Highest-paying Cities for Producers and Directors

The top 100 highest paying cities for producers and directors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of producers and directors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $122,540, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for producers and directors. It is followed by Vallejo-Fairfield, California (average annual salary $109,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of producers and directors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Producers and Directors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$122,540	$65,620	930
2	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$109,530	$54,990	50
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$109,060	$51,260	21,150
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$107,120	$50,850	38,920
5	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$105,960	$46,530	690
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$105,600	$49,440	27,990
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$103,820	$60,670	4,890
8	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$100,950	$40,610	80
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$99,610	$40,710	20,150
10	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$99,540	$41,140	17,540
11	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$99,520	$45,930	30
12	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$97,930	$46,380	140
13	Camden, New Jersey	$97,260	$61,110	110
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$91,540	$46,510	1,100
15	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$89,710	$65,180	70
16	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$87,810	$50,480	910
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$87,500	$48,080	4,320
18	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$87,250	$47,340	2,930
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$85,600	$42,010	180
20	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$84,990	$43,730	90
21	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$83,760	$53,400	60
22	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$83,140	$42,460	60
23	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$83,020	$50,820	3,080
24	Waterbury, Connecticut	$82,390	$36,740	30
25	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,690	$52,710	280
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$80,430	$46,080	3,080
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$80,230	$39,660	2,190
28	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$80,200	$39,340	410
29	Glens Falls, New York	$80,040	$34,890	30
30	Bloomington, Illinois	$79,800	$48,480	40
31	Worcester, Massachusetts	$79,730	$46,150	140
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$79,720	$43,580	1,900
33	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$79,420	$50,520	1,830
34	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$79,260	$48,760	60
35	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$79,160	$40,150	1,820
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$78,830	$39,200	50
37	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$78,760	$38,240	50
38	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$77,730	$49,380	130
39	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$77,490	$39,530	470
40	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,350	$44,260	980
41	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$77,010	$47,560	930
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$76,880	$47,250	830
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$76,790	$38,180	3,080
44	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$75,630	$23,750	50
45	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$75,360	$24,560	460
46	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$75,330	$51,460	50
47	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,300	$44,110	850
48	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$75,110	$22,950	40
49	Salt Lake City, Utah	$74,980	$39,980	790
50	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$74,960	$39,260	2,620
51	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$74,780	$47,050	70
52	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$73,670	$49,910	190
53	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$73,530	$38,070	50
54	Wilmington, New Jersey	$73,490	$53,370	50
55	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$73,260	$33,480	180
56	Springfield, Massachusetts	$73,230	$38,410	170
57	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$72,970	$36,080	200
58	Syracuse, New York	$72,450	$38,900	240
59	St Louis, Missouri	$72,240	$42,280	700
60	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$71,900	$30,670	540
61	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$71,830	$37,620	710
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$71,780	$44,530	2,190
63	Olympia, Washington	$71,370	$42,710	60
64	Stockton, California	$71,340	$36,630	40
65	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$71,310	$40,080	250
66	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$71,260	$45,160	1,460
67	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$71,130	$38,050	900
68	Anchorage, Alaska	$70,610	$45,100	60
69	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$69,980	$37,700	110
70	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$69,540	$34,830	280
71	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$69,340	$35,300	60
72	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$69,290	$29,220	740
73	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$69,160	$41,140	2,260
74	Reading, Pennsylvania	$69,140	$44,410	50
75	Rochester, New York	$69,090	$41,710	300
76	Ithaca, New York	$69,020	$36,940	50
77	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$68,430	$39,100	120
78	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$68,380	$36,380	130
79	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$68,360	$37,220	120
80	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$68,230	$42,940	40
81	Kansas City, Missouri	$68,120	$44,160	540
82	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$67,670	$25,430	200
83	New Haven, Connecticut	$67,630	$33,140	110
84	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$67,390	$36,000	1,200
85	St Cloud, Minnesota	$66,960	$45,160	30
86	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$66,750	$40,740	330
87	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$66,510	$23,620	100
88	Boulder, Colorado	$66,440	$44,170	190
89	Salinas, California	$66,190	$38,680	80
90	Tacoma, Washington	$65,770	$41,800	80
91	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$65,760	$35,040	1,330
92	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$65,680	$38,040	230
93	Akron, Ohio	$65,150	$26,000	70
94	Binghamton, New York	$65,060	$38,250	30
95	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$65,040	$36,730	410
96	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$65,020	$38,540	110
97	Provo-Orem, Utah	$65,000	$38,700	200
98	Bellingham, Washington	$64,660	$43,700	30
99	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$64,620	$32,200	350
100	Cumberland, West Virginia	$64,590	$51,010	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for producers and directors.