, CA $101,121

Long Beach, CA $101,028

Anaheim, CA $101,010

Anchorage, AK $100,964

Santa Maria, CA $100,686

Everett, WA $100,668

Danbury, CT $100,343

Bremerton, WA $100,216

Tacoma, WA $99,883

New Suffolk, NY $99,881

Sacramento, CA $99,855

Santa Barbara, CA $99,754

Trenton, NJ $99,652

San Diego, CA $99,652

Brockton, MA $99,551

Fairbanks, AK $99,324

Lompoc, CA $99,089

Lowell, MA $99,014

Ventura, CA $98,997

Nashua, NH $98,978

Stockton, CA $98,969

Modesto, CA $98,295

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,092

Olympia, WA $97,916

Kennewick, WA $97,916

New Haven, CT $97,879

Lawrence, MA $97,547

Hartford, CT $97,454

Riverside, CA $97,436

New Bedford, MA $97,343

Richland, WA $97,343

Bakersfield, CA $97,214

San Bernardino, CA $97,177

New Britain, CT $97,168

Atlantic City, NJ $97,168

New London, CT $97,131

Norwich, CT $97,103

Portsmouth, NH $97,085

Boulder, CO $96,889

Portland, OR $96,762

Worcester, MA $96,752

Minneapolis, MN $96,466

Philadelphia, PA $96,337

Honolulu, HI $96,032

Saint Paul, MN $95,988

Vineland, NJ $95,968

Providence, RI $95,700

Chicago, IL $95,432

Bellingham, WA $95,321

Springfield, MA $95,247

Baltimore, MD $95,220

Chico, CA $94,989

Pittsfield, MA $94,739

Manchester, NH $94,564

Spokane, WA $94,158

Denver, CO $94,148

Albany, NY $93,714

Troy, NY $93,677

Nassau, NY $93,578

Schenectady, NY $93,483

Wilmington, DE $93,409

Burlington, VT $93,280

Salem, OR $93,243

Portland, ME $92,957

Yakima, WA $92,865

Rochester, MN $92,578

Reno, NV $92,532

Fresno, CA $92,532

Milwaukee, WI $92,449

Detroit, MI $92,357

Ann Arbor, MI $92,341

Allentown, PA $92,329

Colorado Springs, CO $92,172

Syracuse, NY $92,126

Carson City, NV $92,126

Houston, TX $91,997

Eugene, OR $91,950

Gary, IN $91,840

Springfield, OR $91,766

Bismarck, ND $91,747

Galveston, TX $91,683

Medford, OR $91,544

Fort Collins, CO $91,507

Concord, NH $91,461

Austin, TX $91,433

Mesa, AZ $91,239

Reading, PA $91,230

Phoenix, AZ $91,221

Dallas, TX $91,193

Saint Cloud, MN $91,105

Madison, WI $90,981

Utica, NY $90,731

Rochester, NY $90,584

Des Moines, IA $90,574

Raleigh, NC $90,565

Atlanta, GA $90,427

Battle Creek, MI $90,399

Salt Lake City, UT $90,371

Lancaster, PA $90,233

Harrisburg, PA $90,103

Kansas City, MO $90,011

Champaign, IL $89,993

Kansas City, KS $89,993

Fort Worth, TX $89,983

Columbus, OH $89,968

Boca Raton, FL $89,946

Pittsburgh, PA $89,910

Richmond, VA $89,873

Indianapolis, IN $89,854

Cleveland, OH $89,845

Las Vegas, NV $89,734

Cincinnati, OH $89,734

Petersburg, VA $89,596

Huntsville, AL $89,457

Lansing, MI $89,395

Lebanon, PA $89,383

Pueblo, CO $89,374

Appleton, WI $89,346

Buffalo, NY $89,309

Dayton, OH $89,282

Racine, WI $89,263

Charlotte, NC $89,254

Saint Louis, MO $89,226

York, PA $89,171

Elkhart, IN $89,171

Gastonia, NC $89,153

Billings, MT $89,131

Beaumont, TX $89,106

Lorain, OH $89,088

Benton Harbor, MI $89,069

Toledo, OH $89,051

Binghamton, NY $89,005

Rock Hill, SC $88,995

Rockford, IL $88,949

Springfield, IL $88,912

Elyria, OH $88,903

Fargo, ND $88,903

Flagstaff, AZ $88,838

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,783

Duluth, MN $88,727

Miami, FL $88,727

Cheyenne, WY $88,663

Grand Forks, ND $88,663

Bangor, ME $88,460

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,358

Durham, NC $88,319

Louisville, KY $88,312

Grand Rapids, MI $88,293

Hialeah, FL $88,284

Casper, WY $88,155

Scranton, PA $88,044

New Orleans, LA $88,016

Virginia Beach, VA $88,007

Akron, OH $87,961

Peoria, IL $87,841

Sarasota, FL $87,822

Nashville, TN $87,758

Omaha, NE $87,758

Green Bay, WI $87,758

Baton Rouge, LA $87,712

Charleston, SC $87,693

Jamestown, NY $87,647

Davenport, IA $87,647

Tucson, AZ $87,601

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,545

Tampa, FL $87,527

Evansville, IN $87,472

Port Arthur, TX $87,472

Bradenton, FL $87,435

Santa Fe, NM $87,268

Orlando, FL $87,102

Clearwater, FL $87,074

Canton, OH $86,881

La Crosse, WI $86,881

Albuquerque, NM $86,825

Newport News, VA $86,816

High Point, NC $86,788

Ogden, UT $86,751

Corpus Christi, TX $86,677

Norfolk, VA $86,622

Laramie, WY $86,622

Rock Island, IL $86,567

Saginaw, MI $86,548

Jacksonville, FL $86,539

Salisbury, NC $86,520

Boise, ID $86,502

Moline, IL $86,456

Fort Myers, FL $86,428

Memphis, TN $86,410

Tulsa, OK $86,363

Waterloo, IA $86,308

Spartanburg, SC $86,216

Lincoln, NE $86,169

Fort Wayne, IN $86,151

Provo, UT $86,142

Cedar Falls, IA $86,031

San Antonio, TX $85,994

Greensboro, NC $85,957

South Bend, IN $85,948

Savannah, GA $85,846

Muskegon, MI $85,809

Birmingham, AL $85,800

Winston Salem, NC $85,755

Lake Charles, LA $85,532

Anderson, IN $85,514

Lexington, KY $85,486

Augusta, GA $85,458

Greenville, SC $85,458

Lima, OH $85,384

Wichita, KS $85,375

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,375

Columbia, SC $85,292

Springfield, OH $85,274

Asheville, NC $85,126

Bloomington, IN $85,061

Knoxville, TN $84,729

Shreveport, LA $84,720

Wilmington, NC $84,600

Roanoke, VA $84,600

Topeka, KS $84,433

Frankfort, KY $84,423

Oklahoma City, OK $84,359

Chillicothe, OH $84,323

Longview, TX $84,313

Melbourne, FL $84,304

Sioux Falls, SD $84,156

Mobile, AL $84,147

Terre Haute, IN $84,110

Altoona, PA $84,055

Amarillo, TX $83,990

Killeen, TX $83,962

Fayetteville, AR $83,888

Chattanooga, TN $83,861

Sioux City, IA $83,778

Idaho Falls, ID $83,759

Lynchburg, VA $83,685

Gainesville, FL $83,565

Portsmouth, OH $83,519

Little Rock, AR $83,501

Lafayette, LA $83,464

Youngstown, OH $83,464

Daytona Beach, FL $83,408

Clarksville, TN $83,399

Pensacola, FL $83,390

Temple, TX $83,383

Hopkinsville, KY $83,113

Erie, PA $83,094

Florence, SC $83,057

Charleston, WV $82,910

Great Falls, MT $82,863

Macon, GA $82,734

Tallahassee, FL $82,725

Fayetteville, NC $82,706

Waco, TX $82,688

Helena, MT $82,623

Pine Bluff, AR $82,588

Vincennes, IN $82,476

Lubbock, TX $82,439

Alamogordo, NM $82,383

Twin Falls, ID $82,300

Rapid City, SD $82,272

Jackson, MS $82,106

Huntington, WV $82,100

Greenville, MS $82,097

Parkersburg, WV $82,003

Montgomery, AL $81,986

Wichita Falls, TX $81,894

Springfield, MO $81,894

Biloxi, MS $81,848

Monroe, LA $81,755

Johnstown, PA $81,691

Sumter, SC $81,654

Columbus, GA $81,644

Pascagoula, MS $81,469

Abilene, TX $81,469

Kingsport, TN $81,229

Albany, GA $81,229

Gulfport, MS $81,201

Alexandria, LA $80,896

Fort Smith, AR $80,666

El Paso, TX $80,416

Las Cruces, NM $80,001

Harlingen, TX $79,766

Pocatello, ID $79,751

Florence, AL $79,631

Brownsville, TX $79,613

Mcallen, TX $79,419

Dothan, AL $79,290

Columbus, MS $78,741

Altus, OK $78,311

Lawton, OK $78,135

Pierre, SD $77,803

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	$96,965	5%
Flexibility	$96,041	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,118	3%
Innovation	$95,118	3%
Leadership	$95,118	3%
Upselling	$94,194	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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$82,094

Average $92,348/year

$99,681

$6,841

Average $7,696/month

$8,307

$1,579

Average $1,776/week

$1,917

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,681	$8,307	$1,917	$48
Average	$92,348	$7,696	$1,776	$44
25th Percentile	$82,094	$6,841	$1,579	$39

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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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