214 metro areas
Producer and Director Salary by City (2026)
Producers and directors earn the most in Los Angeles, CA, an average of $159,390 a year, against $113,300 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Los Angeles, CA ($140,350 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $113,300BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $159,390Los Angeles, CA
- Best after cost of living
- $140,350Los Angeles, CA
- Metro areas
- 214With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for producers and directors
Top 10 metro areas
- Los Angeles, CA$159,390
- San Francisco, CA$157,890
- New York, NY-NJ$137,130
- Riverside, CA$124,950
- San Diego, CA$122,930
- Bridgeport, CT$117,190
- Waterbury, CT$116,670
- Trenton, NJ$116,080
- Salinas, CA$115,500
- Redding, CA$111,970
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $159,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $157,890 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $137,130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $124,950 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $122,930 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $117,190 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $116,670 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $116,080 |
| Salinas, CA | $115,500 |
| Redding, CA | $111,970 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Los Angeles, CA$159,390 nominal$140,350
- San Francisco, CA$157,890 nominal$136,570
- New York, NY-NJ$137,130 nominal$121,830
- Riverside, CA$124,950 nominal$117,390
- Waterbury, CT$116,670 nominal$116,930
- Trenton, NJ$116,080 nominal$112,500
- Syracuse, NY$107,350 nominal$112,120
- Redding, CA$111,970 nominal$111,210
- San Diego, CA$122,930 nominal$109,870
- Bridgeport, CT$117,190 nominal$109,660
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $140,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $136,570 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $121,830 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $117,390 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $116,930 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $112,500 |
| Syracuse, NY | $112,120 |
| Redding, CA | $111,210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $109,870 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $109,660 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Producer and Director salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | $159,390 | $71,800 | $202,530 | $140,350 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $157,890 | $79,540 | $196,500 | $136,570 |
| 3 | New York, NY-NJ | $137,130 | $69,760 | $170,310 | $121,830 |
| 4 | Riverside, CA | $124,950 | $59,450 | $157,210 | $117,390 |
| 5 | San Diego, CA | $122,930 | $60,360 | $153,730 | $109,870 |
| 6 | Bridgeport, CT | $117,190 | $64,560 | $143,100 | $109,660 |
| 7 | Waterbury, CT | $116,670 | $62,610 | $143,290 | $116,930 |
| 8 | Trenton, NJ | $116,080 | $65,770 | $140,860 | $112,500 |
| 9 | Salinas, CA | $115,500 | $54,910 | $145,350 | $105,920 |
| 10 | Redding, CA | $111,970 | $40,160 | $147,330 | $111,210 |
| 11 | Syracuse, NY | $107,350 | $46,880 | $137,130 | $112,120 |
| 12 | Seattle, WA | $105,960 | $58,010 | $129,560 | $95,350 |
| 13 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,930 | $65,230 | $125,990 | $97,290 |
| 14 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $104,870 | $54,770 | $129,540 | $95,840 |
| 15 | Miami, FL | $104,850 | $57,200 | $128,340 | $91,850 |
| 16 | Rochester, NY | $103,730 | $54,930 | $127,770 | $106,900 |
| 17 | Atlanta, GA | $103,210 | $59,030 | $124,950 | $103,150 |
| 18 | Salem, OR | $101,110 | $55,100 | $123,780 | $97,550 |
| 19 | Vallejo, CA | $101,070 | $59,400 | $121,600 | $93,170 |
| 20 | Buffalo, NY | $100,960 | $50,040 | $126,030 | $105,340 |
| 21 | Chicago, IL-IN | $100,920 | $53,210 | $124,450 | $97,420 |
| 22 | Bakersfield, CA | $99,360 | $54,290 | $121,560 | $98,490 |
| 23 | Phoenix, AZ | $99,280 | $43,120 | $126,940 | $96,090 |
| 24 | Portland, OR-WA | $99,050 | $57,260 | $119,620 | $93,960 |
| 25 | Austin, TX | $97,300 | $49,920 | $120,640 | $99,220 |
| 26 | Provo, UT | $96,970 | $48,840 | $120,660 | $98,720 |
| 27 | Boston, MA-NH | $96,870 | $54,160 | $117,890 | $89,470 |
| 28 | Baltimore, MD | $94,990 | $54,080 | $115,150 | $90,910 |
| 29 | Las Vegas, NV | $94,850 | $46,490 | $118,660 | $94,650 |
| 30 | Bellingham, WA | $94,390 | $60,200 | $111,220 | $91,340 |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | $93,620 | $52,730 | $113,760 | $91,640 |
| 32 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $93,160 | $51,560 | $113,650 | $90,840 |
| 33 | Santa Maria, CA | $92,040 | $54,160 | $110,680 | $84,600 |
| 34 | Altoona, PA | $91,640 | $36,420 | $118,850 | $102,380 |
| 35 | Boulder, CO | $91,120 | $45,660 | $113,530 | $86,610 |
| 36 | Kingston, NY | $90,810 | $51,480 | $110,200 | $90,170 |
| 37 | Baton Rouge, LA | $90,690 | $38,540 | $116,380 | $99,900 |
| 38 | Orlando, FL | $90,560 | $50,880 | $110,090 | $89,290 |
| 39 | Olympia, WA | $90,440 | $49,840 | $110,430 | $87,240 |
| 40 | Santa Cruz, CA | $89,940 | $51,420 | $108,910 | $81,840 |
| 41 | Denver, CO | $89,500 | $54,120 | $106,910 | $84,610 |
| 42 | Albany, NY | $89,460 | $49,880 | $108,970 | $89,850 |
| 43 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $89,130 | $49,130 | $108,830 | $93,730 |
| 44 | Dallas, TX | $88,820 | $49,520 | $108,160 | $86,160 |
| 45 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $88,800 | $49,480 | $108,160 | $81,770 |
| 46 | Atlantic City, NJ | $88,300 | $53,460 | $105,440 | $89,320 |
| 47 | Jacksonville, FL | $87,420 | $51,540 | $105,080 | $87,870 |
| 48 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $87,130 | $46,740 | $107,020 | $89,500 |
| 49 | Binghamton, NY | $86,510 | $46,720 | $106,100 | $93,160 |
| 50 | Worcester, MA | $86,010 | $47,740 | $104,850 | $83,890 |
| 51 | Detroit, MI | $85,860 | $47,960 | $104,540 | $85,600 |
| 52 | Madison, WI | $85,860 | $48,920 | $104,060 | $88,250 |
| 53 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $85,340 | $50,090 | $102,730 | $81,410 |
| 54 | Providence, RI-MA | $84,840 | $49,340 | $102,340 | $83,360 |
| 55 | Amherst Town, MA | $84,300 | $52,310 | $100,070 | $84,100 |
| 56 | Nashville, TN | $83,700 | $44,050 | $103,230 | $86,880 |
| 57 | Utica, NY | $83,620 | $45,760 | $102,270 | $90,230 |
| 58 | Tucson, AZ | $83,140 | $43,910 | $102,460 | $85,800 |
| 59 | Pensacola, FL | $82,910 | $45,280 | $101,440 | $84,850 |
| 60 | Tampa, FL | $81,640 | $47,570 | $98,430 | $80,920 |
| 61 | Gainesville, FL | $81,620 | $44,870 | $99,740 | $84,380 |
| 62 | New Haven, CT | $81,330 | $50,500 | $96,510 | $77,780 |
| 63 | Santa Fe, NM | $81,200 | $46,900 | $98,090 | $82,210 |
| 64 | Columbus, OH | $81,120 | $52,000 | $95,450 | $84,970 |
| 65 | Reno, NV | $80,890 | $40,770 | $100,650 | $80,080 |
| 66 | Cleveland, OH | $80,520 | $49,440 | $95,830 | $85,730 |
| 67 | Houston, TX | $80,310 | $43,410 | $98,470 | $81,430 |
| 68 | Savannah, GA | $80,160 | $44,120 | $97,910 | $84,200 |
| 69 | Harrisburg, PA | $79,930 | $46,970 | $96,180 | $81,020 |
| 70 | Ann Arbor, MI | $79,600 | $50,020 | $94,180 | $78,910 |
| 71 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $79,310 | $47,760 | $94,850 | $85,700 |
| 72 | Portland, ME | $79,190 | $46,130 | $95,450 | $77,750 |
| 73 | Deltona, FL | $78,940 | $44,760 | $95,760 | $79,440 |
| 74 | Norwich, CT | $78,790 | $48,280 | $93,830 | $78,440 |
| 75 | Tallahassee, FL | $78,690 | $43,240 | $96,140 | $83,780 |
| 76 | Green Bay, WI | $78,560 | $39,690 | $97,720 | $84,400 |
| 77 | Raleigh, NC | $78,460 | $40,770 | $97,010 | $79,930 |
| 78 | Youngstown, OH | $78,350 | $44,080 | $95,220 | $89,650 |
| 79 | Bend, OR | $78,210 | $43,450 | $95,350 | $75,490 |
| 80 | Charleston, SC | $78,190 | $43,220 | $95,410 | $77,440 |
| 81 | Lansing, MI | $77,540 | $47,170 | $92,500 | $81,630 |
| 82 | Hartford, CT | $77,500 | $47,170 | $92,440 | $75,430 |
| 83 | Birmingham, AL | $77,210 | $42,870 | $94,120 | $84,250 |
| 84 | Wilmington, NC | $77,020 | $37,630 | $96,450 | $79,880 |
| 85 | Medford, OR | $76,920 | $50,170 | $90,080 | $75,830 |
| 86 | Eugene, OR | $76,690 | $46,760 | $91,420 | $75,510 |
| 87 | Durham, NC | $76,500 | $40,310 | $94,330 | $78,400 |
| 88 | Grand Rapids, MI | $76,340 | $41,000 | $93,750 | $79,900 |
| 89 | Rochester, MN | $76,230 | $35,960 | $96,050 | $83,930 |
| 90 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $76,150 | $43,970 | $92,000 | $79,850 |
| 91 | Auburn, AL | $75,960 | $49,480 | $89,000 | $86,380 |
| 92 | North Port, FL | $75,770 | $43,280 | $91,770 | $73,980 |
| 93 | Oklahoma City, OK | $75,730 | $42,370 | $92,190 | $83,760 |
| 94 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $75,320 | $46,050 | $89,730 | $75,340 |
| 95 | Ithaca, NY | $75,170 | $49,920 | $87,610 | $72,760 |
| 96 | Dayton, OH | $75,090 | $47,820 | $88,520 | $81,010 |
| 97 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,860 | $39,940 | $92,060 | $81,850 |
| 98 | Huntsville, AL | $74,840 | $42,830 | $90,580 | $80,410 |
| 99 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $74,690 | $42,680 | $90,460 | $67,310 |
| 100 | Montgomery, AL | $74,280 | $42,950 | $89,690 | $82,830 |
| 101 | Milwaukee, WI | $74,260 | $45,070 | $88,630 | $76,610 |
| 102 | San Antonio, TX | $74,050 | $44,160 | $88,750 | $78,180 |
| 103 | Bozeman, MT | $74,010 | $43,620 | $88,960 | $72,200 |
| 104 | Pittsburgh, PA | $73,840 | $43,870 | $88,590 | $78,000 |
| 105 | Barnstable Town, MA | $73,570 | $45,910 | $87,190 | $74,800 |
| 106 | Champaign, IL | $73,510 | $45,220 | $87,420 | $79,300 |
| 107 | Albuquerque, NM | $72,970 | $42,270 | $88,090 | $76,370 |
| 108 | Greenville, SC | $72,680 | $41,480 | $88,030 | $77,930 |
| 109 | Fort Collins, CO | $72,650 | $45,140 | $86,200 | $71,840 |
| 110 | Lakeland, FL | $72,650 | $41,910 | $87,800 | $74,790 |
| 111 | Panama City, FL | $72,470 | $42,680 | $87,130 | $74,480 |
| 112 | Cape Coral, FL | $72,130 | $41,600 | $87,170 | $70,470 |
| 113 | Spokane, WA | $71,820 | $42,290 | $86,360 | $71,570 |
| 114 | Des Moines, IA | $71,680 | $41,370 | $86,610 | $78,170 |
| 115 | Kalamazoo, MI | $71,340 | $39,190 | $87,170 | $75,220 |
| 116 | Colorado Springs, CO | $71,280 | $46,860 | $83,300 | $70,780 |
| 117 | Asheville, NC | $71,200 | $39,020 | $87,050 | $73,780 |
| 118 | Lancaster, PA | $70,800 | $40,960 | $85,490 | $72,060 |
| 119 | Charlottesville, VA | $70,760 | $40,330 | $85,760 | $71,370 |
| 120 | Greensboro, NC | $70,450 | $37,920 | $86,490 | $75,860 |
| 121 | Columbus, GA-AL | $70,410 | $42,140 | $84,340 | $78,850 |
| 122 | Knoxville, TN | $70,280 | $42,520 | $83,950 | $75,920 |
| 123 | Manchester, NH | $70,280 | $46,740 | $81,870 | $66,520 |
| 124 | Augusta, GA-SC | $70,200 | $41,410 | $84,360 | $76,380 |
| 125 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $70,050 | $41,560 | $84,090 | $75,990 |
| 126 | Mobile, AL | $69,660 | $41,200 | $83,660 | $79,070 |
| 127 | York, PA | $69,660 | $44,300 | $82,140 | $72,560 |
| 128 | Akron, OH | $69,560 | $44,120 | $82,080 | $74,500 |
| 129 | Scranton, PA | $69,490 | $41,910 | $83,080 | $74,280 |
| 130 | Topeka, KS | $69,370 | $39,790 | $83,930 | $78,100 |
| 131 | Fayetteville, NC | $68,990 | $39,230 | $83,660 | $75,010 |
| 132 | College Station, TX | $68,450 | $39,770 | $82,580 | $75,260 |
| 133 | Evansville, IN | $68,290 | $39,230 | $82,600 | $74,610 |
| 134 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67,950 | $44,990 | $79,250 | $73,010 |
| 135 | Burlington, VT | $67,750 | $44,870 | $79,000 | $67,110 |
| 136 | Tulsa, OK | $67,750 | $41,350 | $80,750 | $75,940 |
| 137 | Toledo, OH | $67,700 | $41,520 | $80,580 | $74,030 |
| 138 | Iowa City, IA | $67,660 | $48,460 | $77,130 | $73,940 |
| 139 | McAllen, TX | $67,350 | $39,250 | $81,180 | $78,410 |
| 140 | Blacksburg, VA | $67,310 | $44,700 | $78,420 | $72,600 |
| 141 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $67,060 | $41,480 | $79,680 | $77,910 |
| 142 | Greeley, CO | $67,040 | $41,640 | $79,560 | $66,920 |
| 143 | Bismarck, ND | $66,960 | $42,930 | $78,790 | $73,560 |
| 144 | Boise City, ID | $66,910 | $42,410 | $79,000 | $68,000 |
| 145 | State College, PA | $66,910 | $40,310 | $80,020 | $69,150 |
| 146 | Richmond, VA | $66,810 | $43,350 | $78,350 | $68,270 |
| 147 | Erie, PA | $66,770 | $41,540 | $79,190 | $73,410 |
| 148 | Shreveport, LA | $66,100 | $39,190 | $79,370 | $77,980 |
| 149 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $66,080 | $43,080 | $77,420 | $72,910 |
| 150 | St. George, UT | $66,000 | $34,280 | $81,620 | $67,820 |
| 151 | Davenport, IA-IL | $65,850 | $37,460 | $79,830 | $73,920 |
| 152 | Anchorage, AK | $65,790 | $44,450 | $76,290 | $62,410 |
| 153 | Springfield, MA | $65,790 | $41,100 | $77,940 | $68,490 |
| 154 | Indianapolis, IN | $65,730 | $38,980 | $78,890 | $68,690 |
| 155 | Pittsfield, MA | $65,370 | $37,900 | $78,890 | $68,730 |
| 156 | Lincoln, NE | $65,290 | $41,310 | $77,110 | $71,290 |
| 157 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $65,290 | $39,850 | $77,810 | $74,430 |
| 158 | Spartanburg, SC | $65,250 | $38,920 | $78,210 | $71,660 |
| 159 | Omaha, NE-IA | $65,060 | $41,180 | $76,840 | $70,790 |
| 160 | Brownsville, TX | $64,960 | $37,290 | $78,600 | $75,560 |
| 161 | Fort Wayne, IN | $64,920 | $38,460 | $77,940 | $70,130 |
| 162 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $64,900 | $42,660 | $75,860 | $66,260 |
| 163 | Flint, MI | $64,850 | $38,080 | $78,020 | $69,710 |
| 164 | Lynchburg, VA | $64,710 | $39,290 | $77,250 | $72,410 |
| 165 | Harrisonburg, VA | $64,460 | $40,810 | $76,110 | $67,930 |
| 166 | Waco, TX | $63,880 | $40,390 | $75,440 | $69,020 |
| 167 | Joplin, MO-KS | $63,630 | $36,170 | $77,150 | $74,230 |
| 168 | Reading, PA | $63,000 | $44,510 | $72,110 | $64,910 |
| 169 | Bloomington, IN | $62,900 | $39,810 | $74,280 | $66,150 |
| 170 | Columbia, SC | $61,760 | $39,170 | $72,880 | $65,940 |
| 171 | Bangor, ME | $61,260 | $40,270 | $71,590 | $63,480 |
| 172 | Duluth, MN-WI | $61,150 | $36,550 | $73,280 | $68,890 |
| 173 | Corpus Christi, TX | $61,130 | $37,230 | $72,900 | $65,960 |
| 174 | Wichita, KS | $60,960 | $36,590 | $72,990 | $68,540 |
| 175 | South Bend, IN-MI | $60,670 | $36,000 | $72,800 | $65,340 |
| 176 | Lafayette, LA | $60,440 | $33,630 | $73,650 | $69,300 |
| 177 | Dothan, AL | $60,030 | $39,770 | $70,010 | $71,610 |
| 178 | Billings, MT | $60,010 | $32,610 | $73,510 | $64,160 |
| 179 | Fargo, ND-MN | $59,920 | $39,230 | $70,120 | $65,940 |
| 180 | Lexington, KY | $59,780 | $38,290 | $70,350 | $64,360 |
| 181 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $59,550 | $38,330 | $70,010 | $63,590 |
| 182 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $59,530 | $36,690 | $70,780 | $66,920 |
| 183 | Waterloo, IA | $59,340 | $36,920 | $70,370 | $68,160 |
| 184 | El Paso, TX | $59,220 | $37,070 | $70,140 | $65,860 |
| 185 | Eau Claire, WI | $59,090 | $38,330 | $69,330 | $63,680 |
| 186 | Missoula, MT | $58,820 | $35,510 | $70,300 | $60,990 |
| 187 | Beaumont, TX | $58,640 | $37,460 | $69,060 | $65,120 |
| 188 | Macon, GA | $58,470 | $38,710 | $68,180 | $66,050 |
| 189 | Jackson, MS | $58,160 | $39,170 | $67,520 | $65,310 |
| 190 | Roanoke, VA | $58,120 | $38,540 | $67,770 | $62,080 |
| 191 | Columbia, MO | $58,010 | $35,880 | $68,910 | $64,860 |
| 192 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $57,470 | $39,690 | $66,230 | $66,470 |
| 193 | Rockford, IL | $57,260 | $36,190 | $67,640 | $62,140 |
| 194 | Rapid City, SD | $57,240 | $36,690 | $67,370 | $64,200 |
| 195 | Hickory, NC | $57,220 | $32,910 | $69,200 | $64,670 |
| 196 | Salisbury, MD | $56,870 | $33,610 | $68,310 | $59,480 |
| 197 | San Juan, PR | $56,850 | $32,120 | $69,040 | N/A |
| 198 | Lubbock, TX | $56,800 | $39,600 | $65,270 | $62,200 |
| 199 | Amarillo, TX | $56,490 | $38,060 | $65,560 | $61,520 |
| 200 | Springfield, MO | $55,850 | $36,610 | $65,330 | $63,050 |
| 201 | Odessa, TX | $55,830 | $40,620 | $63,320 | $59,460 |
| 202 | Peoria, IL | $55,120 | $35,380 | $64,830 | $60,420 |
| 203 | Abilene, TX | $53,730 | $37,020 | $61,960 | $59,460 |
| 204 | Terre Haute, IN | $52,710 | $31,780 | $63,000 | $60,040 |
| 205 | La Crosse, WI-MN | $51,900 | $34,110 | $60,650 | $56,560 |
| 206 | Bowling Green, KY | $51,710 | $37,650 | $58,660 | $57,340 |
| 207 | Little Rock, AR | $51,290 | $31,100 | $61,240 | $57,390 |
| 208 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $51,190 | $35,710 | $58,820 | $59,220 |
| 209 | Wausau, WI | $50,980 | $37,070 | $57,840 | $55,020 |
| 210 | Fayetteville, AR | $50,730 | $27,060 | $62,380 | $55,530 |
| 211 | Tyler, TX | $49,500 | $38,270 | $55,040 | $53,710 |
| 212 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $46,630 | $28,930 | $55,350 | $52,740 |
| 213 | Gulfport, MS | $45,300 | $29,470 | $53,080 | $50,330 |
| 214 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,210 | $29,660 | $40,910 | $43,320 |
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- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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Producer and Director salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays producers and directors the most?
Los Angeles, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $159,390 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($157,890), New York, NY-NJ ($137,130), Riverside, CA ($124,950). The national mean is $113,300 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do producers and directors earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Los Angeles, CA ($140,350 at national prices, $159,390 nominal), San Francisco, CA ($136,570 at national prices, $157,890 nominal), New York, NY-NJ ($121,830 at national prices, $137,130 nominal).
How much do producers and directors make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $137,130; Los Angeles, CA: $159,390; Chicago, IL-IN: $100,920; Dallas, TX: $88,820; Houston, TX: $80,310 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do producers and directors earn the least?
Of the 214 metro areas with their own estimate, Fort Smith, AR-OK has the lowest mean wage, $37,210. At local prices that is worth $43,320.