Talent Director Salary in California

How much does a Talent Director make in California?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Talent Director in California is $80,979 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Talent Director's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,889
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,457 to $104,486
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,504

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Talent Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,486	$8,707	$2,009	$50
Average	$80,979	$6,748	$1,557	$39
25th Percentile	$63,457	$5,288	$1,220	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Talent Director Salaries

A Talent Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Talent Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Talent Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,287.
California: $80,979.
Massachusetts: $79,900.

District of Columbia $81,287 California $80,979 Massachusetts $79,900 Washington $79,606 New Jersey $79,577 Alaska $79,474 Connecticut $78,461 New York $78,049

Hawaii $76,735 Rhode Island $76,119 Maryland $75,700 Minnesota $75,127 Colorado $74,907 Illinois $74,834 Oregon $74,555 Delaware $74,349

New Hampshire $74,220 Virginia $73,931 Pennsylvania $73,086 Nevada $72,661 North Dakota $72,521 Michigan $72,301 Wisconsin $72,220 Vermont $72,059

Texas $71,611 Maine $71,581 Arizona $71,537 Ohio $71,486 Georgia $70,811 Indiana $70,473 Wyoming $70,407 Utah $70,304

Iowa $70,260 Kansas $69,908 Louisiana $69,805 North Carolina $69,768 Missouri $69,753 Florida $69,467 Montana $69,313 Nebraska $69,166

Kentucky $69,085 South Carolina $68,792 Tennessee $68,608 Idaho $68,535 New Mexico $67,999 Oklahoma $67,881 Alabama $67,448 South Dakota $66,721

Arkansas $66,325 West Virginia $66,112 Mississippi $65,473

Top Paying Cities for Talent Directors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Los Angeles: $81,118
West Hollywood: $81,060
Dodgertown: $81,118

Los Angeles, CA $81,118 West Hollywood, CA $81,060 Dodgertown, CA $81,118 Playa Vista, CA $80,929 Bell Gardens, CA $80,935 Bell, CA $80,825 Beverly Hills, CA $81,055 Compton, CA $80,472

Culver City, CA $81,003 Downey, CA $80,576 El Segundo, CA $80,761 Gardena, CA $80,625 Hawthorne, CA $80,777 Hermosa Beach, CA $80,297 Huntington Park, CA $81,047 Lawndale, CA $80,641

Lynwood, CA $80,718 Malibu, CA $79,220 Manhattan Beach, CA $80,530 Maywood, CA $81,035 Pacific Palisades, CA $80,451 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA $80,166 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $80,160 Redondo Beach, CA $80,114

South Gate, CA $80,841 Topanga, CA $79,825 Venice, CA $80,863 Marina Del Rey, CA $80,879 Playa Del Rey, CA $80,792 Inglewood, CA $80,950 Santa Monica, CA $80,734 Torrance, CA $80,391

Whittier, CA $80,512 Buena Park, CA $80,371 La Palma, CA $80,384 Cypress, CA $80,386 La Habra, CA $80,373 La Mirada, CA $80,369 Montebello, CA $80,900 Norwalk, CA $80,314

Pico Rivera, CA $80,743 Santa Fe Springs, CA $80,367 Stanton, CA $80,388 Artesia, CA $80,351 Cerritos, CA $80,401 Avalon, CA $78,423 Bellflower, CA $80,411 Harbor City, CA $80,361

Lakewood, CA $80,348 Hawaiian Gardens, CA $80,377 Lomita, CA $80,370 Los Alamitos, CA $80,377 Paramount, CA $80,513 San Pedro, CA $80,336 Seal Beach, CA $80,370 Sunset Beach, CA $80,378

Surfside, CA $80,357 Wilmington, CA $80,328 Carson, CA $80,350 Signal Hill, CA $80,319 Long Beach, CA $80,318 Altadena, CA $80,913 Arcadia, CA $80,504 Duarte, CA $79,953

La Canada Flintridge, CA $80,945 Monrovia, CA $80,220 Montrose, CA $80,977 Mount Wilson, CA $80,515 Sierra Madre, CA $80,492 South Pasadena, CA $81,053 Sunland, CA $80,631 Tujunga, CA $80,185

Verdugo City, CA $80,980 Pasadena, CA $80,988 San Marino, CA $80,962 Glendale, CA $81,050 La Crescenta, CA $80,912 Agoura Hills, CA $78,779 Calabasas, CA $79,438 Canoga Park, CA $79,670

Winnetka, CA $79,789 West Hills, CA $79,264 Castaic, CA $78,119 Chatsworth, CA $79,264 Encino, CA $80,408 Newbury Park, CA $78,092 Newhall, CA $79,319 Northridge, CA $79,820

Porter Ranch, CA $79,543 Pacoima, CA $80,388 Reseda, CA $80,069 San Fernando, CA $80,092 Sylmar, CA $79,943 North Hills, CA $80,204 Granada Hills, CA $79,762 Mission Hills, CA $80,151

Santa Clarita, CA $78,777 Canyon Country, CA $78,892 Sun Valley, CA $80,778 Valencia, CA $78,473 Tarzana, CA $80,208 Thousand Oaks, CA $78,028 Westlake Village, CA $78,112 Woodland Hills, CA $79,875

Oak Park, CA $78,564 Stevenson Ranch, CA $78,770 Van Nuys, CA $80,505 Panorama City, CA $80,505 Sherman Oaks, CA $80,797 Burbank, CA $81,017 North Hollywood, CA $81,013 Studio City, CA $81,021

Valley Village, CA $80,991 Universal City, CA $81,058 Toluca Lake, CA $81,034 Rancho Cucamonga, CA $77,801 Azusa, CA $78,077 Baldwin Park, CA $80,076 Chino, CA $78,821 Chino Hills, CA $79,836

Claremont, CA $78,259 City Of Industry, CA $80,148 Covina, CA $79,572 El Monte, CA $80,742 South El Monte, CA $80,745 Glendora, CA $79,185 Guasti, CA $77,928 La Puente, CA $80,010

Hacienda Heights, CA $80,214 Rowland Heights, CA $80,320 La Verne, CA $78,505 Mira Loma, CA $77,828 Monterey Park, CA $81,043 Ontario, CA $78,079 Mt Baldy, CA $77,677 Montclair, CA $78,513

Diamond Bar, CA $80,052 Pomona, CA $79,265 Rosemead, CA $80,876 San Dimas, CA $79,064 San Gabriel, CA $80,897 Temple City, CA $80,794 Upland, CA $78,019 Walnut, CA $80,026

West Covina, CA $79,843 Alhambra, CA $81,012 Alpine, CA $78,322 Bonita, CA $79,224 Boulevard, CA $76,080 Campo, CA $77,094 Chula Vista, CA $79,224 Descanso, CA $77,676

Dulzura, CA $78,472 Guatay, CA $77,563 Imperial Beach, CA $79,224 Jacumba, CA $75,343 Jamul, CA $78,630 La Mesa, CA $79,224 Lemon Grove, CA $79,224 Lincoln Acres, CA $79,224

Mount Laguna, CA $76,994 National City, CA $79,224 Pine Valley, CA $77,251 Potrero, CA $77,693 Spring Valley, CA $79,224 Tecate, CA $77,790 Bonsall, CA $77,318 Borrego Springs, CA $74,557

Cardiff By The Sea, CA $78,780 Carlsbad, CA $78,132 Del Mar, CA $79,141 El Cajon, CA $79,083 Encinitas, CA $78,727 Escondido, CA $78,382 Fallbrook, CA $76,700 Julian, CA $75,479

La Jolla, CA $79,236 Lakeside, CA $78,823 Oceanside, CA $77,869 Camp Pendleton, CA $77,743 Pala, CA $76,552 Palomar Mountain, CA $76,199 Pauma Valley, CA $76,862 Poway, CA $78,889

Ramona, CA $78,077 Ranchita, CA $75,941 Rancho Santa Fe, CA $78,849 San Luis Rey, CA $77,464 San Marcos, CA $77,972 Santa Ysabel, CA $76,971 Santee, CA $79,224 Solana Beach, CA $78,958

Vista, CA $78,049 Valley Center, CA $77,330 Warner Springs, CA $75,710 San Diego, CA $79,224 Coronado, CA $79,224 San Ysidro, CA $79,224 Indio, CA $74,635 Indian Wells, CA $74,754

Palm Desert, CA $74,939 Banning, CA $76,677 Bard, CA $73,418 Beaumont, CA $76,989 Blythe, CA $73,498 Brawley, CA $73,960 Cabazon, CA $76,439 Calexico, CA $74,102

Calipatria, CA $73,953 Cathedral City, CA $75,398 Coachella, CA $74,096 Desert Center, CA $73,534 Desert Hot Springs, CA $75,641 Earp, CA $73,376 El Centro, CA $74,083 La Quinta, CA $74,705

Heber, CA $74,074 Holtville, CA $73,654 Imperial, CA $74,014 Joshua Tree, CA $74,870 Mecca, CA $74,021 Morongo Valley, CA $76,105 Niland, CA $73,843 North Palm Springs, CA $75,639

Ocotillo, CA $74,309 Palm Springs, CA $75,634 Palo Verde, CA $73,440 Parker Dam, CA $73,171 Pioneertown, CA $75,546 Rancho Mirage, CA $75,155 Seeley, CA $74,094 Thermal, CA $73,982

Salton City, CA $73,945 Thousand Palms, CA $75,058 Twentynine Palms, CA $73,823 Vidal, CA $73,275 Westmorland, CA $74,020 Whitewater, CA $76,185 Winterhaven, CA $73,409 Yucca Valley, CA $75,334

Landers, CA $75,319 Adelanto, CA $76,486 Amboy, CA $73,641 Angelus Oaks, CA $76,790 Apple Valley, CA $76,515 Baker, CA $73,785 Fort Irwin, CA $74,027 Barstow, CA $74,777

Grand Terrace, CA $77,414 Big Bear City, CA $76,491 Big Bear Lake, CA $76,920 Bloomington, CA $77,436 Blue Jay, CA $77,241 Bryn Mawr, CA $77,333 Calimesa, CA $77,129 Cedar Glen, CA $77,177

Cedarpines Park, CA $77,282 Cima, CA $73,138 Colton, CA $77,394 Crestline, CA $77,279 Crest Park, CA $77,241 Daggett, CA $74,832 Death Valley, CA $73,763 Phelan, CA $77,391

Fontana, CA $77,483 Essex, CA $73,294 Fawnskin, CA $76,947 Ludlow, CA $73,839 Forest Falls, CA $76,686 Hesperia, CA $77,050 Green Valley Lake, CA $77,091 Helendale, CA $75,766

Highland, CA $77,313 Hinkley, CA $74,909 Loma Linda, CA $77,298 Lake Arrowhead, CA $77,191 Lucerne Valley, CA $76,265 Lytle Creek, CA $77,490 Mentone, CA $77,201 Needles, CA $73,232

Nipton, CA $72,853 Newberry Springs, CA $74,221 Mountain Pass, CA $72,682 Oro Grande, CA $76,365 Patton, CA $77,282 Pinon Hills, CA $77,162 Redlands, CA $77,302 Rialto, CA $77,328

Rimforest, CA $77,273 Running Springs, CA $77,187 Shoshone, CA $72,882 Skyforest, CA $77,308 Sugarloaf, CA $76,577 Tecopa, CA $73,430 Twin Peaks, CA $77,269 Victorville, CA $77,010

Wrightwood, CA $77,469 Yermo, CA $74,460 Yucaipa, CA $77,089 San Bernardino, CA $77,257 Riverside, CA $77,462 March Air Reserve Base, CA $77,564 Lake Elsinore, CA $77,971 Aguanga, CA $75,861

Anza, CA $75,329 Hemet, CA $76,973 Homeland, CA $77,315 Idyllwild, CA $76,081 Moreno Valley, CA $77,483 Mountain Center, CA $75,220 Murrieta, CA $77,580 Nuevo, CA $77,251

Perris, CA $77,765 San Jacinto, CA $76,949 Menifee, CA $77,460 Sun City, CA $77,446 Temecula, CA $76,911 Wildomar, CA $77,613 Winchester, CA $77,119 Irvine, CA $80,540

Huntington Beach, CA $80,478 Laguna Niguel, CA $79,524 El Toro, CA $79,963 Foothill Ranch, CA $80,121 Capistrano Beach, CA $79,003 Corona Del Mar, CA $80,411 Costa Mesa, CA $80,557 Dana Point, CA $79,248

Lake Forest, CA $80,177 Laguna Woods, CA $80,185 East Irvine, CA $80,532 Laguna Beach, CA $80,092 Laguna Hills, CA $79,990 Midway City, CA $80,469 Aliso Viejo, CA $79,991 Newport Coast, CA $80,353

Newport Beach, CA $80,538 San Clemente, CA $77,957 San Juan Capistrano, CA $79,221 Silverado, CA $79,850 Trabuco Canyon, CA $78,853 Westminster, CA $80,456 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $79,601 Mission Viejo, CA $79,752

Ladera Ranch, CA $78,959 Santa Ana, CA $80,391 Fountain Valley, CA $80,531 Tustin, CA $80,590 Anaheim, CA $80,303 Atwood, CA $80,394 Brea, CA $80,353 Fullerton, CA $80,325

Garden Grove, CA $80,411 Orange, CA $80,585 Norco, CA $78,212 Villa Park, CA $80,509 Placentia, CA $80,354 Corona, CA $78,654 Yorba Linda, CA $80,380 Ventura, CA $78,703

Camarillo, CA $78,411 Carpinteria, CA $78,742 Fillmore, CA $77,856 Moorpark, CA $78,049 Oak View, CA $78,726 Ojai, CA $78,186 Oxnard, CA $78,627 Piru, CA $77,398

Port Hueneme, CA $78,508 Point Mugu Nawc, CA $73,925 Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA $78,567 Santa Paula, CA $78,402 Simi Valley, CA $78,430 Brandeis, CA $78,891 Somis, CA $78,275 Summerland, CA $79,276

Santa Barbara, CA $79,305 Goleta, CA $78,066 Alpaugh, CA $74,551 Armona, CA $73,685 Arvin, CA $76,898 Avenal, CA $74,373 Bodfish, CA $76,053 Buttonwillow, CA $76,425

California Hot Springs, CA $75,016 Camp Nelson, CA $74,191 Coalinga, CA $74,212 Corcoran, CA $74,387 Delano, CA $76,024 Ducor, CA $75,725 Earlimart, CA $75,166 Edison, CA $77,286

Exeter, CA $74,176 Pine Mountain Club, CA $76,419 Farmersville, CA $74,228 Fellows, CA $76,255 Frazier Park, CA $76,144 Glennville, CA $76,288 Goshen, CA $73,698 Hanford, CA $73,698

Huron, CA $73,777 Ivanhoe, CA $73,716 Kaweah, CA $73,987 Kernville, CA $75,050 Kettleman City, CA $74,162 Lake Isabella, CA $75,845 Lamont, CA $77,286 Laton, CA $73,635

Lebec, CA $76,190 Lemon Cove, CA $73,978 Lemoore, CA $73,703 Lindsay, CA $74,268 Lost Hills, CA $74,615 Mc Farland, CA $76,706 Mc Kittrick, CA $75,956 Maricopa, CA $76,438

New Cuyama, CA $76,820 Onyx, CA $74,476 Pixley, CA $74,540 Porterville, CA $74,973 Posey, CA $75,799 Richgrove, CA $75,945 Sequoia National Park, CA $73,721 Shafter, CA $77,090

Springville, CA $74,022 Stratford, CA $73,755 Strathmore, CA $74,257 Taft, CA $76,613 Terra Bella, CA $75,187 Three Rivers, CA $73,939 Tipton, CA $74,348 Tulare, CA $74,299

Tupman, CA $76,676 Visalia, CA $73,718 Wasco, CA $76,155 Waukena, CA $74,257 Weldon, CA $75,336 Wofford Heights, CA $75,625 Woodlake, CA $73,993 Woody, CA $76,604

Bakersfield, CA $77,286 San Luis Obispo, CA $77,225 Los Osos, CA $75,883 Arroyo Grande, CA $78,221 Atascadero, CA $75,290 Avila Beach, CA $76,532 Bradley, CA $74,105 Buellton, CA $78,706

Cambria, CA $74,224 Casmalia, CA $79,447 Cayucos, CA $74,194 Creston, CA $75,445 Grover Beach, CA $78,016 Guadalupe, CA $78,795 Harmony, CA $74,191 Lompoc, CA $78,776

Los Alamos, CA $79,764 Los Olivos, CA $78,690 Morro Bay, CA $75,362 Nipomo, CA $79,255 Oceano, CA $78,452 Paso Robles, CA $74,221 Pismo Beach, CA $77,555 San Ardo, CA $74,144

San Miguel, CA $74,292 San Simeon, CA $74,108 Santa Margarita, CA $77,733 Santa Maria, CA $80,046 Santa Ynez, CA $78,278 Shandon, CA $74,244 Solvang, CA $78,123 Templeton, CA $74,578

Mojave, CA $75,316 California City, CA $74,572 Acton, CA $78,980 Benton, CA $73,838 Big Pine, CA $73,743 Bishop, CA $73,805 Boron, CA $74,726 Bridgeport, CA $74,014

Caliente, CA $76,260 Cantil, CA $74,197 Darwin, CA $73,805 Edwards, CA $74,854 Independence, CA $73,833 Inyokern, CA $73,929 Johannesburg, CA $74,026 June Lake, CA $73,964

Keeler, CA $73,985 Keene, CA $76,566 Lake Hughes, CA $76,753 Lancaster, CA $76,900 Lee Vining, CA $73,926 Little Lake, CA $73,926 Littlerock, CA $78,101 Llano, CA $76,992

Lone Pine, CA $73,853 Mammoth Lakes, CA $73,918 Olancha, CA $73,779 Palmdale, CA $78,925 Pearblossom, CA $77,924 Randsburg, CA $73,801 Ridgecrest, CA $74,126 Red Mountain, CA $73,858

Rosamond, CA $75,800 Tehachapi, CA $76,301 Trona, CA $73,972 Valyermo, CA $77,809 Ahwahnee, CA $74,285 Auberry, CA $73,670 Badger, CA $73,825 Bass Lake, CA $73,989

Big Creek, CA $73,804 Biola, CA $73,598 Burrel, CA $73,642 Cantua Creek, CA $73,747 Caruthers, CA $73,605 Chowchilla, CA $74,323 Clovis, CA $73,565 Coarsegold, CA $73,708

Cutler, CA $73,678 Del Rey, CA $73,583 Dinuba, CA $73,655 Dos Palos, CA $75,390 Dunlap, CA $73,682 Firebaugh, CA $75,221 Fish Camp, CA $74,207 Five Points, CA $73,715

Fowler, CA $73,572 Friant, CA $73,639 Helm, CA $73,664 Hume, CA $73,782 Kerman, CA $73,635 Kingsburg, CA $73,641 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA $73,795 Lakeshore, CA $73,555

Los Banos, CA $76,169 Madera, CA $73,623 Mendota, CA $73,768 Miramonte, CA $73,694 Mono Hot Springs, CA $73,589 North Fork, CA $73,700 Oakhurst, CA $74,223 O Neals, CA $73,680

Orange Cove, CA $73,656 Orosi, CA $73,682 Parlier, CA $73,607 Piedra, CA $73,639 Fresno, CA $73,564 Prather, CA $73,641 Raisin City, CA $73,585 Raymond, CA $74,101

Reedley, CA $73,630 Riverdale, CA $73,645 Sanger, CA $73,616 San Joaquin, CA $73,661 Santa Rita Park, CA $75,644 Selma, CA $73,606 Shaver Lake, CA $73,683 South Dos Palos, CA $75,517

Sultana, CA $73,660 Tollhouse, CA $73,660 Tranquillity, CA $73,705 Wishon, CA $73,730 Yettem, CA $73,688 Traver, CA $73,655 Squaw Valley, CA $73,668 Salinas, CA $80,886

Big Sur, CA $75,721 Carmel By The Sea, CA $81,540 Carmel, CA $80,749 Carmel Valley, CA $79,917 Chualar, CA $79,819 Gonzales, CA $79,572 Greenfield, CA $76,906 Jolon, CA $75,789

King City, CA $74,531 Lockwood, CA $74,125 Marina, CA $81,309 Monterey, CA $81,323 Pacific Grove, CA $81,515 Pebble Beach, CA $81,525 San Lucas, CA $74,174 Seaside, CA $81,427

Soledad, CA $77,359 Spreckels, CA $80,875 Belmont, CA $89,612 Brisbane, CA $91,050 Burlingame, CA $88,935 Daly City, CA $91,166 El Granada, CA $87,739 Half Moon Bay, CA $88,489

La Honda, CA $88,810 Loma Mar, CA $88,004 Los Altos, CA $90,834 Menlo Park, CA $90,823 Atherton, CA $90,820 Portola Valley, CA $90,810 Millbrae, CA $89,464 Mountain View, CA $91,012

Montara, CA $88,455 Moss Beach, CA $88,240 Pacifica, CA $89,464 Pescadero, CA $87,729 Redwood City, CA $90,805 San Bruno, CA $89,961 San Carlos, CA $90,089 San Gregorio, CA $88,910

South San Francisco, CA $90,587 Sunnyvale, CA $91,550 San Francisco, CA $91,587 Sacramento, CA $79,386 Palo Alto, CA $90,824 Stanford, CA $90,824 San Mateo, CA $88,839 Alameda, CA $89,721

American Canyon, CA $82,303 Discovery Bay, CA $80,834 Danville, CA $85,894 Alamo, CA $87,249 Angwin, CA $80,802 Antioch, CA $82,184 Benicia, CA $82,473 Bethel Island, CA $80,477

Birds Landing, CA $81,002 Brentwood, CA $81,660 Byron, CA $81,778 Calistoga, CA $80,912 Canyon, CA $89,707 Clayton, CA $84,868 Concord, CA $85,598 Pleasant Hill, CA $85,971

Crockett, CA $82,590 Diablo, CA $86,570 El Cerrito, CA $89,544 Fairfield, CA $81,514 Travis Afb, CA $81,042 Fremont, CA $88,922 Hayward, CA $88,536 Castro Valley, CA $89,174

Hercules, CA $83,793 Knightsen, CA $80,949 Lafayette, CA $88,229 Livermore, CA $86,395 Martinez, CA $85,233 Moraga, CA $89,105 Napa, CA $81,040 Newark, CA $90,323

Oakley, CA $81,258 Oakville, CA $81,254 Orinda, CA $89,649 Pinole, CA $84,899 Pittsburg, CA $83,436 Pleasanton, CA $87,033 Pope Valley, CA $80,306 Dublin, CA $86,367

Port Costa, CA $82,696 Rio Vista, CA $80,369 Rodeo, CA $83,041 Rutherford, CA $81,267 Saint Helena, CA $80,905 Deer Park, CA $81,013 San Leandro, CA $89,753 San Lorenzo, CA $89,116

San Ramon, CA $86,364 Suisun City, CA $81,801 Sunol, CA $89,228 Union City, CA $89,051 Vallejo, CA $82,388 Walnut Creek, CA $88,034 Yountville, CA $81,209 Oakland, CA $89,657

Emeryville, CA $89,701 Piedmont, CA $89,788 Berkeley, CA $89,759 Albany, CA $89,856 Richmond, CA $88,802 El Sobrante, CA $87,628 San Pablo, CA $86,657 San Rafael, CA $87,414

Greenbrae, CA $88,236 Kentfield, CA $88,738 Belvedere Tiburon, CA $90,832 Bodega, CA $81,294 Bodega Bay, CA $81,073 Bolinas, CA $84,890 Corte Madera, CA $89,246 Rohnert Park, CA $82,134

Dillon Beach, CA $81,351 Fairfax, CA $86,627 Cotati, CA $82,018 Forest Knolls, CA $84,104 Inverness, CA $81,871 Lagunitas, CA $83,704 Larkspur, CA $88,728 Marshall, CA $81,667

Mill Valley, CA $88,250 Novato, CA $83,074 Nicasio, CA $83,221 Olema, CA $83,592 Penngrove, CA $82,220 Petaluma, CA $82,315 Point Reyes Station, CA $83,203 Ross, CA $87,547

San Anselmo, CA $86,079 San Geronimo, CA $84,577 San Quentin, CA $89,081 Sausalito, CA $91,046 Stinson Beach, CA $87,258 Tomales, CA $81,480 Valley Ford, CA $81,336 Woodacre, CA $84,728

Aptos, CA $83,659 Alviso, CA $91,184 Aromas, CA $81,692 Ben Lomond, CA $82,280 Boulder Creek, CA $85,289 Brookdale, CA $82,497 Campbell, CA $92,388 Capitola, CA $83,109

Castroville, CA $81,614 Coyote, CA $91,139 Cupertino, CA $90,795 Davenport, CA $83,413 Felton, CA $82,214 Freedom, CA $83,336 Gilroy, CA $84,273 Hollister, CA $80,687

Holy City, CA $86,584 Los Gatos, CA $91,144 Milpitas, CA $92,261 Morgan Hill, CA $88,185 Moss Landing, CA $81,836 Mount Hermon, CA $82,068 New Almaden, CA $90,428 Paicines, CA $74,635

Redwood Estates, CA $86,584 San Juan Bautista, CA $80,874 San Martin, CA $86,465 Santa Clara, CA $92,524 Santa Cruz, CA $82,029 Scotts Valley, CA $82,503 Saratoga, CA $90,684 Soquel, CA $83,854

Tres Pinos, CA $77,279 Watsonville, CA $83,412 San Jose, CA $92,601 Mount Hamilton, CA $90,440 Stockton, CA $78,681 Acampo, CA $78,773 Altaville, CA $76,525 Angels Camp, CA $76,684

Arnold, CA $74,233 Avery, CA $75,398 Burson, CA $77,242 Campo Seco, CA $77,174 Clements, CA $78,193 Copperopolis, CA $77,561 Douglas Flat, CA $76,084 Farmington, CA $77,912

French Camp, CA $78,756 Glencoe, CA $75,834 Hathaway Pines, CA $75,721 Holt, CA $78,896 Linden, CA $78,564 Lockeford, CA $78,688 Lodi, CA $78,702 Mokelumne Hill, CA $76,037

Mountain Ranch, CA $75,716 Murphys, CA $76,000 Rail Road Flat, CA $75,494 San Andreas, CA $76,298 Vallecito, CA $76,160 Valley Springs, CA $77,248 Victor, CA $78,731 Wallace, CA $77,778

West Point, CA $75,561 Wilseyville, CA $75,492 Woodbridge, CA $78,853 Atwater, CA $77,206 Ballico, CA $77,584 Tracy, CA $80,054 Big Oak Flat, CA $76,497 Catheys Valley, CA $74,851

Ceres, CA $78,174 Chinese Camp, CA $76,694 Columbia, CA $75,937 Coulterville, CA $75,140 Cressey, CA $77,461 Crows Landing, CA $78,809 Pinecrest, CA $74,191 Delhi, CA $77,723

Denair, CA $77,671 El Nido, CA $75,445 El Portal, CA $74,359 Empire, CA $78,158 Escalon, CA $78,195 Groveland, CA $74,420 Gustine, CA $79,135 Hickman, CA $77,801

Hilmar, CA $78,194 Hornitos, CA $75,372 Hughson, CA $78,153 Jamestown, CA $76,898 Keyes, CA $78,160 La Grange, CA $76,605 Lathrop, CA $78,924 Le Grand, CA $75,233

Livingston, CA $77,585 Long Barn, CA $74,966 Manteca, CA $78,751 Mariposa, CA $74,661 Merced, CA $75,635 Midpines, CA $74,676 Mi Wuk Village, CA $75,489 Moccasin, CA $76,323

Modesto, CA $78,145 Newman, CA $79,151 Oakdale, CA $77,915 Patterson, CA $80,891 Planada, CA $75,560 Ripon, CA $78,309 Riverbank, CA $78,165 Salida, CA $78,232

Snelling, CA $76,321 Sonora, CA $76,160 Soulsbyville, CA $75,955 Standard, CA $76,094 Stevinson, CA $78,127 Strawberry, CA $74,383 Tuolumne, CA $75,717 Turlock, CA $78,041

Twain Harte, CA $75,544 Vernalis, CA $79,130 Waterford, CA $77,681 Westley, CA $79,433 Winton, CA $77,310 Yosemite National Park, CA $73,944 Santa Rosa, CA $81,140 Albion, CA $74,543

Annapolis, CA $78,371 Boonville, CA $76,306 Boyes Hot Springs, CA $81,990 Branscomb, CA $74,470 Calpella, CA $76,097 Camp Meeker, CA $81,246 Caspar, CA $74,567 Cazadero, CA $80,196

Clearlake, CA $77,933 Clearlake Oaks, CA $77,080 Clearlake Park, CA $78,145 Cloverdale, CA $78,867 Cobb, CA $79,886 Comptche, CA $74,486 Covelo, CA $74,517 Dos Rios, CA $74,456

Duncans Mills, CA $80,928 Eldridge, CA $81,714 Elk, CA $74,735 El Verano, CA $82,117 Finley, CA $77,955 Forestville, CA $81,273 Fort Bragg, CA $74,589 Fulton, CA $81,148

Geyserville, CA $80,136 Glen Ellen, CA $81,594 Glenhaven, CA $77,295 Graton, CA $81,217 Gualala, CA $76,788 Guerneville, CA $80,944 Healdsburg, CA $80,916 Hopland, CA $77,941

Jenner, CA $80,272 Kelseyville, CA $78,588 Kenwood, CA $81,501 Lakeport, CA $77,265 Laytonville, CA $74,481 Little River, CA $74,578 Lower Lake, CA $78,314 Lucerne, CA $76,820

Manchester, CA $75,530 Mendocino, CA $74,578 Middletown, CA $80,212 Monte Rio, CA $80,993 Navarro, CA $74,647 Nice, CA $76,825 Occidental, CA $80,982 Philo, CA $75,568

Hidden Valley Lake, CA $79,831 Point Arena, CA $75,811 Potter Valley, CA $74,597 Redwood Valley, CA $75,040 Rio Nido, CA $81,031 Sebastopol, CA $81,263 Sonoma, CA $82,247 Stewarts Point, CA $78,187

Talmage, CA $76,378 Ukiah, CA $76,017 Upper Lake, CA $76,049 Villa Grande, CA $80,983 Vineburg, CA $82,239 Westport, CA $74,438 Willits, CA $74,559 Windsor, CA $81,195

Witter Springs, CA $75,900 Yorkville, CA $76,934 The Sea Ranch, CA $77,304 Eureka, CA $74,796 Alderpoint, CA $74,424 Blocksburg, CA $74,398 Arcata, CA $74,702 Mckinleyville, CA $74,708

Bayside, CA $74,674 Blue Lake, CA $74,583 Bridgeville, CA $74,458 Burnt Ranch, CA $74,548 Carlotta, CA $74,510 Crescent City, CA $74,415 Cutten, CA $74,796 Ferndale, CA $74,531

Fields Landing, CA $74,738 Fort Dick, CA $74,416 Fortuna, CA $74,685 Garberville, CA $74,464 Gasquet, CA $74,205 Honeydew, CA $74,389 Hoopa, CA $74,645 Hydesville, CA $74,628

Klamath, CA $74,472 Kneeland, CA $74,505 Korbel, CA $74,437 Loleta, CA $74,589 Mad River, CA $74,453 Miranda, CA $74,492 Myers Flat, CA $74,470 Orick, CA $74,520

Orleans, CA $74,550 Petrolia, CA $74,442 Phillipsville, CA $74,454 Redway, CA $74,568 Rio Dell, CA $74,641 Salyer, CA $74,565 Samoa, CA $74,647 Scotia, CA $74,545

Smith River, CA $74,218 Somes Bar, CA $74,526 Redcrest, CA $74,441 Trinidad, CA $74,625 Weott, CA $74,559 Willow Creek, CA $74,581 Leggett, CA $74,464 Piercy, CA $74,452

Whitethorn, CA $74,477 Zenia, CA $74,346 Amador City, CA $76,994 Auburn, CA $77,441 West Sacramento, CA $79,387 Brooks, CA $78,651 Capay, CA $78,643 Carmichael, CA $79,332

Citrus Heights, CA $78,941 Clarksburg, CA $79,399 Coloma, CA $77,303 Cool, CA $77,422 Courtland, CA $79,400 Davis, CA $79,307 Diamond Springs, CA $77,185 Dixon, CA $79,743

El Dorado, CA $77,273 Elk Grove, CA $79,071 Elmira, CA $80,429 Elverta, CA $79,244 Esparto, CA $79,077 Fair Oaks, CA $78,976 Fiddletown, CA $76,339 Folsom, CA $78,499

Foresthill, CA $75,621 Galt, CA $78,543 Garden Valley, CA $76,705 Georgetown, CA $75,931 Greenwood, CA $76,872 Grizzly Flats, CA $75,607 Guinda, CA $78,486 Herald, CA $77,860

Hood, CA $79,298 Ione, CA $77,180 Isleton, CA $79,856 Jackson, CA $76,587 Kit Carson, CA $75,728 Knights Landing, CA $78,174 Kirkwood, CA $74,374 Lincoln, CA $78,116

Loomis, CA $78,262 Lotus, CA $77,442 Mcclellan, CA $79,397 Madison, CA $79,201 Martell, CA $76,688 Mather, CA $79,164 Mount Aukum, CA $76,694 Newcastle, CA $77,996

Nicolaus, CA $78,570 North Highlands, CA $79,346 Roseville, CA $78,725 Orangevale, CA $78,767 Penryn, CA $78,121 Pilot Hill, CA $77,851 Pine Grove, CA $76,197 Pioneer, CA $75,025

Placerville, CA $77,047 Pleasant Grove, CA $78,763 Plymouth, CA $77,368 Rancho Cordova, CA $79,176 Represa, CA $78,516 Rescue, CA $77,850 Rio Linda, CA $79,399 Rio Oso, CA $78,103

River Pines, CA $76,818 Robbins, CA $78,379 Rocklin, CA $78,495 Rumsey, CA $77,181 Ryde, CA $79,468 Sheridan, CA $77,839 Shingle Springs, CA $77,780 Sloughhouse, CA $78,288

Somerset, CA $75,669 Sutter Creek, CA $76,744 Thornton, CA $79,430 Vacaville, CA $80,469 Volcano, CA $76,106 Walnut Grove, CA $79,609 Wheatland, CA $77,464 Wilton, CA $78,762

Winters, CA $79,508 Woodland, CA $79,142 Yolo, CA $79,064 Zamora, CA $78,899 Drytown, CA $77,128 Alta, CA $75,522 Applegate, CA $76,877 Camino, CA $76,363

Chicago Park, CA $75,781 Colfax, CA $76,050 Dutch Flat, CA $75,452 Emigrant Gap, CA $74,981 Gold Run, CA $75,499 Kyburz, CA $74,437 Echo Lake, CA $74,360 Meadow Vista, CA $76,956

Norden, CA $75,177 Pollock Pines, CA $74,995 Soda Springs, CA $75,238 Twin Bridges, CA $74,264 Weimar, CA $76,608 Granite Bay, CA $78,438 El Dorado Hills, CA $78,188 Antelope, CA $79,148

Marysville, CA $76,037 Beale Afb, CA $76,934 Alleghany, CA $74,937 Arbuckle, CA $76,812 Artois, CA $75,265 Bangor, CA $75,633 Belden, CA $74,904 Berry Creek, CA $75,421

Biggs, CA $75,517 Browns Valley, CA $75,593 Brownsville, CA $75,478 Butte City, CA $75,478 Camptonville, CA $75,027 Canyon Dam, CA $74,791 Cedar Ridge, CA $75,780 Challenge, CA $75,278

Chico, CA $75,517 Clipper Mills, CA $75,269 Colusa, CA $75,923 Crescent Mills, CA $74,732 Dobbins, CA $75,218 Downieville, CA $74,851 Dunnigan, CA $78,341 Durham, CA $75,513

Elk Creek, CA $75,232 Feather Falls, CA $75,490 Forbestown, CA $75,417 Forest Ranch, CA $75,373 Glenn, CA $75,439 Goodyears Bar, CA $74,893 Grass Valley, CA $75,723 Penn Valley, CA $75,970

Greenville, CA $74,753 Gridley, CA $75,681 Grimes, CA $76,969 Hamilton City, CA $75,469 Live Oak, CA $75,844 Magalia, CA $75,368 Maxwell, CA $75,762 Meadow Valley, CA $74,911

Meridian, CA $77,093 Nelson, CA $75,484 Nevada City, CA $75,232 North San Juan, CA $74,922 Olivehurst, CA $77,446 Oregon House, CA $75,490 Orland, CA $75,179 Oroville, CA $75,453

Paradise, CA $75,432 Palermo, CA $75,580 Princeton, CA $75,495 Quincy, CA $74,777 Rackerby, CA $75,598 Richvale, CA $75,472 Rough And Ready, CA $75,832 Smartsville, CA $76,273

Stirling City, CA $75,302 Stonyford, CA $75,290 Storrie, CA $75,154 Strawberry Valley, CA $74,864 Sutter, CA $76,114 Taylorsville, CA $74,633 Twain, CA $74,806 Washington, CA $75,260

Williams, CA $76,028 Willows, CA $75,365 Yuba City, CA $77,571 Redding, CA $74,968 Adin, CA $74,730 Anderson, CA $74,958 Bella Vista, CA $74,981 Bieber, CA $74,782

Big Bar, CA $74,467 Big Bend, CA $74,840 Burney, CA $75,046 Callahan, CA $74,608 Canby, CA $74,605 Cassel, CA $75,017 Castella, CA $74,743 Shasta Lake, CA $75,009

Chester, CA $74,944 Corning, CA $75,162 Cottonwood, CA $74,848 Dorris, CA $74,199 Douglas City, CA $74,650 Dunsmuir, CA $74,840 Etna, CA $74,600 Fall River Mills, CA $74,962

Flournoy, CA $74,936 Forks Of Salmon, CA $74,481 Fort Jones, CA $74,375 French Gulch, CA $74,704 Gazelle, CA $74,658 Gerber, CA $75,152 Greenview, CA $74,605 Grenada, CA $74,538

Happy Camp, CA $74,233 Hat Creek, CA $75,022 Hayfork, CA $74,593 Hornbrook, CA $73,487 Hyampom, CA $74,477 Igo, CA $74,654 Junction City, CA $74,611 Klamath River, CA $73,636

Lakehead, CA $74,801 Lewiston, CA $74,710 Lookout, CA $74,760 Los Molinos, CA $75,203 Mcarthur, CA $74,896 Mccloud, CA $74,862 Macdoel, CA $74,386 Manton, CA $75,013

Mill Creek, CA $74,923 Millville, CA $74,953 Mineral, CA $75,020 Montague, CA $74,251 Montgomery Creek, CA $74,928 Mount Shasta, CA $74,885 Nubieber, CA $74,858 Oak Run, CA $74,999

Obrien, CA $74,802 Old Station, CA $75,021 Palo Cedro, CA $75,004 Paskenta, CA $74,907 Paynes Creek, CA $74,985 Platina, CA $74,520 Proberta, CA $75,239 Red Bluff, CA $74,920

Round Mountain, CA $75,055 Scott Bar, CA $73,935 Seiad Valley, CA $73,570 Shasta, CA $74,766 Shingletown, CA $75,052 Tehama, CA $75,218 Trinity Center, CA $74,616 Vina, CA $75,323

Weaverville, CA $74,727 Weed, CA $74,794 Whiskeytown, CA $74,696 Whitmore, CA $75,047 Yreka, CA $74,120 Alturas, CA $74,649 Blairsden Graeagle, CA $74,739 Cedarville, CA $74,534

Chilcoot, CA $73,978 Clio, CA $74,688 Coleville, CA $74,151 Davis Creek, CA $74,359 Doyle, CA $74,150 Eagleville, CA $74,490 Floriston, CA $74,352 Fort Bidwell, CA $74,273

Herlong, CA $74,469 Janesville, CA $74,730 Lake City, CA $74,360 Likely, CA $74,580 Litchfield, CA $74,545 Loyalton, CA $74,262 Madeline, CA $74,612 Markleeville, CA $74,066

Milford, CA $74,545 Portola, CA $74,612 Ravendale, CA $74,521 Calpine, CA $74,487 Sierra City, CA $74,745 Sierraville, CA $74,651 Susanville, CA $74,804 Standish, CA $74,686

Beckwourth, CA $74,312 Termo, CA $74,591 Topaz, CA $74,091 Tulelake, CA $74,252 Vinton, CA $74,088 Wendel, CA $74,349 Westwood, CA $74,944 Carnelian Bay, CA $75,260

Homewood, CA $74,777 Tahoma, CA $74,249 Kings Beach, CA $74,848 Tahoe City, CA $75,141 Olympic Valley, CA $75,378 Tahoe Vista, CA $75,100 South Lake Tahoe, CA $74,124 Truckee, CA $75,561

Talent Director Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Talent Director salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $80,979. While startup companies pay approximate $80,979.

Talent Director Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$80,979
Growth Stage	51~500	$80,979
Established	501~5000	$80,979
Enterprise	5000+	$80,979

Talent Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Talent Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$63,457

Average $80,979/year

$104,486

$5,288

Average $6,748/month

$8,707

$1,220

Average $1,557/week

$2,009

$31

Average $39/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,486	$8,707	$2,009	$50
Average	$80,979	$6,748	$1,557	$39
25th Percentile	$63,457	$5,288	$1,220	$31

Talent Director Salary Growth & Career Path

Talent Director

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For a Talent Director, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Choreographer role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $48,651 - a projected growth of -40% over your current level.

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