Income Knowledge For Different Photography Jobs

Looking on various websites I came across this one which I found helpful because it not only gives a small amount on info on the income a photography job brings but it gives tips and information on what you need to reach the goal of becoming a professional photographer.

http://creativepool.com/articles/jobdescriptions/photographer-job-description

Salary and other benefits

These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay may vary, depending on the employer and where people live.

• Junior assistant photographers start at about £12,000 a year.
• With experience this may rise to around £20,000.
• Some specialists earn over £50,000.

Income varies for freelancers depending on experience and workload, and they can earn between £150 and £600 a day.

As of right now I don't know what job I want when I leave university, ideally I would like a photography related job but I'll have to take up whatever opportunities are thrown my way at first then hopefully progress onto the path that I'm hoping will lead to a successful photography career. The type of photography I think I want to work in would be either freelance or editorial, I know these seem strange as they're both incredibly different yet I do have a strong interest in both. I'm assuming freelance would be harder to earn a living from so I would like to run both of these jobs side by side, at least until I'm earning enough.

http://petapixel.com/2013/07/09/the-economic-realities-of-editorial-photography/

Freelance fees in the editorial space currently range from $1,000 at the occasional high-paying national publication, down to around $65 at some regional newspapers. The average creative fee currently seems to hover between $200-$500 at the national magazines, wire services and larger newspapers. Working for these rates can lead to a decent standard of living if you’re able to shoot regularly enough so that the income is consistent.

For example, if you were to shoot three days per week — one day for the New York Times, one day for Sports Illustrated and one day for the AP — you’d make around $1,050 for that week. If you could do that every week, a 50-week income would be around $52,500 per year before taxes, retirement funding, health insurance costs, equipment acquisition and marketing expenses.