How much do Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $40,010 and the 90th percentile is $104,430. The difference is $64,420, which is 113.9% 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 $46,350 to the 75th at $76,110, covers $29,760.

The mean annual wage is $62,380, which sits above the median of $56,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 39.3% higher than the national median of $40,610 for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,212, which is 26.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% higher than the California median of $47,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators at $51,212 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 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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).).

• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $54,400 and employment of 130. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,054, against $51,212 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $46,810 and employment of 40. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,883, against $51,212 here.