SOC 27-4021 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Photographers Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for photographers in Fort Myers, Florida is $49,710 a year ($23.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,380: half of the 210 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,592).

$49,710average per year

$23.90 / hourMedian $45,380Take-home ≈ $42,122

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

210people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 16Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Photographers pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,240 or more. The middle half of photographers in Fort Myers earn between $36,150 and $59,990.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,710$4,142$23.90
Median$45,380$3,782$21.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,150$3,012$17.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,990$4,999$28.84

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Photographers salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $49,710, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $42,122 a year, or $3,510 a month and $1,620 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for photographers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $49,710 buys what about $48,569 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Photographers salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 8th of 16 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($58,140).

All Photographers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for photographers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($83,790).

Photographers salary by city

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Photographers salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do photographers make an hour in Fort Myers?

$23.90 an hour on average, and $21.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level photographers salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the photographers take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $42,122 a year ($3,510 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,710. Florida has no state income tax.

Do photographers earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,592).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-4021; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.04, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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