The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,120, California is the highest paying state for producers and directors. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $104,000). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $107,120 |
$50,850 | 49,340 |
| 2 | New York | $104,000 |
$46,370 | 28,120 |
| 3 | New Mexico | $100,640 |
$37,280 | 760 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $100,460 |
$56,370 | 2,960 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $95,540 |
$48,500 | 2,760 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $87,810 |
$43,980 | 2,100 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $82,450 |
$50,790 | 3,870 |
| 8 | Maryland | $78,780 |
$40,930 | 1,810 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $77,450 |
$30,980 | 350 |
| 10 | Nevada | $75,860 |
$47,380 | 1,090 |
| 11 | Georgia | $75,820 |
$37,980 | 4,020 |
| 12 | Washington | $74,700 |
$37,770 | 2,450 |
| 13 | Oregon | $74,620 |
$45,040 | 1,160 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $74,100 |
$37,940 | 4,520 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $73,930 |
$40,570 | 260 |
| 16 | Colorado | $73,220 |
$47,990 | 2,680 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $73,150 |
$40,040 | 1,370 |
| 18 | Utah | $70,420 |
$39,980 | 1,210 |
| 19 | Maine | $67,350 |
$35,540 | 290 |
| 20 | Florida | $66,570 |
$37,620 | 6,620 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $66,390 |
$38,020 | 920 |
| 22 | Texas | $65,030 |
$37,560 | 7,260 |
| 23 | Virginia | $64,880 |
$37,150 | 2,520 |
| 24 | Illinois | $64,860 |
$43,650 | 3,030 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $64,290 |
$34,830 | 2,410 |
| 26 | Missouri | $62,870 |
$36,270 | 1,830 |
| 27 | Alaska | $62,080 |
$45,100 | 100 |
| 28 | Kansas | $60,950 |
$36,620 | 430 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $60,900 |
$33,490 | 550 |
| 30 | Delaware | $60,590 |
$34,370 | 110 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $59,730 |
$30,630 | 1,330 |
| 32 | Ohio | $59,710 |
$37,440 | 1,850 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $59,500 |
$36,070 | 1,450 |
| 34 | Arizona | $58,170 |
$37,610 | 1,370 |
| 35 | Michigan | $54,690 |
$29,720 | 2,350 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $54,610 |
$36,830 | 180 |
| 37 | Alabama | $54,340 |
$34,870 | 840 |
| 38 | Montana | $52,880 |
$31,080 | 420 |
| 39 | Vermont | $52,840 |
$38,900 | 200 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $52,000 |
$30,350 | 610 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $51,120 |
$24,650 | 510 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $50,470 |
$34,080 | 180 |
| 43 | Indiana | $50,070 |
$30,860 | 1,280 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $49,550 |
$28,440 | 1,090 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $49,380 |
$38,870 | 80 |
| 46 | Iowa | $49,050 |
$35,080 | 670 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $48,020 |
$28,030 | 780 |
| 48 | Idaho | $47,760 |
$29,890 | 310 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $46,600 |
$30,830 | 750 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $46,060 |
$24,960 | 350 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $44,740 |
$29,070 | 280 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $41,490 |
$20,890 | 500 |