Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$89,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 1,258
Writer
$87,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.3%
- Live roles
- 1,150
Highest-paying jobs
Global Event Producer
Executive Creative Producer, Associate Director
Executive Producer, Experiential Production
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Producer (Managing Director) - Facultative - Property/Energy
Producer
Executive Vice President, Executive Producer
Events Design Producer
ITAV Event Technical Producer
Experiential Producer
Highest-paying jobs
Freelance Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Freelance Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Executive Communications Writer
Freelance Writer/Stock Analyst
Technical Writer
Educator/ Assessor Writer
Journalist/Writer
Lawyer/Legal Writer
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 |
|---|---|---|
Mondelez International
|
$36,400 | 236 |
NoGigiddy
|
$42,640 | 44 |
Anduril Industries
|
$135,500 | 21 |
Leidos
|
$92,163 | 10 |
| SH Syneos Health | $128,150 | 9 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$86,200 | 9 |
Grafana Labs
|
$113,656 | 7 |
GDIT
|
$100,000 | 7 |
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 |
Writer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $239,200 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $106,810 | 16 |
| Boston | $95,000 | 9 |
| New York | $91,250 | 50 |
| London | $87,351 | 6 |
| Chicago | $75,179 | 16 |
| Toronto | $64,382 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $53,061 | 14 |
| Austin | $48,880 | 8 |
| Seattle | $42,640 | 6 |
Producer vs Writer: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $89,500 per year (typically $70,000–$117,505), versus $87,500 for Writer ($49,504–$120,000). 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 Writer 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.