Interpreter vs Producer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Producer pays about 53% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Interpreter Producer
$60.3k
$92.4k
$32.1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $154.2k

Interpreter

$28.99/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▼ -67.5%
$185,500 $60,299
$25.92/hr 25th
$28.99/hr Median
$35.00/hr 75th
$19.50/hr
$45.78/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $15.50/hr – $81.73/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
18.8%
Live roles
623

Producer

$92,400

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -32.8%
$137,500 $92,400
$70k 25th
$92.4k Median
$118.1k 75th
$52.5k
$145.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $15.6k – $624k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
32.3%
Live roles
1,317

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
FOX $88,000 50
Nexstar Media Group $63,750 50
TEGNA Inc. $60,003 20
Warner Bros. Discovery $110,600 16
HUB International $113,750 12
Foundation Risk Partners $112,500 6
PO POLITICO $95,000 6
Penske Media Corp. $79,375 6

Interpreter salary by location

Location Median Roles
Boston $58,978 8

Producer salary by location

Location Median Roles
Boston $150,000 3
San Francisco $125,000 24
Seattle $111,250 6
New York $104,750 120
London $97,500 3
Atlanta $91,244 10
Austin $88,530 3
Chicago $86,000 11
Los Angeles $85,560 38
Denver $73,750 12

Interpreter vs Producer: which pays more?

The median for Interpreter is $28.99/hr per year (typically $25.92/hr–$35.00/hr), versus $92,400 for Producer ($70,000–$118,100). That puts Producer about 53% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Interpreter and Producer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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