Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$92,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,317
Video Editor
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28%
- Live roles
- 264
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
Sr. Video Editor (short-form)
Adobe Video Editor (Premiere Pro & After Effects)
Video Editor, Social Media (Contract)
Final Cut Pro Video Editor
Video Editor
Video Editor
Video Producer/Editor
Senior Video Editor, Wild Card
Video Editor
Video Editor
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 |
|---|---|---|
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
|
micro1
|
$98,800 | 3 |
|
Peregrine Technologies
|
$130,000 | 2 |
The New York Times
|
$122,236 | 2 |
Snowball
|
$93,750 | 2 |
|
Penske Media Corp.
|
$90,000 | 2 |
Live Nation Entertainment
|
$82,500 | 2 |
The National Football League
|
$70,720 | 2 |
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 |
Video Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $98,800 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $97,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $95,000 | 3 |
| New York | $87,500 | 16 |
Producer vs Video Editor: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $92,400 per year (typically $70,000–$118,100), versus $80,000 for Video Editor ($52,000–$97,500). That puts Producer about 16% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Producer and Video Editor 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.