Producer and Director Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$90,360
$43.44/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,780 | $22.01 |
| 25th percentile | $62,670 | $30.13 |
| Median | $90,360 | $43.44 |
| 75th percentile | $134,800 | $64.81 |
| 90th percentile | $198,540 | $95.45 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 143,120
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| California | ||
| 1st | $129,790 | $117,224 1st |
| New Jersey | ||
| 2nd | $119,840 | $110,142 2nd |
| New York | ||
| 3rd | $107,550 | $99,656 3rd |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 4th | $104,270 | $94,876 4th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 5th | $88,260 | $85,185 5th |
| Oregon | ||
| 6th | $87,460 | $84,616 6th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 7th | $84,250 | $82,372 8th |
| Washington | ||
| 8th | $81,550 | $76,206 17th |
| Illinois | ||
| 9th | $81,080 | $81,114 9th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 10th | $80,970 | $76,562 16th |
| Georgia | ||
| 11th | $79,950 | $83,028 7th |
| Florida | ||
| 12th | $79,920 | $77,282 14th |
| Maryland | ||
| 13th | $79,350 | $75,601 19th |
| Nevada | ||
| 14th | $78,480 | $78,496 11th |
| Colorado | ||
| 15th | $78,060 | $75,748 18th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 16th | $76,360 | $77,428 12th |
| Utah | ||
| 17th | $76,350 | $77,227 15th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 18th | $75,460 | $77,338 13th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 19th | $73,020 | $79,482 10th |
| Delaware | ||
| 20th | $72,650 | $72,790 24th |
| Texas | ||
| 21st | $71,710 | $73,884 21st |
| Maine | ||
| 22nd | $71,320 | $73,488 22nd |
| Ohio | ||
| 23rd | $69,350 | $74,752 20th |
| Arizona | ||
| 24th | $67,320 | $66,867 33rd |
| Missouri | ||
| 25th | $66,460 | $73,180 23rd |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 26th | $66,390 | $70,556 27th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 27th | $66,190 | $60,200 41st |
| Virginia | ||
| 28th | $65,900 | $65,180 36th |
| Michigan | ||
| 29th | $65,720 | $68,304 29th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 30th | $63,700 | $67,532 31st |
| Alabama | ||
| 31st | $63,340 | $71,310 26th |
| Louisiana | ||
| 32nd | $62,920 | $71,332 25th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 33rd | $61,600 | $70,125 28th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 34th | $61,560 | $59,099 43rd |
| Idaho | ||
| 35th | $61,150 | $64,035 39th |
| Kansas | ||
| 36th | $60,600 | $67,282 32nd |
| Wyoming | ||
| 37th | $60,420 | $65,184 35th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 38th | $60,260 | $68,024 30th |
| Indiana | ||
| 39th | $59,870 | $64,149 38th |
| Iowa | ||
| 40th | $58,550 | $66,715 34th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 41st | $57,870 | $65,052 37th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 42nd | $56,030 | $59,766 42nd |
| Vermont | ||
| 43rd | $55,660 | $56,820 45th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 44th | $54,550 | $60,504 40th |
| Alaska | ||
| 45th | $54,060 | $52,814 48th |
| Montana | ||
| 46th | $52,580 | $55,555 46th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 46th | $52,580 | $58,355 44th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 48th | $48,100 | $55,317 47th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 49th | $46,660 | $52,136 49th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 50th | $38,820 | $44,653 50th |
Places with the same median share a rank and are listed alphabetically.
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +4.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Media Programming Directors
- Talent Directors
- Media Technical Directors/Managers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Producers and Directors; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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