The average Cinematographer makes, I think, $65,000 a year. I believe that’s around the average, but that also takes into account several Cinematographers who make millions of dollars a year. There is a very vast range between people who barely make it by and people who do incredibly well.
The base salary for a union Cinematographer on a television show minimum is $5,500 a week. Typically if you work features you make a little bit less or a little bit more depending on the budget of the film, which is usually about 1% of the budget.