Producers and Directors salary
The median pay for producers and directors in the United States is $90,360 a year. About 143,120 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $45,780
- 25th percentile
- $62,670
- Median percentile
- $90,360
- 75th percentile
- $134,800
- 90th percentile
- $198,540
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $129,790
- New Jersey $119,840
- New York $107,550
- District of Columbia $104,270
- Connecticut $88,260
- Oregon $87,460
- Rhode Island $84,250
- Washington $81,550
- Illinois $81,080
- Massachusetts $80,970
- Georgia $79,950
- Florida $79,920
- Maryland $79,350
- Nevada $78,480
- Colorado $78,060
- Minnesota $76,360
- Utah $76,350
- Pennsylvania $75,460
- Tennessee $73,020
- Delaware $72,650
- Texas $71,710
- Maine $71,320
- Ohio $69,350
- Arizona $67,320
- Missouri $66,460
- Wisconsin $66,390
- Hawaii $66,190
- Virginia $65,900
- Michigan $65,720
- North Carolina $63,700
- Alabama $63,340
- Louisiana $62,920
- Oklahoma $61,600
- New Hampshire $61,560
- Idaho $61,150
- Kansas $60,600
- Wyoming $60,420
- South Dakota $60,260
- Indiana $59,870
- Iowa $58,550
- North Dakota $57,870
- South Carolina $56,030
- Vermont $55,660
- Kentucky $54,550
- Alaska $54,060
- Montana $52,580
- Nebraska $52,580
- Mississippi $48,100
- West Virginia $46,660
- Arkansas $38,820
By metro area
- Los Angeles, CA $131,600
- San Francisco, CA $130,640
- Trenton, NJ $110,190
- New York, NY $108,460
- Waterbury, CT $102,340
- Washington, DC $100,270
- Bridgeport, CT $100,060
- San Diego, CA $99,520
- Salem, OR $98,900
- Riverside, CA $97,360
- Bakersfield, CA $92,510
- Bellingham, WA $92,220
- Provo, UT $89,390
- Portland, OR $88,450
- Miami, FL $87,980
- Vallejo, CA $87,910
- Salinas, CA $87,900
- Seattle, WA $86,680
- Chicago, IL $85,040
- Boston, MA $83,850
- Rochester, NY $83,030
- St. Louis, MO $82,750
- Kiryas Joel, NY $82,440
- Boulder, CO $81,500
- Orlando, FL $80,960
- Baltimore, MD $80,850
- Denver, CO $80,590
- Las Vegas, NV $79,970
- Atlanta, GA $79,950
- Amherst Town, MA $79,700
- Syracuse, NY $79,680
- Nashville, TN $79,590
- Atlantic City, NJ $79,520
- Buffalo, NY $79,450
- Philadelphia, PA $79,070
- Albany, NY $78,810
- Fresno, CA $78,730
- Minneapolis, MN $78,660
- Providence, RI $78,530
- Jacksonville, FL $78,340
- Austin, TX $78,050
- New Haven, CT $77,790
- Santa Cruz, CA $77,530
- Medford, OR $77,350
- Dallas, TX $77,260
- Columbus, OH $76,930
- Santa Maria, CA $76,860
- Detroit, MI $76,290
- Olympia, WA $74,980
- Charlotte, NC $74,850
- Tampa, FL $74,810
- Kingston, NY $74,520
- Eugene, OR $74,110
- Harrisburg, PA $73,280
- Phoenix, AZ $72,740
- Rochester, MN $72,580
- Deltona, FL $72,490
- Lansing, MI $72,350
- Norwich, CT $72,280
- Pensacola, FL $72,000
- Altoona, PA $71,940
- San Luis Obispo, CA $71,500
- Youngstown, OH $71,400
- Cleveland, OH $71,160
- Hartford, CT $71,030
- Gainesville, FL $70,470
- Durham, NC $69,820
- Worcester, MA $69,270
- Auburn, AL $69,170
- Madison, WI $68,350
- North Port, FL $67,780
- Cincinnati, OH $67,620
- Ann Arbor, MI $67,600
- Raleigh, NC $67,460
- Allentown, PA $67,230
- Kansas City, MO $66,470
- Champaign, IL $66,420
- Oklahoma City, OK $66,130
- Birmingham, AL $66,110
- Panama City, FL $65,940
- Tallahassee, FL $65,930
- Pittsburgh, PA $65,640
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,450
- Ithaca, NY $65,410
- Lakeland, FL $65,210
- Montgomery, AL $65,130
- Fort Collins, CO $64,990
- Santa Fe, NM $64,990
- Bozeman, MT $64,710
- Blacksburg, VA $64,660
- San Antonio, TX $64,550
- Tucson, AZ $64,530
- Colorado Springs, CO $64,380
- Dayton, OH $64,230
- Baton Rouge, LA $64,120
- Lancaster, PA $64,010
- Houston, TX $63,950
- Barnstable Town, MA $63,780
- Milwaukee, WI $63,320
- Akron, OH $63,260
- Iowa City, IA $63,090
- Portland, ME $63,090
- Redding, CA $63,010
- Asheville, NC $62,880
- Fayetteville, NC $62,760
- Reno, NV $62,720
- Manchester, NH $62,530
- Cape Coral, FL $62,470
- Greensboro, NC $62,400
- Des Moines, IA $62,370
- Utica, NY $62,310
- Toledo, OH $62,220
- Grand Rapids, MI $62,160
- Green Bay, WI $62,040
- Tuscaloosa, AL $61,830
- Chattanooga, TN $61,660
- Scranton, PA $61,660
- Spokane, WA $61,430
- Huntsville, AL $61,400
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,350