Do photographers make good money?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

No, photographers do not make good money. It is very hard to become a professional photographer that makes a consistently good living. Many photographers have to have second jobs in order to keep up with living expenses.

Full-time working photographers earn annual salaries that range from $30,000 to $70,000 per year. Being a creative profession, full-time positions as a photographer are hard to obtain because you are normally in competition with many talented photographers.

The average photographer makes a wage of $20.84 per hour, which would be decent, except when you are a photographer, you need to keep up with the tech trends of the industry. This includes purchasing cameras, lenses, lights, software, and a whole host of other gear needed to perform most photography.

There are extremely well-paid photographers, of course, but these are few and far between. Most photographers are not well-compensated for their talents and skills.