How much do Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film, the published 10th percentile is $44,140 and the 90th percentile is $80,850. The difference is $36,710, which is 57.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,380 to the 75th at $79,750, covers $28,370.

The mean annual wage is $69,060, which sits above the median of $63,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $74,990 for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,733, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% higher than the North Carolina median of $62,720.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film at $65,733 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 138 miles away, with a median of $62,720 and employment of 120. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,898, against $65,733 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 197 miles away, with a median of $53,180 and employment of 70. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,449, against $65,733 here.