I’m a full-time, in-house photographer for a small-medium sized company in Florida. Total compensation is about $83,000 ($70,000 salary base + $13,000 benefits). I get yearly raises at about $4,000-6,000. Bonuses are also possible in years where company profits are good.

Top three best advice I've received for my career: -Show what you want to do more of, don't show what you don't want to do -Do the best that you can in the place where you are -La fruta madura cae - "ripe fruit falls," which reminds me to let time do its work as I build my career

Having a successful long-term career in photojournalism or documentary is difficult. You have to want to be a journalist and be passionate about the good that it can do more than anything else in life.

I live in a small city where I'm one of the highest paid local photographers in terms of hourly and day rates.

I think owning my own gear and having my own space for shoots has been huge in my work. I sometimes go weeks without a day off, and sometimes weeks without having any gigs.