Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Salary — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The average Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania earns $45,410 a year.

$45,410 / year, mean
↓ 47.2% below national average 50th percentile in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Pennsylvania — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's well below the national average for camera operators, television, video, and film — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 7.2%
Cost of living 99 #68 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,126 #95 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $79,281 #53 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Harrisburg ranks #68 for cost of living and #95 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Los Angeles $109,940 San Francisco $103,230 Chicago $95,720 New York $95,180 Rochester $94,650 Fresno $84,910 Santa Maria $81,290 Sacramento $80,940 Jacksonville $78,300 Baltimore $75,610 Seattle $75,590 Austin $75,370 Orlando $73,980 Tampa $70,830 San Antonio $69,660 Miami $69,340 Dallas $67,780 Houston $64,130 San Diego $62,930 Albany $62,220 Detroit $61,610 Grand Rapids $60,280 Indianapolis $59,710 Richmond $59,130 Lexington $56,020 Philadelphia $55,880 Virginia Beach $55,470 Allentown $54,640 Louisville $53,170 Spokane $50,830 Harrisburg $45,410 Pittsburgh $44,570
CityMean salaryvs. Harrisburg
Albany, New York$62,220+37.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$54,640+20.3%
Austin, Texas$75,370+66.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$75,610+66.5%
Chicago, Illinois$95,720+110.8%
Dallas, Texas$67,780+49.3%
Detroit, Michigan$61,610+35.7%
Fresno, California$84,910+87.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$60,280+32.7%
Houston, Texas$64,130+41.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$59,710+31.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$78,300+72.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$56,020+23.4%
Los Angeles, California$109,940+142.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$53,170+17.1%
Miami, Florida$69,340+52.7%
New York, New York$95,180+109.6%
Orlando, Florida$73,980+62.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$55,880+23.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$44,570-1.8%
Richmond, Virginia$59,130+30.2%
Rochester, New York$94,650+108.4%
Sacramento, California$80,940+78.2%
San Antonio, Texas$69,660+53.4%
San Diego, California$62,930+38.6%
San Francisco, California$103,230+127.3%
Santa Maria, California$81,290+79.0%
Seattle, Washington$75,590+66.5%
Spokane, Washington$50,830+11.9%
Tampa, Florida$70,830+56.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$55,470+22.2%
Gross salary
45,410/yr
Estimated take-home
37,273/yr
Est. total withheld
17.9%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-4031 SOC code
Official area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 25420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Carlisle
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
597,894