Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$92,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,317
Translator
$74,880
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 17.5%
- Live roles
- 80
Highest-paying jobs
Contract Creative Content Producer
Executive Producer, Experiential Production
Producer (Managing Director) - Facultative - Property/Energy
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Marketing - Senior Producer/Producer, Photo & Video Production
Executive Vice President, Executive Producer
Droga5 Senior Producer, Film
Executive Producer - Brand Creative
Senior Producer, Laura Coates Live
Senior Editorial Event Producer, Global Productions
Highest-paying jobs
Khmer Linguist/Translator
Chinese Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Hebrew Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Somali Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Tamashek/Tamasheq Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Chechen Translator/Linguist
Translator, Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) - 100% Remote - Contract
Medical Translator
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Leidos
|
$103,113 | 6 |
|
Invisible Agency
|
$43,160 | 4 |
|
Fidelity Canada
|
$94,640 | 1 |
|
WelbeHealth
|
$56,046 | 1 |
Agropur
|
$49,462 | 1 |
| NC News Corp Australia | $49,258 | 1 |
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 |
Producer vs Translator: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $92,400 per year (typically $70,000–$118,100), versus $74,880 for Translator ($49,411–$103,113). That puts Producer about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Producer and Translator 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.