SOC 51-9151 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Jacksonville, Florida is $42,400 a year ($20.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,490: half of the 40 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,524).

$42,400average per year

$20.39 / hourMedian $43,490Take-home ≈ $36,248

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,130 or more. The middle half of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Jacksonville earn between $35,710 and $49,130.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,400$3,533$20.38
Median$43,490$3,624$20.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,710$2,976$17.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,130$4,094$23.62

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

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $42,400, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $36,248 a year, or $3,021 a month and $1,394 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 Jacksonville a good place for photographic process workers and processing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $42,400 buys what about $42,620 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 2nd of 3 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($50,080).

All Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for photographic process workers and processing machine operators

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,500).

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary by city

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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do photographic process workers and processing machine operators make an hour in Jacksonville?

$20.39 an hour on average, and $20.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level photographic process workers and processing machine operators salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the photographic process workers and processing machine operators take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $36,248 a year ($3,021 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,400. Florida has no state income tax.

Do photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,524).

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 51-9151; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 1.84, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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