How much do Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $34,920 and the 90th percentile is $43,490. The difference is $8,570, which is 22.1% 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 $36,650 to the 75th at $39,740, covers $3,090.

The mean annual wage is $38,800, which sits below the median of $38,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $40,610 for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,613, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% higher than the Arizona median of $36,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators at $37,613 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.