What are the main factors that influence a Film Producer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Film Producer's salary?

A Film Producer's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,033 for beginners, reaching about $67,821 at mid-level, and approach $70,660 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Film Producer?

Film Producer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Film Producer roles are District of Columbia $73,811, California $73,531, Massachusetts $72,551. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Film Producer roles make?

Salaries for Film Producer level roles vary by specialization: Film Director: $150,897; Film Professor: $93,284; Film Production: $66,852; Producer: $65,670; Film Buyer: $60,385.

How do different companies affect a Film Producer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Film Producer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Film Producer Salary in the United States

How much does a Film Producer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Film Producer in the United States is $66,664 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,585
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,206 to $72,380
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,683

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Film Producer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,380	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$66,664	$5,555	$1,282	$32
25th Percentile	$56,206	$4,684	$1,081	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Film Producer Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Film Producer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Film Producer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,033
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,759
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,821
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,230
Expert (over 8 years): $70,660

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Film Producer	$63,033
Intermediate Level Film Producer	$63,759
Senior Level Film Producer	$67,821
Specialist Level Film Producer	$70,230
Expert Level Film Producer	$70,660

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How Do Film Producer 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 Film Producers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,811.
California: $73,531.
Massachusetts: $72,551.

District of Columbia $73,811 California $73,531 Massachusetts $72,551 Washington $72,284 New Jersey $72,257 Alaska $72,164 Connecticut $71,244 New York $70,871

Hawaii $69,677 Rhode Island $69,117 Maryland $68,737 Minnesota $68,217 Colorado $68,017 Illinois $67,951 Oregon $67,697 Delaware $67,511

New Hampshire $67,394 Virginia $67,131 Pennsylvania $66,364 Nevada $65,978 North Dakota $65,851 Michigan $65,651 Wisconsin $65,578 Vermont $65,431

Texas $65,024 Maine $64,998 Arizona $64,958 Ohio $64,911 Georgia $64,298 Indiana $63,991 Wyoming $63,931 Utah $63,838

Iowa $63,798 Kansas $63,478 Louisiana $63,384 North Carolina $63,351 Missouri $63,338 Florida $63,078 Montana $62,938 Nebraska $62,804

Kentucky $62,731 South Carolina $62,464 Tennessee $62,298 Idaho $62,231 New Mexico $61,744 Oklahoma $61,638 Alabama $61,244 South Dakota $60,584

Arkansas $60,224 West Virginia $60,031 Mississippi $59,451

Top Paying Cities for Film Producers

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:

San Jose: $84,084
San Francisco: $83,257
Oakland: $81,410

San Jose, CA $84,084

San Francisco, CA $83,257

Oakland, CA $81,410

New York, NY $77,257

Queens Village, NY $76,757

Paramus, NJ $76,224

Passaic, NJ $76,157

Bergenfield, NJ $76,091

Stamford, CT $75,991

Huntington, NY $75,924

Newark, NJ $75,491

Bridgeport, CT $75,357

New Brunswick, NJ $75,137

Vallejo, CA $74,997

Middlesex, NJ $74,957

Somerset, NJ $74,897

Petaluma, CA $74,744

Santa Cruz, CA $74,484

Boston, MA $74,351

Monterey, CA $74,017

Fairbanks, AK $73,971

Los Angeles, CA $73,844

Washington, DC $73,811

Seattle, WA $73,691

Santa Rosa, CA $73,677

Juneau, AK $73,484

Orange, CA $73,264

Anchorage, AK $73,144

Anaheim, CA $73,097

Santa Ana, CA $72,997

Nassau, NY $72,957

Long Beach, CA $72,931

Danbury, CT $72,911

Santa Maria, CA $72,684

Everett, WA $72,671

Bremerton, WA $72,344

Trenton, NJ $72,217

Sacramento, CA $72,191

San Diego, CA $72,157

Brockton, MA $72,131

Tacoma, WA $72,104

Santa Barbara, CA $72,011

Lowell, MA $71,744

New Suffolk, NY $71,717

Nashua, NH $71,637

Lompoc, CA $71,531

Ventura, CA $71,464

Stockton, CA $71,444

New Haven, CT $71,311

Atlantic City, NJ $71,137

Hartford, CT $70,991

Modesto, CA $70,957

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,811

New Britain, CT $70,777

Olympia, WA $70,684

Kennewick, WA $70,684

New London, CT $70,671

Norwich, CT $70,651

Lawrence, MA $70,617

Bakersfield, CA $70,431

Riverside, CA $70,337

New Bedford, MA $70,337

Richland, WA $70,271

Portsmouth, NH $70,217

Vineland, NJ $70,204

San Bernardino, CA $70,151

Boulder, CO $69,964

Worcester, MA $69,911

Portland, OR $69,851

Saint Paul, MN $69,771

Minneapolis, MN $69,771

Philadelphia, PA $69,677

Honolulu, HI $69,324

Springfield, MA $69,091

Providence, RI $69,084

Chicago, IL $68,891

Bellingham, WA $68,811

Baltimore, MD $68,737

Chico, CA $68,571

Wilmington, DE $68,457

Pittsfield, MA $68,391

Manchester, NH $68,264

Spokane, WA $67,971

Denver, CO $67,964

Albany, NY $67,651

Troy, NY $67,624

Schenectady, NY $67,484

Burlington, VT $67,338

Portland, ME $67,104

Salem, OR $67,051

Yakima, WA $67,038

Ann Arbor, MI $67,018

Rochester, MN $66,831

Fresno, CA $66,798

Reno, NV $66,798

Milwaukee, WI $66,738

Detroit, MI $66,671

Allentown, PA $66,651

Carson City, NV $66,644

Houston, TX $66,544

Colorado Springs, CO $66,538

Syracuse, NY $66,504

Eugene, OR $66,378

Bismarck, ND $66,298

Gary, IN $66,298

Galveston, TX $66,298

Springfield, OR $66,244

Medford, OR $66,084

Fort Collins, CO $66,058

Austin, TX $66,004

Mesa, AZ $65,864

Phoenix, AZ $65,851

Dallas, TX $65,831

Reading, PA $65,791

Saint Cloud, MN $65,764

Concord, NH $65,704

Madison, WI $65,678

Utica, NY $65,498

Raleigh, NC $65,444

Las Vegas, NV $65,438

Rochester, NY $65,391

Des Moines, IA $65,384

Atlanta, GA $65,278

Battle Creek, MI $65,258

Salt Lake City, UT $65,238

Lancaster, PA $65,138

Champaign, IL $65,124

Harrisburg, PA $65,044

Durham, NC $64,984

Kansas City, MO $64,978

Kansas City, KS $64,964

Fort Worth, TX $64,958

Boca Raton, FL $64,931

Cleveland, OH $64,924

Columbus, OH $64,911

Pittsburgh, PA $64,904

Richmond, VA $64,878

Indianapolis, IN $64,864

Cincinnati, OH $64,778

Petersburg, VA $64,678

Billings, MT $64,531

Lansing, MI $64,531

Huntsville, AL $64,531

Lebanon, PA $64,524

Dayton, OH $64,518

Pueblo, CO $64,518

Appleton, WI $64,498

Buffalo, NY $64,471

Racine, WI $64,438

Charlotte, NC $64,431

Saint Louis, MO $64,411

Springfield, IL $64,384

Elkhart, IN $64,371

York, PA $64,371

Gastonia, NC $64,364

Benton Harbor, MI $64,364

Beaumont, TX $64,324

Lorain, OH $64,311

Toledo, OH $64,284

Binghamton, NY $64,251

Rock Hill, SC $64,244

Rockford, IL $64,211

Fargo, ND $64,178

Elyria, OH $64,178

Flagstaff, AZ $64,131

Fort Lauderdale, FL $64,091

Miami, FL $64,051

Duluth, MN $63,944

Bangor, ME $63,858

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,784

Louisville, KY $63,751

Grand Rapids, MI $63,738

Hialeah, FL $63,731

Casper, WY $63,638

Scranton, PA $63,558

New Orleans, LA $63,538

Virginia Beach, VA $63,531

Akron, OH $63,498

Peoria, IL $63,411

Sarasota, FL $63,398

Green Bay, WI $63,351

Baton Rouge, LA $63,318

Charleston, SC $63,304

Nashville, TN $63,284

Jamestown, NY $63,271

Davenport, IA $63,271

Tucson, AZ $63,238

Cheyenne, WY $63,218

Saint Petersburg, FL $63,198

Tampa, FL $63,184

Omaha, NE $63,171

Port Arthur, TX $63,144

Evansville, IN $63,144

Bradenton, FL $63,118

Santa Fe, NM $62,998

Orlando, FL $62,931

Clearwater, FL $62,858

Canton, OH $62,718

La Crosse, WI $62,718

Grand Forks, ND $62,698

Albuquerque, NM $62,678

Tulsa, OK $62,678

Newport News, VA $62,671

High Point, NC $62,651

Ogden, UT $62,624

Corpus Christi, TX $62,571

Laramie, WY $62,531

Norfolk, VA $62,531

Rock Island, IL $62,491

Saginaw, MI $62,478

Jacksonville, FL $62,471

Salisbury, NC $62,458

Memphis, TN $62,444

Moline, IL $62,411

Fort Myers, FL $62,391

Waterloo, IA $62,304

Spartanburg, SC $62,238

Lincoln, NE $62,204

Fort Wayne, IN $62,191

Birmingham, AL $62,118

Cedar Falls, IA $62,104

Provo, UT $62,098

Springfield, OH $62,091

San Antonio, TX $62,078

Greensboro, NC $62,051

South Bend, IN $62,044

Winston Salem, NC $62,038

Boise, ID $62,018

Savannah, GA $61,971

Muskegon, MI $61,851

Lima, OH $61,771

Lake Charles, LA $61,744

Anderson, IN $61,731

Lexington, KY $61,711

Augusta, GA $61,691

Greenville, SC $61,691

Wichita, KS $61,631

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,631

Columbia, SC $61,571

Bloomington, IN $61,404

Roanoke, VA $61,364

Asheville, NC $61,278

Knoxville, TN $61,164

Shreveport, LA $61,158

Wilmington, NC $61,071

Frankfort, KY $60,944

Oklahoma City, OK $60,898

Chillicothe, OH $60,871

Longview, TX $60,864

Topeka, KS $60,844

Mobile, AL $60,744

Terre Haute, IN $60,718

Erie, PA $60,711

Altoona, PA $60,678

Melbourne, FL $60,658

Amarillo, TX $60,631

Killeen, TX $60,611

Fayetteville, AR $60,558

Sioux Falls, SD $60,511

Chattanooga, TN $60,471

Idaho Falls, ID $60,464

Gainesville, FL $60,324

Portsmouth, OH $60,291

Little Rock, AR $60,278

Lynchburg, VA $60,278

Lafayette, LA $60,251

Youngstown, OH $60,251

Temple, TX $60,224

Daytona Beach, FL $60,211

Clarksville, TN $60,204

Pensacola, FL $60,198

Hopkinsville, KY $59,998

Charleston, WV $59,991

Florence, SC $59,958

Sioux City, IA $59,918

Macon, GA $59,724

Tallahassee, FL $59,718

Fayetteville, NC $59,704

Waco, TX $59,691

Wichita Falls, TX $59,691

Pine Bluff, AR $59,664

Vincennes, IN $59,538

Lubbock, TX $59,511

Great Falls, MT $59,471

Alamogordo, NM $59,464

Abilene, TX $59,411

Rapid City, SD $59,324

Monroe, LA $59,324

Albany, GA $59,284

Huntington, WV $59,278

Jackson, MS $59,271

Greenville, MS $59,264

Parkersburg, WV $59,198

Montgomery, AL $59,184

Johnstown, PA $59,171

Springfield, MO $59,118

Biloxi, MS $59,084

Sumter, SC $58,944

Columbus, GA $58,938

Twin Falls, ID $58,898

Pascagoula, MS $58,811

Kingsport, TN $58,638

Gulfport, MS $58,618

Alexandria, LA $58,398

Fort Smith, AR $58,231

El Paso, TX $58,051

Helena, MT $57,965

Las Cruces, NM $57,751

Harlingen, TX $57,565

Pocatello, ID $57,505

Florence, AL $57,485

Brownsville, TX $57,471

Dothan, AL $57,365

Mcallen, TX $57,331

Columbus, MS $56,838

Altus, OK $56,531

Lawton, OK $56,405

Pierre, SD $56,165

What Skills Can Increase a Film Producer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 4.94% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Sales Lead (Mentioned in 1.36% Job Postings): A sales lead is a person or business who may eventually become a client. Sales lead also refers to the data that identifies an entity as a potential buyer of a product or service.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	4.94%
Programming	1.67%
Sales Lead	1.36%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Film Producer's salary.

Insurance Sales: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insurance Sales	$77,997	17%
Agile	$77,330	16%
Project Management	$76,664	15%
Coordination	$75,331	13%
Team Development	$75,331	13%
Collaboration	$74,664	12%

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How Education impacts a Film Producer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Film Producers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Film Producer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $61,541 and $66,234).

Film Producer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Film Producer

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 6.3%

Associates 5.9%

Bachelors 71.0%

Masters 14.6%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	6.3%
Associates	5.9%
Bachelors	71.0%
Masters	14.6%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Film Producer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Film Producer'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 January 01, 2026

$56,206

Average $66,664/year

$72,380

$4,684

Average $5,555/month

$6,032

$1,081

Average $1,282/week

$1,392

$27

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,380	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$66,664	$5,555	$1,282	$32
25th Percentile	$56,206	$4,684	$1,081	$27

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Salary Trends for Film Producer

Salaries for a Film Producer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,660 in 2023 to around $57,439 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Film Producer salary trends, .

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