Producers and Directors Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 342 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Producers and Directors

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Los Angeles, CA $127,590 24,110
San Francisco, CA $122,210 4,850
California $122,150 35,650
New Jersey $107,850 3,060
New York, NY-NJ $106,730 28,760
New York $104,010 29,720

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $61,210 50
      Alaska $58,240 120
      Anchorage, AK $56,800 60
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $87,920 60
      Auburn, AL $64,990 40
      Birmingham, AL $64,670 350
      Huntsville, AL $64,490 140
      Alabama $63,920 1,030
      Montgomery, AL $60,950 110
      Mobile, AL $59,020 120
      Dothan, AL $46,080 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $53,900 140
      Little Rock, AR $47,090 200
      Arkansas $39,420 530
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,720 80
      North Arkansas $24,960 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $61,340 760
      Tucson, AZ $60,970 340
      Arizona $60,260 1,290
      Prescott Valley, AZ $41,020 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Los Angeles, CA $127,590 24,110
      San Francisco, CA $122,210 4,850
      California $122,150 35,650
      San Diego, CA $88,090 1,040
      Santa Cruz, CA $84,660 60
      Sacramento, CA $83,600 590
      Riverside, CA $81,720 760
      Napa, CA $78,770 30
      Stockton, CA $78,220 40
      Santa Maria, CA $77,950 140
      San Luis Obispo, CA $77,820 60
      Vallejo, CA $77,610 40
      Santa Rosa, CA $76,950 120
      Fresno, CA $75,700 320
      Bakersfield, CA $72,900 110
      Salinas, CA $69,120 80
      Modesto, CA $66,540 40
      Redding, CA $60,900 30
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $60,010 40
      North Coast Region of California $59,820 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Colorado $80,250 60
      Boulder, CO $79,000 170
      Denver, CO $74,740 1,050
      Colorado $71,480 1,870
      Fort Collins, CO $62,320 130
      Colorado Springs, CO $60,830 270
      Southwest Colorado $60,540 40
      Greeley, CO $53,470 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $98,920 790
      Bridgeport, CT $95,540 660
      Connecticut $85,710 2,080
      Norwich, CT $74,160 50
      New Haven, CT $71,020 130
      Hartford, CT $69,990 290
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $96,530 4,610
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $93,930 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $101,840 2,410
      Naples, FL $82,300 50
      Florida $81,240 8,160
      Lakeland, FL $80,780 130
      Tampa, FL $78,130 830
      Jacksonville, FL $77,960 420
      Miami, FL $77,700 2,580
      Gainesville, FL $77,020 60
      Port St. Lucie, FL $70,210 60
      Pensacola, FL $65,540 70
      North Port, FL $63,110 210
      Tallahassee, FL $61,200 130
      Deltona, FL $59,780 50
      Panama City, FL $58,650 40
      Crestview, FL $53,900 30
      Cape Coral, FL $53,510 210
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $78,330 2,560
      Georgia $76,800 3,470
      South Georgia $71,120 40
      Savannah, GA $58,170 110
      Macon, GA $57,180 40
      Columbus, GA-AL $55,470 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $44,550 120
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $76,210 30
      Kahului, HI $71,220 30
      Hawaii $69,760 770
      Urban Honolulu, HI $68,370 700
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $65,480 40
      Northeast Iowa $59,500 40
      Des Moines, IA $58,690 220
      Northwest Iowa $58,550 50
      Waterloo, IA $57,180 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $56,950 70
      Cedar Rapids, IA $55,140 70
      Iowa $50,130 630
      Southeast Iowa $42,730 50
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $42,110 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $57,480 200
      Idaho $52,220 390
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $78,490 2,410
      Illinois $76,370 3,380
      Decatur, IL $73,000 30
      Champaign, IL $63,220 70
      Springfield, IL $60,210 150
      West Central Illinois $55,080 50
      Peoria, IL $53,110 40
      East Central Illinois $51,730 40
      Rockford, IL $45,290 100
      South Illinois $38,610 60
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IN $67,210 30
      Indiana $54,600 1,670
      South Bend, IN-MI $51,150 140
      Central Indiana $50,630 30
      Fort Wayne, IN $50,130 100
      Indianapolis, IN $49,520 740
      Evansville, IN $48,390 120
      Terre Haute, IN $35,670 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $59,000 50
      Kansas $54,750 410
      Kansas $46,740 50
      Wichita, KS $38,010 150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,340 350
      Kentucky $50,610 890
      Central Kentucky $50,360 60
      Bowling Green, KY $46,380 40
      Lexington, KY $46,170 230
      West Kentucky $39,470 30
      East Kentucky $39,150 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $70,310 410
      Louisiana $64,370 860
      Baton Rouge, LA $59,630 140
      Shreveport, LA $47,560 60
      Lafayette, LA $46,310 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $79,910 2,820
      Massachusetts $79,100 3,520
      Worcester, MA $76,360 160
      Amherst Town, MA $72,460 70
      Springfield, MA $72,060 120
      Barnstable Town, MA $70,960 50
      Massachusetts $62,340 30
      Pittsfield, MA $59,750 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $75,920 830
      Maryland $75,900 1,980
      Maryland $57,940 40
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $50,640 40
      Salisbury, MD $50,200 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $68,120 30
      Maine $67,000 300
      Portland, ME $63,130 170
      Bangor, ME $45,610 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $65,050 1,030
      Ann Arbor, MI $64,350 100
      Michigan $62,710 2,010
      Lansing, MI $62,560 170
      Kalamazoo, MI $60,050 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $59,090 150
      Mid Michigan $57,990 50
      Flint, MI $57,450 50
      Southern Michigan $56,770 40
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $48,560 40
      Northern Michigan $48,490 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $75,660 1,100
      Minnesota $61,300 1,560
      St. Cloud, MN $50,960 30
      Southeast Minnesota $48,760 50
      Northwest Minnesota $47,150 30
      Rochester, MN $45,810 60
      Duluth, MN-WI $45,470 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $66,520 580
      Kansas City, MO-KS $62,720 430
      Missouri $57,320 1,490
      Joplin, MO-KS $54,780 30
      Southwest Missouri $53,390 40
      Columbia, MO $51,090 100
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $43,390 40
      Springfield, MO $36,470 190
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $47,860 180
      Upper East Mississippi $46,690 90
      Mississippi $44,290 470
      Lower East Mississippi $37,380 40
      Gulfport, MS $37,010 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $54,160 120
      West Montana $49,400 60
      Missoula, MT $49,250 90
      Montana $49,100 460
      Billings, MT $44,030 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $77,650 1,550
      Durham, NC $73,090 230
      North Carolina $66,000 3,520
      Raleigh, NC $66,000 680
      Greensboro, NC $62,420 160
      Wilmington, NC $61,990 120
      Hickory, NC $54,890 30
      Western North Carolina $53,440 70
      Eastern North Carolina $53,250 60
      Fayetteville, NC $50,240 60
      Central North Carolina $50,180 50
      Asheville, NC $50,160 120
      Winston, NC $49,320 120
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $48,290 50
      North Dakota $48,290 180
      Fargo, ND-MN $47,880 90
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $59,400 210
      Lincoln, NE $58,750 120
      Nebraska $53,220 420
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $68,570 90
      New Hampshire $62,040 300
      Northern New Hampshire $56,090 30
      Central New Hampshire $45,460 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $107,850 3,060
      Trenton, NJ $87,280 120
      Atlantic City, NJ $83,290 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $65,980 710
      Albuquerque, NM $64,840 340
      Santa Fe, NM $55,810 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $78,920 1,220
      Nevada $78,050 1,450
      Reno, NV $68,040 170
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $106,730 28,760
      New York $104,010 29,720
      Central East New York $98,520 180
      Rochester, NY $80,320 410
      Buffalo, NY $77,240 390
      Kiryas Joel, NY $75,390 160
      Albany, NY $74,260 330
      Syracuse, NY $71,550 260
      Utica, NY $62,310 40
      Capital/Northern New York $62,190 30
      Ithaca, NY $62,190 60
      Binghamton, NY $60,160 60
      Southwest New York $59,990 40
      Kingston, NY $57,270 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $63,490 400
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $62,410 420
      Cleveland, OH $61,860 400
      Ohio $61,260 1,870
      Dayton, OH $61,140 120
      Akron, OH $60,910 70
      Southern Ohio $58,890 50
      Toledo, OH $55,460 110
      Youngstown, OH $48,140 70
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $52,550 270
      Oklahoma $51,180 780
      Oklahoma City, OK $51,180 360
      Northwest Oklahoma $48,280 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $83,250 990
      Oregon $80,610 1,340
      Salem, OR $72,330 40
      Bend, OR $63,280 60
      Eugene, OR $60,480 90
      Medford, OR $56,630 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $99,900 2,810
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,430 2,010
      Harrisburg, PA $74,670 190
      Pennsylvania $72,450 4,400
      Reading, PA $69,760 40
      Altoona, PA $68,800 30
      Scranton, PA $64,880 140
      Lancaster, PA $63,820 150
      York, PA $63,680 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $63,340 180
      Pittsburgh, PA $62,810 760
      Central Pennsylvania $60,070 40
      Erie, PA $57,410 60
      State College, PA $50,470 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $57,770 370
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $76,490 430
      Providence, RI-MA $74,290 430
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $60,100 150
      Charleston, SC $57,610 220
      South Carolina $54,870 930
      Columbia, SC $47,650 240
      Myrtle Beach, SC $46,890 80
      Spartanburg, SC $44,890 60
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $56,870 130
      South Dakota $56,340 200
      Rapid City, SD $49,610 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $77,150 980
      Tennessee $63,410 1,850
      Knoxville, TN $58,770 240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,440 210
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $56,460 110
      East Tennessee $47,570 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $42,780 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $73,540 1,420
      Dallas, TX $72,770 2,360
      Texas $63,400 7,270
      San Antonio, TX $61,020 420
      North Region of Texas $58,840 50
      McAllen, TX $57,560 50
      Houston, TX $56,000 1,200
      Waco, TX $55,810 120
      Hill Country Region of Texas $51,990 40
      College Station, TX $46,490 70
      El Paso, TX $46,240 100
      Amarillo, TX $44,830 70
      Tyler, TX $44,780 90
      Odessa, TX $44,720 30
      Beaumont, TX $44,190 50
      Brownsville, TX $43,960 30
      Corpus Christi, TX $43,300 70
      Abilene, TX $41,600 40
      Lubbock, TX $40,980 110
      Wichita Falls, TX $38,900 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $74,540 60
      Provo, UT $73,450 290
      Utah $71,500 1,280
      Salt Lake City, UT $70,030 760
      High Desert Utah $63,040 30
      St. George, UT $62,830 30
      Ogden, UT $59,190 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $70,310 2,800
      Blacksburg, VA $64,660 30
      Harrisonburg, VA $60,830 30
      Richmond, VA $60,310 400
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $59,430 760
      Lynchburg, VA $52,220 50
      Charlottesville, VA $51,530 70
      Roanoke, VA $46,150 90
      West Virginia $39,150 260
      Northern West Virginia $38,740 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $69,890 50
      Vermont $56,650 220
      Burlington, VT $56,300 110
      Southern Vermont $47,520 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $92,220 40
      Seattle, WA $81,030 2,090
      Washington $79,220 2,710
      Olympia, WA $67,680 40
      Spokane, WA $60,440 220
      Eastern Washington $60,020 30
      Western Washington $57,860 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $69,310 120
      Madison, WI $63,690 360
      Wisconsin $63,200 1,360
      Milwaukee, WI $62,840 480
      Northeastern Wisconsin $61,570 60
      South Central Wisconsin $61,240 60
      Eau Claire, WI $52,790 40
      Wausau, WI $46,370 30
      La Crosse, WI-MN $37,150 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $37,780 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $37,580 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $60,260 60
      Wyoming $60,260 120
      Eastern Wyoming $49,780 30