Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$89,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 1,258
Videographer
$90,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45%
- Live roles
- 189
Highest-paying jobs
Global Event Producer
Executive Creative Producer, Associate Director
Executive Producer, Experiential Production
Producer (Managing Director) - Facultative - Property/Energy
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Producer
Executive Vice President, Executive Producer
ITAV Event Technical Producer
Experiential Producer
Events Design Producer
Highest-paying jobs
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Sr Video Producer
Creative Video Producer
Video Content Producer
Videographer
Associate Video Producer
Paid Social Video Producer
Videographer (San Francisco)
Video Content Producer
Videographer & Video Editor
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Nexstar Media Group
|
$62,400 | 53 |
FOX
|
$81,000 | 52 |
TEGNA Inc.
|
$71,786 | 14 |
HUB International
|
$100,000 | 9 |
Monks
|
$127,500 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
GDIT
|
$106,484 | 3 |
Forbes
|
$68,500 | 3 |
|
The New York Times
|
$153,750 | 2 |
Snowball
|
$140,000 | 2 |
OLIVER Agency - North America
|
$135,000 | 2 |
River
|
$130,000 | 2 |
Zillow
|
$115,900 | 2 |
Nen Creative
|
$90,000 | 2 |
Producer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,125 | 30 |
| Toronto | $111,877 | 6 |
| New York | $104,000 | 107 |
| Chicago | $85,600 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 29 |
| Seattle | $82,000 | 9 |
| Boston | $72,754 | 7 |
| Denver | $59,280 | 13 |
Videographer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $150,000 | 17 |
| New York | $90,500 | 17 |
Producer vs Videographer: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $89,500 per year (typically $70,000–$117,505), versus $90,250 for Videographer ($69,625–$123,600). That puts Videographer about 1% 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.