Free earnings calculator for photographers
How much does a real estate photographer make?
Shoots per week, your price, your costs. See the monthly and yearly number, and how many quote requests it takes to get there.
Median in the US.
Editing, travel, gear, software, insurance. 30% is a common figure.
Take-home per year
$30,240
$43,200 in revenue, $12,960 in costs, from 192 shoots.
- Take-home per month$2,520
- Revenue per month$3,600
- Per shoot after costs$158
- Shoots per month16
- Quote requests needed per month, at one in four64
The default price is the median of packages published on PropPhoto, updated 2026-10-09. The pipeline line assumes one booking per four quotes, a typical close rate for inbound requests. Change any number.
What moves the number
Three levers, in order
Price
The median package is the floor for a full-time income. Every $25 on the price is $4,800 a year at four shoots a week. Check the rate benchmark before you cut it.
Volume
Four shoots a week is a part-time calendar. Ten is full time with editing. Volume comes from repeat clients, so answer every request the same day.
Costs
Editing, travel, and software eat 25 to 35 percent. Outsourced editing costs money and buys time. Time is the lever that raises volume.
Next step
Fill the calendar
A public profile with a price and six photos gets quote requests from your city. Listing is free.