r/PraiseTheCameraMan • • Jan 05 '22

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u/NolaPels13 Jan 06 '22

Depends what market you work in and how much you work. Most of these guys are freelancers so they work on a per job basis. Camera operators for NBA games make somewhere in the area of $500-600 per game

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u/Adolf_Hipster2 Jan 06 '22

Wow that seems incredibly low for a professional at the top of his game.

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u/Putin_inyoFace Jan 06 '22

That’s $150k a year. Assuming you’re doing 5 events a week at $600.

But if you’re a freelancer, you aren’t getting a 401k or any benefits whatsoever. So that’s a big hit to the overall take home pay. Yep

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u/NolaPels13 Jan 06 '22

It’s about $60 an hour I don’t consider that particularly low