Side-by-side distribution
Photographer
$52,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 51.1%
- Live roles
- 45
Producer
$106,280
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.5%
- Live roles
- 755
Highest-paying jobs
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Photographer
Consumer Electronics Videographer & Photographer
Photographer Specialist - Freelance Project
Highest-paying jobs
Producer - 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Brand, Content & Application Media Producer
Video & Visual Application Content Producer
Integrated Producer
Music Producer - AI Trainer
Video Content Producer - AI Trainer
Music Producer - AI Trainer
Executive Producer
Creative Video Producer
Member of Creative Studio (Producer, Brand & Creative)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Treatwell
|
$156,750 | 8 |
TurboTenant
|
$100,000 | 2 |
Major League Baseball
|
$52,000 | 2 |
Clutch Technologies Inc.
|
$41,600 | 2 |
Fuku
|
$6,000 | 2 |
|
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$130,000 | 1 |
Sticker Mule
|
$75,000 | 1 |
|
Invisible Agency
|
$73,840 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
The New York Times
|
$153,750 | 6 |
Foundation Risk Partners
|
$100,000 | 5 |
OLIVER Agency - North America
|
$135,000 | 4 |
2K
|
$120,365 | 4 |
|
Handshake
|
$260,000 | 3 |
Airrack
|
$130,000 | 3 |
Vox Media, LLC
|
$98,000 | 3 |
Code and Theory
|
$82,500 | 3 |
Producer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,300 | 15 |
| Seattle | $134,450 | 3 |
| Austin | $134,450 | 3 |
| New York | $110,000 | 43 |
| Los Angeles | $95,000 | 19 |
| Toronto | $84,265 | 4 |
| Chicago | $76,765 | 4 |
| London | $72,201 | 6 |
| Denver | $65,000 | 3 |
Photographer vs Producer: which pays more?
The median for Photographer is $52,000 per year (typically $41,340–$100,000), versus $106,280 for Producer ($80,000–$135,073). That puts Producer about 104% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Photographer 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.