SOC 27-4021 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Photographers make in Killeen-Temple, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Photographers in Killeen-Temple, TX is $32,780. The 10th percentile is $23,920 and the 90th percentile is $55,000. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$32,780
- 10th percentile
- $23,920
- 25th percentile
- $27,850
- Median
- $32,780
- 75th percentile
- $45,810
- 90th percentile
- $55,000
- Mean
- $37,140
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $23,920 and the 90th percentile is $55,000. The difference is $31,080, which is 94.8% 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 $27,850 to the 75th at $45,810, covers $17,960.
The mean annual wage is $37,140, which sits above the median of $32,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Killeen-Temple, TX median is 26.6% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,970, which is 19.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 20.6% lower than the Texas median of $41,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Killeen-Temple, TX is 91.132, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $35,970 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. Killeen-Temple, TX ranks 7th of 7 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).).
- Waco, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $44,300 and employment of 30. That median is 35.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,866, against $35,970 here.
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $38,970 and employment of 540. That median is 18.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,739, against $35,970 here.
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $43,970 and employment of 1,480. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,652, against $35,970 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Killeen-Temple, TX · Photographers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Photographers make in Killeen-Temple, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Photographers in Killeen-Temple, TX is $32,780. The 10th percentile is $23,920 and the 90th percentile is $55,000.
How does that compare with the national median for Photographers?
The local median is 26.6% lower than the national median of $44,660.
What is Photographers pay in Killeen-Temple, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Killeen-Temple, TX is 91.132, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $32,780 is $35,970. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Killeen-Temple, TX compare with nearby metros for Photographers?
Waco, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 40 miles away, at $44,300. Killeen-Temple, TX ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.