Side-by-side distribution
Photographer
$52,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.8%
- Live roles
- 46
Videographer
$105,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.9%
- Live roles
- 128
Highest-paying jobs
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Consumer Electronics Videographer & Photographer
Highest-paying jobs
Video & Visual Application Content Producer
Video Content Producer - AI Trainer
Multimedia Specialist/Commercial Video Producer
Creative Video Producer
Videographer
Temporary Videographer / Editor (YouTube Long-Form Content), part-time
Lead Video Producer
Senior Producer, Reporter Video
Senior Producer, Video (Trust)
Video Content Producer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Treatwell
|
$156,750 | 9 |
TurboTenant
|
$100,000 | 2 |
Major League Baseball
|
$52,000 | 2 |
Clutch Technologies Inc.
|
$41,600 | 2 |
Fuku
|
$6,000 | 2 |
|
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$130,000 | 1 |
Sticker Mule
|
$75,000 | 1 |
Invisible Agency
|
$73,840 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
The New York Times
|
$150,000 | 5 |
Bjak
|
$70,114 | 5 |
Snowball
|
$140,000 | 2 |
Vox Media, LLC
|
$102,500 | 2 |
Faraday Future
|
$94,250 | 2 |
Forbes
|
$70,650 | 2 |
|
Fuku
|
$6,000 | 2 |
|
Apera AI Inc
|
$556,500 | 1 |
Videographer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 5 |
| New York | $140,000 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $95,000 | 3 |
Photographer vs Videographer: which pays more?
The median for Photographer is $52,000 per year (typically $41,600–$93,750), versus $105,500 for Videographer ($73,779–$146,250). That puts Videographer about 103% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Photographer and Videographer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.