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

A News Producer's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,113 for beginners, reaching about $67,907 at mid-level, and approach $70,749 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a News Producer?

News Producer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for News Producer roles are District of Columbia $75,186, California $74,901, Massachusetts $73,903. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of News Producer roles make?

Salaries for News Producer level roles vary by specialization: Executive News Producer: $83,867; Assistant News Editor, Producer: $78,573; Producer: $65,670; News Anchor: $62,197; Television News Producer: $61,856.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for News 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.

News Producer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a News Producer in the United States is $67,907 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,097
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,604 to $73,764
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,134

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News Producer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,764	$6,147	$1,419	$35
Average	$67,907	$5,659	$1,306	$33
25th Percentile	$58,604	$4,884	$1,127	$28

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Key Factors That Influence News Producer Salaries

A News 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 News Producer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a News 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): $63,113
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,840
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,907
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,319
Expert (over 8 years): $70,749

Levels	Salary
Entry Level News Producer	$63,113
Intermediate Level News Producer	$63,840
Senior Level News Producer	$67,907
Specialist Level News Producer	$70,319
Expert Level News Producer	$70,749

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

District of Columbia: $75,186.
California: $74,901.
Massachusetts: $73,903.

District of Columbia $75,186 California $74,901 Massachusetts $73,903 Washington $73,631 New Jersey $73,604 Alaska $73,509 Connecticut $72,572 New York $72,192

Hawaii $70,976 Rhode Island $70,406 Maryland $70,018 Minnesota $69,489 Colorado $69,285 Illinois $69,217 Oregon $68,959 Delaware $68,769

New Hampshire $68,649 Virginia $68,382 Pennsylvania $67,601 Nevada $67,207 North Dakota $67,078 Michigan $66,874 Wisconsin $66,800 Vermont $66,650

Texas $66,236 Maine $66,209 Arizona $66,168 Ohio $66,121 Georgia $65,496 Indiana $65,184 Wyoming $65,122 Utah $65,027

Iowa $64,987 Kansas $64,661 Louisiana $64,566 North Carolina $64,532 Missouri $64,518 Florida $64,253 Montana $64,111 Nebraska $63,975

Kentucky $63,900 South Carolina $63,628 Tennessee $63,459 Idaho $63,391 New Mexico $62,895 Oklahoma $62,786 Alabama $62,386 South Dakota $61,714

Arkansas $61,347 West Virginia $61,150 Mississippi $60,559

Top Paying Cities for News 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: $85,651
San Francisco: $84,809
Oakland: $82,928

San Jose, CA $85,651

San Francisco, CA $84,809

Oakland, CA $82,928

New York, NY $78,697

Queens Village, NY $78,188

Paramus, NJ $77,644

Passaic, NJ $77,576

Bergenfield, NJ $77,509

Stamford, CT $77,407

Huntington, NY $77,339

Newark, NJ $76,897

Bridgeport, CT $76,762

New Brunswick, NJ $76,538

Vallejo, CA $76,395

Middlesex, NJ $76,354

Somerset, NJ $76,293

Petaluma, CA $76,137

Santa Cruz, CA $75,872

Boston, MA $75,736

Monterey, CA $75,397

Fairbanks, AK $75,349

Los Angeles, CA $75,220

Washington, DC $75,186

Seattle, WA $75,064

Santa Rosa, CA $75,050

Juneau, AK $74,853

Orange, CA $74,629

Anchorage, AK $74,507

Anaheim, CA $74,460

Santa Ana, CA $74,358

Nassau, NY $74,317

Long Beach, CA $74,290

Danbury, CT $74,269

Santa Maria, CA $74,039

Everett, WA $74,025

Bremerton, WA $73,692

Trenton, NJ $73,563

Sacramento, CA $73,536

San Diego, CA $73,502

Brockton, MA $73,475

Tacoma, WA $73,448

Santa Barbara, CA $73,353

Lowell, MA $73,081

New Suffolk, NY $73,054

Nashua, NH $72,972

Lompoc, CA $72,864

Ventura, CA $72,796

Stockton, CA $72,776

New Haven, CT $72,640

Atlantic City, NJ $72,463

Hartford, CT $72,314

Modesto, CA $72,280

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,130

New Britain, CT $72,096

Olympia, WA $72,001

Kennewick, WA $72,001

New London, CT $71,988

Norwich, CT $71,967

Lawrence, MA $71,933

Bakersfield, CA $71,743

Riverside, CA $71,648

New Bedford, MA $71,648

Richland, WA $71,580

Portsmouth, NH $71,526

Vineland, NJ $71,512

San Bernardino, CA $71,458

Boulder, CO $71,268

Worcester, MA $71,214

Portland, OR $71,153

Saint Paul, MN $71,071

Minneapolis, MN $71,071

Philadelphia, PA $70,976

Honolulu, HI $70,616

Springfield, MA $70,378

Providence, RI $70,372

Chicago, IL $70,175

Bellingham, WA $70,093

Baltimore, MD $70,018

Chico, CA $69,849

Wilmington, DE $69,733

Pittsfield, MA $69,665

Manchester, NH $69,536

Spokane, WA $69,238

Denver, CO $69,231

Albany, NY $68,912

Troy, NY $68,884

Schenectady, NY $68,742

Burlington, VT $68,592

Portland, ME $68,355

Salem, OR $68,300

Yakima, WA $68,287

Ann Arbor, MI $68,267

Rochester, MN $68,076

Fresno, CA $68,042

Reno, NV $68,042

Milwaukee, WI $67,981

Detroit, MI $67,913

Allentown, PA $67,893

Carson City, NV $67,886

Houston, TX $67,784

Colorado Springs, CO $67,778

Syracuse, NY $67,744

Eugene, OR $67,615

Bismarck, ND $67,533

Gary, IN $67,533

Galveston, TX $67,533

Springfield, OR $67,479

Medford, OR $67,316

Fort Collins, CO $67,289

Austin, TX $67,234

Mesa, AZ $67,092

Phoenix, AZ $67,078

Dallas, TX $67,058

Reading, PA $67,017

Saint Cloud, MN $66,990

Concord, NH $66,929

Madison, WI $66,902

Utica, NY $66,718

Raleigh, NC $66,664

Las Vegas, NV $66,657

Rochester, NY $66,610

Des Moines, IA $66,603

Atlanta, GA $66,494

Battle Creek, MI $66,474

Salt Lake City, UT $66,453

Lancaster, PA $66,352

Champaign, IL $66,338

Harrisburg, PA $66,256

Durham, NC $66,195

Kansas City, MO $66,189

Kansas City, KS $66,175

Fort Worth, TX $66,168

Boca Raton, FL $66,141

Cleveland, OH $66,134

Columbus, OH $66,121

Pittsburgh, PA $66,114

Richmond, VA $66,087

Indianapolis, IN $66,073

Cincinnati, OH $65,985

Petersburg, VA $65,883

Billings, MT $65,734

Lansing, MI $65,734

Huntsville, AL $65,734

Lebanon, PA $65,727

Dayton, OH $65,720

Pueblo, CO $65,720

Appleton, WI $65,700

Buffalo, NY $65,672

Racine, WI $65,639

Charlotte, NC $65,632

Saint Louis, MO $65,611

Springfield, IL $65,584

Elkhart, IN $65,571

York, PA $65,571

Gastonia, NC $65,564

Benton Harbor, MI $65,564

Beaumont, TX $65,523

Lorain, OH $65,509

Toledo, OH $65,482

Binghamton, NY $65,448

Rock Hill, SC $65,442

Rockford, IL $65,408

Fargo, ND $65,374

Elyria, OH $65,374

Flagstaff, AZ $65,326

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,285

Miami, FL $65,245

Duluth, MN $65,136

Bangor, ME $65,048

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,973

Louisville, KY $64,939

Grand Rapids, MI $64,926

Hialeah, FL $64,919

Casper, WY $64,824

Scranton, PA $64,742

New Orleans, LA $64,722

Virginia Beach, VA $64,715

Akron, OH $64,681

Peoria, IL $64,593

Sarasota, FL $64,579

Green Bay, WI $64,532

Baton Rouge, LA $64,498

Charleston, SC $64,484

Nashville, TN $64,464

Jamestown, NY $64,450

Davenport, IA $64,450

Tucson, AZ $64,416

Cheyenne, WY $64,396

Saint Petersburg, FL $64,375

Tampa, FL $64,362

Omaha, NE $64,348

Port Arthur, TX $64,321

Evansville, IN $64,321

Bradenton, FL $64,294

Santa Fe, NM $64,172

Orlando, FL $64,104

Clearwater, FL $64,029

Canton, OH $63,887

La Crosse, WI $63,887

Grand Forks, ND $63,866

Albuquerque, NM $63,846

Tulsa, OK $63,846

Newport News, VA $63,839

High Point, NC $63,819

Ogden, UT $63,791

Corpus Christi, TX $63,737

Laramie, WY $63,696

Norfolk, VA $63,696

Rock Island, IL $63,656

Saginaw, MI $63,642

Jacksonville, FL $63,635

Salisbury, NC $63,622

Memphis, TN $63,608

Moline, IL $63,574

Fort Myers, FL $63,554

Waterloo, IA $63,466

Spartanburg, SC $63,398

Lincoln, NE $63,364

Fort Wayne, IN $63,350

Birmingham, AL $63,275

Cedar Falls, IA $63,262

Provo, UT $63,255

Springfield, OH $63,248

San Antonio, TX $63,235

Greensboro, NC $63,207

South Bend, IN $63,201

Winston Salem, NC $63,194

Boise, ID $63,174

Savannah, GA $63,126

Muskegon, MI $63,004

Lima, OH $62,922

Lake Charles, LA $62,895

Anderson, IN $62,882

Lexington, KY $62,861

Augusta, GA $62,841

Greenville, SC $62,841

Wichita, KS $62,780

Tuscaloosa, AL $62,780

Columbia, SC $62,719

Bloomington, IN $62,549

Roanoke, VA $62,508

Asheville, NC $62,420

Knoxville, TN $62,304

Shreveport, LA $62,298

Wilmington, NC $62,209

Frankfort, KY $62,080

Oklahoma City, OK $62,033

Chillicothe, OH $62,006

Longview, TX $61,999

Topeka, KS $61,978

Mobile, AL $61,876

Terre Haute, IN $61,849

Erie, PA $61,843

Altoona, PA $61,809

Melbourne, FL $61,788

Amarillo, TX $61,761

Killeen, TX $61,741

Fayetteville, AR $61,686

Sioux Falls, SD $61,639

Chattanooga, TN $61,598

Idaho Falls, ID $61,591

Gainesville, FL $61,449

Portsmouth, OH $61,415

Little Rock, AR $61,401

Lynchburg, VA $61,401

Lafayette, LA $61,374

Youngstown, OH $61,374

Temple, TX $61,347

Daytona Beach, FL $61,333

Clarksville, TN $61,326

Pensacola, FL $61,320

Hopkinsville, KY $61,116

Charleston, WV $61,109

Florence, SC $61,075

Sioux City, IA $61,034

Macon, GA $60,838

Tallahassee, FL $60,831

Fayetteville, NC $60,817

Waco, TX $60,804

Wichita Falls, TX $60,804

Pine Bluff, AR $60,776

Vincennes, IN $60,647

Lubbock, TX $60,620

Great Falls, MT $60,579

Alamogordo, NM $60,573

Abilene, TX $60,518

Rapid City, SD $60,430

Monroe, LA $60,430

Albany, GA $60,389

Huntington, WV $60,383

Jackson, MS $60,376

Greenville, MS $60,369

Parkersburg, WV $60,301

Montgomery, AL $60,287

Johnstown, PA $60,274

Springfield, MO $60,220

Biloxi, MS $60,186

Sumter, SC $60,043

Columbus, GA $60,036

Twin Falls, ID $59,995

Pascagoula, MS $59,907

Kingsport, TN $59,731

Gulfport, MS $59,710

Alexandria, LA $59,486

Fort Smith, AR $59,316

El Paso, TX $59,133

Helena, MT $59,045

Las Cruces, NM $58,827

Harlingen, TX $58,637

Pocatello, ID $58,576

Florence, AL $58,556

Brownsville, TX $58,542

Dothan, AL $58,434

Mcallen, TX $58,400

Columbus, MS $57,897

Altus, OK $57,585

Lawton, OK $57,456

Pierre, SD $57,211

What Skills Can Increase a News 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 News 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	$79,451	17%
Agile	$78,772	16%
Project Management	$78,093	15%
Coordination	$76,734	13%
Team Development	$76,734	13%
Collaboration	$76,055	12%

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How Education impacts a News Producer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many News 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 News Producer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $61,541 and $66,234).

News Producer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for News 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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News Producer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a News 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

$58,604

Average $67,907/year

$73,764

$4,884

Average $5,659/month

$6,147

$1,127

Average $1,306/week

$1,419

$28

Average $33/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,764	$6,147	$1,419	$35
Average	$67,907	$5,659	$1,306	$33
25th Percentile	$58,604	$4,884	$1,127	$28

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Salary Trends for News Producer

Salaries for a News Producer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,733 in 2023 to around $57,512 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of News Producer salary trends, .

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