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Producers and Directors Salary by State and Metro Area

Producers and Directors in the United States earn a median salary of $90,360/year ($43.44/hr). Salaries range from $45,780 to $198,540 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 50 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$46K
10th percentile
$63K
25th percentile
$90K
Median
$135K
75th percentile
$199K
90th percentile

Where Producers and Directors have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Producers and Directors disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid producers and directors after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#29th nationally →AlaskaMedian pay$54KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,643/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#48th nationally →ArizonaMedian pay$67KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#28th nationally →ColoradoMedian pay$78KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,832/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#26th nationally →FloridaMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$65KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#8th nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#13th nationally →IndianaMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#33rd nationally →KansasMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#34th nationally →MaineMedian pay$71KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,281/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#19th nationally →MassachusettsMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#38th nationally →MinnesotaMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$58KRent (2BR)$1,384/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#15th nationally →New JerseyMedian pay$120KTake-home (after tax)$87KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$62K/yr#1st nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#35th nationally →North DakotaMedian pay$58KTake-home (after tax)$47KRent (2BR)$1,034/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#36th nationally →OklahomaMedian pay$62KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#31st nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$75KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#14th nationally →South DakotaMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,017/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#23rd nationally →TexasMedian pay$72KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,415/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#17th nationally →WyomingMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#25th nationally →ConnecticutMedian pay$88KTake-home (after tax)$66KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#7th nationally →MissouriMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$53KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#20th nationally →West VirginiaMedian pay$47KTake-home (after tax)$38KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#47th nationally →IllinoisMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,407/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#9th nationally →New MexicoStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ArkansasMedian pay$39KTake-home (after tax)$32KRent (2BR)$1,021/moLeft over after rent$20K/yr#50th nationally →CaliforniaMedian pay$130KTake-home (after tax)$91KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$62K/yr#2nd nationally →DelawareMedian pay$73KTake-home (after tax)$56KRent (2BR)$1,448/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#21st nationally →District of ColumbiaMedian pay$104KTake-home (after tax)$76KRent (2BR)$2,146/moLeft over after rent$50K/yr#4th nationally →HawaiiMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$2,240/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#49th nationally →IowaMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$46KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#37th nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$55KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#41st nationally →MarylandMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#22nd nationally →MichiganMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#27th nationally →MississippiMedian pay$48KTake-home (after tax)$38KRent (2BR)$1,077/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#46th nationally →MontanaMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$1,129/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#43rd nationally →New HampshireMedian pay$62KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#39th nationally →New YorkMedian pay$108KTake-home (after tax)$79KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$56K/yr#3rd nationally →OhioMedian pay$69KTake-home (after tax)$56KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#16th nationally →OregonMedian pay$87KTake-home (after tax)$63KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#11th nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$73KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#10th nationally →UtahMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#18th nationally →VirginiaMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,646/moLeft over after rent$32K/yr#40th nationally →WashingtonMedian pay$82KTake-home (after tax)$66KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#12th nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$53KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#24th nationally →NebraskaMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$1,113/moLeft over after rent$29K/yr#44th nationally →South CarolinaMedian pay$56KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#42nd nationally →IdahoMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#32nd nationally →NevadaMedian pay$78KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$1,501/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#5th nationally →VermontMedian pay$56KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,498/moLeft over after rent$27K/yr#45th nationally →LouisianaMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,191/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#30th nationally →Rhode IslandMedian pay$84KTake-home (after tax)$65KRent (2BR)$1,544/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#6th nationally →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$20K$38K (median)$62KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
New Jersey$120K$2,067$62K
California$130K$2,471$62K
New York$108K$1,917$56K
District of Columbia$104K$2,146$50K
Nevada$78K$1,501$46K
Rhode Island$84K$1,544$46K
Connecticut$88K$1,679$46K
Florida$80K$1,658$45K
Illinois$81K$1,407$45K
Tennessee$73K$1,215$45K
Oregon$87K$1,555$44K
Washington$82K$1,830$44K
Georgia$80K$1,434$43K
Pennsylvania$75K$1,351$43K
Minnesota$76K$1,384$42K
Ohio$69K$1,188$42K
Texas$72K$1,415$42K
Utah$76K$1,350$42K
Maine$71K$1,281$40K
Missouri$66K$1,097$40K
Delaware$73K$1,448$39K
Maryland$79K$1,795$39K
South Dakota$60K$1,017$38K
Wisconsin$66K$1,202$38K
Wyoming$60K$1,008$38K
Colorado$78K$1,832$38K
Michigan$66K$1,272$37K
Arizona$67K$1,437$37K
Alabama$63K$1,085$37K
Louisiana$63K$1,191$36K
Oklahoma$62K$1,081$36K
Idaho$61K$1,136$35K
Indiana$60K$1,144$35K
Kansas$61K$1,066$35K
North Carolina$64K$1,284$35K
North Dakota$58K$1,034$35K
Iowa$59K$1,064$33K
Massachusetts$81K$2,347$33K
New Hampshire$62K$1,528$33K
Virginia$66K$1,646$32K
Kentucky$55K$1,110$30K
South Carolina$56K$1,263$30K
Montana$53K$1,129$29K
Nebraska$53K$1,113$29K
Vermont$56K$1,498$27K
Mississippi$48K$1,077$26K
West Virginia$47K$1,008$26K
Alaska$54K$1,643$26K
Hawaii$66K$2,240$24K
Arkansas$39K$1,021$20K

Producers and Directors salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
California$130K$62.4/hr34,110
New Jersey$120K$57.62/hr2,970
New York$108K$51.71/hr27,990
District of Columbia$104K$50.13/hr2,640
Connecticut$88K$42.43/hr2,200
Oregon$87K$42.05/hr1,640
Rhode Island$84K$40.51/hr560
Washington$82K$39.21/hr2,270
Illinois$81K$38.98/hr3,170
Massachusetts$81K$38.93/hr3,440
Georgia$80K$38.44/hr5,010
Florida$80K$38.42/hr7,160
Maryland$79K$38.15/hr1,610
Nevada$78K$37.73/hr1,630
Colorado$78K$37.53/hr1,960
Minnesota$76K$36.71/hr1,390
Utah$76K$36.71/hr1,670
Pennsylvania$75K$36.28/hr4,200
Tennessee$73K$35.11/hr2,920
Delaware$73K$34.93/hr150
Texas$72K$34.48/hr6,610
Maine$71K$34.29/hr400
Ohio$69K$33.34/hr1,610
Arizona$67K$32.36/hr1,720
Missouri$66K$31.95/hr1,630
Wisconsin$66K$31.92/hr1,600
Hawaii$66K$31.82/hr510
Virginia$66K$31.69/hr2,820
Michigan$66K$31.6/hr2,310
North Carolina$64K$30.62/hr3,500
Alabama$63K$30.45/hr1,040
Louisiana$63K$30.25/hr880
Oklahoma$62K$29.61/hr770
New Hampshire$62K$29.6/hr300
Idaho$61K$29.4/hr380
Kansas$61K$29.14/hr420
Wyoming$60K$29.05/hr130
South Dakota$60K$28.97/hr170
Indiana$60K$28.79/hr1,480
Iowa$59K$28.15/hr720
North Dakota$58K$27.82/hr170
South Carolina$56K$26.94/hr1,190
Vermont$56K$26.76/hr290
Kentucky$55K$26.23/hr950
Alaska$54K$25.99/hr160
Montana$53K$25.28/hr390
Nebraska$53K$25.28/hr470
Mississippi$48K$23.13/hr390
West Virginia$47K$22.43/hr230
Arkansas$39K$18.66/hr700
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Showing 1–10 of 50 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$132K21,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$131K5,030
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$110K190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$108K27,020
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$102K860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100K4,230
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$100K620
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$100K990
Salem, OR$99K50
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$97K470
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$93K110
Bellingham, WA$92K40
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$89K370
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$88K1,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$88K3,020
Vallejo, CA$88K30
Salinas, CA$88K100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$87K1,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$85K2,590
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$84K2,640
Rochester, NY$83K360
St. Louis, MO-IL$83K670
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$82K160
Boulder, CO$82K220
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$81K1,710
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81K690
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$81K1,180
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$80K1,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$80K3,840
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80K60
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