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Photographer Career Market Report 2026

333 active jobs. 63 companies. Median salary $50K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

333
Active Job Openings
63
Companies Hiring
$50K
Median Salary (US)
52%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Photographer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 52% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $50K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $49K to $84K.

Photography is the most-demanded skill at 100%

archipixrealestatemedia leads hiring with 94 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$69K, +201%)

Salary increase: +$69K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior12$31K$35K$45K
Mid-Level3$80K$104K$104K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$69K (201%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States29$52KUSD
Remote14$50KUSD
United Kingdom3$45KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.8%
Remote4.5%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Photography
100%
Adobe Creative Suite
30%
Residential Real Estate
27%
Editing
26%
Commercial Real Estate
24%
Broadcasting
17%
Videography
15%
iOS
14%
Journalism
12%
Adobe Premiere
10%
AI/LLM
6%
Property Management
4%

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
archipixrealestatemedia9428.2%
Costar226.6%
Nexstar195.7%
Luxemedia164.8%
Treatwell154.5%
Zillow133.9%
dancebug123.6%
Turbotenant72.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States104
Remote15
United Kingdom9
Italy7
Australia6
Germany4
Lithuania3
Spain2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree64.7%112
Master's Degree3.5%6
Bachelor's Degree2.3%4
PhD / Doctorate0.6%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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