Producers and Directors Salary in the US
A producers and directors earns a national median of $90,360 a year (mean $113,300) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #180 of 825.
How much does a producers and directors earn in the US?
A producers and directors in the United States earns a median of $90,360 a year (mean $113,300), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 143,120 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-2012), ranked #180 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$90,360
per year
Mean
$113,300
per year
Employment
143,120
US workers
National rank
#180
of 825 by median
What a producers and directors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a producers and directors (SOC 27-2012) earns a median annual wage of $90,360 and a mean (average) of $113,300. The median is the midpoint — half of producers and directors earn more and half earn less — and is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a producers and directors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for producers and directors is $90,360, and the mean (average) is $113,300. The median is the midpoint — half of producers and directors earn more and half earn less.
- How does producers and directors pay compare to the US average?
- At $90,360, a producers and directors earns 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many producers and directors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 143,120 producers and directors employed nationally (SOC 27-2012), across all industries.
- Where does this producers and directors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-2012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-2012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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