Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.4%
- Live roles
- 1,258
Video Editor
$72,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.7%
- Live roles
- 300
Highest-paying jobs
Global Event Producer
Executive Producer, Experiential Production
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Producer (Managing Director) - Facultative - Property/Energy
Producer
Executive Vice President, Executive Producer
Experiential Producer
ITAV Event Technical Producer
Events Design Producer
Lead Producer
Highest-paying jobs
Video Editor
Videographer & Video Editor
Video Editor, Social Media (Contract)
Video Editor
Senior Video Editor, Reporter Video
Senior Video Editor, Shows
Video Editor/Producer
Freelance Video Editor, Long-Form (FOX Nation)
NewsNation - News Video Editor - Part-time
Video Editor, Opinions
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
$62,400 | 53 |
|
FOX
|
$81,000 | 52 |
TEGNA Inc.
|
$71,786 | 14 |
Monks
|
$122,000 | 9 |
HUB International
|
$100,000 | 9 |
Warner Bros. Discovery
|
$110,000 | 7 |
Foundation Risk Partners
|
$100,000 | 7 |
|
The New York Times
|
$153,750 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
HireHawk
|
$19,800 | 6 |
MyEdSpace
|
$16,800 | 3 |
Hunt St
|
$15,925 | 3 |
|
The New York Times
|
$127,490 | 2 |
|
The Washington Post
|
$103,200 | 2 |
Snowball
|
$93,750 | 2 |
|
FOX
|
$93,600 | 2 |
Producer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $152,250 | 31 |
| Toronto | $111,877 | 6 |
| New York | $104,000 | 107 |
| Chicago | $83,700 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 29 |
| Seattle | $82,000 | 9 |
| Boston | $77,302 | 8 |
| Denver | $59,280 | 13 |
Video Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $96,782 | 4 |
| New York | $90,000 | 18 |
| San Francisco | $85,000 | 5 |
Producer vs Video Editor: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $90,000 per year (typically $70,000–$117,515), versus $72,800 for Video Editor ($24,000–$92,500). That puts Producer about 24% 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.