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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operatorss in the United States earn a median salary of $40,100/year ($19.28/hr). Salaries range from $30,840 to $69,290 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$31K
10th percentile
$34K
25th percentile
$40K
Median
$52K
75th percentile
$69K
90th percentile

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
New York$72K$34.69/hr340
Washington$52K$24.87/hr70
Michigan$52K$24.8/hr720
Maryland$51K$24.41/hr120
Ohio$50K$24.1/hr30
California$46K$22.04/hr940
Wisconsin$45K$21.52/hr90
New Jersey$41K$19.83/hr90
Utah$40K$19.35/hr110
Kentucky$39K$18.7/hr60

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$75K40
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$69K320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$53K120
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$50K30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49K60
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$49K360
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$48K40
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47K70
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$45K70
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44K50
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