Free rate benchmark for photographers, updated 2026-10-22
What should you charge for real estate photography?
Published packages run $150 to $300, median $225. Enter your price and see where it sits in your state.
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All packages, United States
$150 to $300
Median $225, from 952 published packages.
Enter your price to see where it sits.
Quartiles of packages published by photographers on PropPhoto, updated 2026-10-22. Your position between quartiles is interpolated, so treat it as a guide.
How to use it
Price the work, not the hour
Anchor on the median, then move for a reason
The median is what a typical client expects. Go above it with a portfolio that shows why. Go below it only to fill a calendar, and say so in the package name.
Sell packages, not a rate card
Three packages beat a list of twelve services. A base photo package, a photo and drone package, and a full package with a tour. Clients pick the middle one most of the time.
Price by size, not by hour
Clients do not know how long a shoot takes. They know the square footage. Tiers by size read as fair and stop the negotiation before it starts.
Charge for speed
Next-day delivery is the standard. Same-day is a service. A flat rush fee is easier to accept than a higher base price.
By state
Package prices by state
States with at least five published packages. Each links to the client-side cost page.
- Alabamamedian $225
- Arizonamedian $200
- Arkansasmedian $175
- Californiamedian $250
- Coloradomedian $200
- Connecticutmedian $200
- District of Columbiamedian $350
- Floridamedian $239
- Georgiamedian $250
- Hawaiimedian $425
- Idahomedian $200
- Illinoismedian $200
- Indianamedian $175
- Iowamedian $150
- Kansasmedian $200
- Kentuckymedian $225
- Louisianamedian $175
- Marylandmedian $250
- Massachusettsmedian $200
- Michiganmedian $175
- Minnesotamedian $225
- Missourimedian $299
- Nebraskamedian $225
- Nevadamedian $300
- New Hampshiremedian $250
- New Jerseymedian $295
- New Yorkmedian $300
- North Carolinamedian $250
- Ohiomedian $175
- Oklahomamedian $180
- Oregonmedian $200
- Pennsylvaniamedian $195
- Rhode Islandmedian $200
- South Carolinamedian $235
- Tennesseemedian $250
- Texasmedian $200
- Utahmedian $225
- Virginiamedian $200
- Washingtonmedian $199
- Wisconsinmedian $150
Next step
Put the price on a public profile
Profiles with a price and six photos get the quote requests. Listing is free, and the profile takes ten minutes.