The median annual wage for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $53,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $58,590.
Pay spans roughly $39,840 at the 10th percentile to $94,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.62 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as photographic process workers and processing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $53,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $58,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.62 |
| 10th percentile | $39,840 |
| 90th percentile | $94,690 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.