Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$92,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,317
Videographer
$90,650
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.2%
- Live roles
- 210
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
Marketing - Senior Producer/Producer, Photo & Video Production
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Creative Video Producer
Video Producer (Contract)
Social-First Videographer & Editor
Videographer
Senior Social Content Creator / Video Producer (Contract)
Video Content Producer
YouTube Video Producer - Confidential Enterprise Tech Client
Senior Producer, Vertical Video, Opinion Shows
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 |
|---|---|---|
Vox Media, LLC
|
$98,000 | 3 |
|
Warner Bros. Discovery
|
$97,800 | 3 |
Penn State University
|
$52,000 | 3 |
|
Snowball
|
$140,000 | 2 |
|
The New York Times
|
$135,840 | 2 |
River
|
$130,000 | 2 |
Lyft
|
$121,500 | 2 |
|
Nex
|
$112,800 | 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 |
Videographer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $121,500 | 13 |
| New York | $107,000 | 23 |
| Toronto | $75,000 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $71,500 | 3 |
Producer vs Videographer: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $92,400 per year (typically $70,000–$118,100), versus $90,650 for Videographer ($64,584–$117,500). That puts Producer about 2% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Producer and Videographer 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.