Producers and Directors pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$159,390avg. a year
$76.63 an hour · 21,910 employed
Producers and Directors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $159,390 a year. That is $3,640 (2%) more than the California average of $155,750. The U.S. average is $113,300.
$131,600Median pay
$76.63Average hourly
+2%vs. California average
21,910Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for producers and directors in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
15,030 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$157,900
$75.91 an hour
2470 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$124,950
$60.07 an hour
3990 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$122,920
$59.10 an hour
4100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$115,510
$55.53 an hour
530 jobs
Redding, CA
$111,960
$53.83 an hour
630 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$101,070
$48.59 an hour
7110 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$99,360
$47.77 an hour
8230 jobs
Fresno, CA
$93,610
$45.01 an hour
9180 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$92,030
$44.25 an hour
1080 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$89,930
$43.24 an hour
1160 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$88,790
$42.69 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do producers and directors make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $159,390 a year, and the median is $131,600. About 21,910 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $3,640 (2%) more than the California average of $155,750.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 3.80 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 27-2012. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.