The Average Salary of an Executive Producer
Executive producers of television productions often make in excess of $100,000 per year, especially in the highest-paying industries, such as TV and cable programming, and in the country's best-paying states and cities.
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Salary
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Executive producers made $56,949 to $132,593, including bonuses per year, according to a PayScale survey of 162 people in this occupation updated in October 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that producers and directors earned average wages of $41.77 per hour or $86,870 annually as of May 2009.
Top Industries
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Television fields were the top-paying industries for executive producers, according to PayScale, with television broadcasting paying people in this occupation $53,236 to $111,333 per year, while the cable television programming industry paid anywhere from $58,796 to $117,232 per year. Other popular industries for executive producers include audio/video/entertainment production, advertising and news.
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Best-Paying Areas
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New York is the highest-paying city for executive producers, according to PayScale, with salaries ranging from $90,545 to $169,768 per year. Other high-paying cities were Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas. The BLS lists California, with an average annual salary of $120,530, as the best-paying state for producers and directors. New York was second with an average annual income of $114,290 for producers and directors.
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