Producers and Directors pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$137,130avg. a year
$65.93 an hour · 27,020 employed
Producers and Directors in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $137,130 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $134,810. The U.S. average is $113,300.
$108,460Median pay
$65.93Average hourly
+2%vs. New York average
27,020Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for producers and directors in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
1230 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$107,350
$51.61 an hour
2160 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$104,870
$50.42 an hour
3360 jobs
Rochester, NY
$103,740
$49.87 an hour
4350 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$100,950
$48.54 an hour
560 jobs
Kingston, NY
$90,820
$43.66 an hour
6380 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$89,470
$43.01 an hour
760 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$86,510
$41.59 an hour
840 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$83,620
$40.20 an hour
950 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$75,160
$36.14 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $137,130 a year, and the median is $108,460. About 27,020 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $134,810.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 3.09 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.