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Producers and Directors Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Producers and Directors salaries across 50 states

$70,717
National Average (Median)
$129,790
Highest: California
$38,820
Lowest: Arkansas

Producers and Directors Salary by State

Compare Producers and Directors salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$38,820
$129,790

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $63,340 AK $54,060 AZ $67,320 AR $38,820 CA $129,790 CO $78,060 CT $88,260 DE $72,650 DC $104,270 FL $79,920 GA $79,950 HI $66,190 ID $61,150 IL $81,080 IN $59,870 IA $58,550 KS $60,600 KY $54,550 LA $62,920 ME $71,320 MD $79,350 MA $80,970 MI $65,720 MN $76,360 MS $48,100 MO $66,460 MT $52,580 NE $52,580 NV $78,480 NH $61,560 NJ $119,840 NY $107,550 NC $63,700 ND $57,870 OH $69,350 OK $61,600 OR $87,460 PA $75,460 RI $84,250 SC $56,030 SD $60,260 TN $73,020 TX $71,710 UT $76,350 VT $55,660 VA $65,900 WA $81,550 WV $46,660 WI $66,390 WY $60,420

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$129,790
#2
New Jersey
$119,840
#3
New York
$107,550
#4
District of Columbia
$104,270
#5
Connecticut
$88,260

Producers and Directors Salary in All 50 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $129,790 $155,750 34,110
2 New Jersey $119,840 $124,310 2,970
3 New York $107,550 $134,810 27,990
4 District of Columbia $104,270 $115,040 2,640
5 Connecticut $88,260 $107,640 2,200
6 Oregon $87,460 $95,710 1,640
7 Rhode Island $84,250 $90,730 560
8 Washington $81,550 $98,990 2,270
9 Illinois $81,080 $95,920 3,170
10 Massachusetts $80,970 $94,850 3,440
11 Georgia $79,950 $103,280 5,010
12 Florida $79,920 $95,330 7,160
13 Maryland $79,350 $90,950 1,610
14 Nevada $78,480 $93,070 1,630
15 Colorado $78,060 $86,150 1,960
16 Minnesota $76,360 $81,760 1,390
17 Utah $76,350 $92,790 1,670
18 Pennsylvania $75,460 $83,200 4,200
19 Tennessee $73,020 $78,680 2,920
20 Delaware $72,650 $110,780 150
21 Texas $71,710 $85,080 6,610
22 Maine $71,320 $85,650 400
23 Ohio $69,350 $78,200 1,610
24 Arizona $67,320 $94,670 1,720
25 Missouri $66,460 $78,870 1,630
26 Wisconsin $66,390 $79,780 1,600
27 Hawaii $66,190 $74,520 510
28 Virginia $65,900 $74,770 2,820
29 Michigan $65,720 $79,620 2,310
30 North Carolina $63,700 $75,170 3,500
31 Alabama $63,340 $73,650 1,040
32 Louisiana $62,920 $87,230 880
33 Oklahoma $61,600 $70,320 770
34 New Hampshire $61,560 $65,050 300
35 Idaho $61,150 $69,860 380
36 Kansas $60,600 $67,800 420
37 Wyoming $60,420 $60,010 130
38 South Dakota $60,260 $65,090 170
39 Indiana $59,870 $64,940 1,480
40 Iowa $58,550 $64,710 720
41 North Dakota $57,870 $62,700 170
42 South Carolina $56,030 $73,000 1,190
43 Vermont $55,660 $70,180 290
44 Kentucky $54,550 $61,920 950
45 Alaska $54,060 $59,690 160
46 Montana $52,580 $63,490 390
47 Nebraska $52,580 $62,370 470
48 Mississippi $48,100 $56,050 390
49 West Virginia $46,660 $63,710 230
50 Arkansas $38,820 $44,440 700

Producers and Directors Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Producers and Directors keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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