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Producer and Director Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of producers and directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of producers and directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Producers and Directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,620
25th Percentile Wage
$90,740
50th Percentile Wage
$122,540
75th Percentile Wage
$155,290
90th Percentile Wage
$201,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for producers and directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,620.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of producers and directors from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$122,540
18.89% 33.77%
2020
$99,390
8.36% -
2019
$91,080
4.77% -
2018
$86,740
5.93% -
2017
$81,600
0.54% -
2016
$81,160
-9.70% -
2015
$89,030
8.84% -
2012
$81,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Producer and Director Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,540, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for producers and directors in state of California, followed by Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary $109,530). In comparison, the median annual salary of producers and directors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in Vallejo-Fairfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$122,540
Vallejo-Fairfield
$109,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$109,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$107,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$103,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$99,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$99,520
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$91,540
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$87,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$85,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$80,200
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$78,830
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$77,490
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$75,360
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$73,670
Stockton
$71,340
Salinas
$66,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$65,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$64,620
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$62,360
Bakersfield-Delano
$58,900
Fresno
$57,070
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,650
Redding
$51,450
Visalia-Porterville
$48,000
Chico
$37,370

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.