Side-by-side distribution
Producer
$92,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,317
Writer
$86,610
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50.7%
- Live roles
- 1,247
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
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Freelance Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Freelance Business Writer
Technical Writer
Technical Writer 3
Principal Medical Writer
Senior Technical Writer
Sr. Proposal Volume Lead/Writer
Principal Medical Writer
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 |
|---|---|---|
Mondelez International
|
$37,440 | 245 |
NoGigiddy
|
$42,640 | 44 |
Anduril Industries
|
$130,500 | 15 |
CACI
|
$109,700 | 14 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$86,200 | 11 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$90,650 | 7 |
|
FOX
|
$70,000 | 7 |
Leidos
|
$115,888 | 6 |
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 |
Writer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $131,958 | 6 |
| Singapore | $96,200 | 4 |
| New York | $94,110 | 47 |
| Boston | $89,175 | 6 |
| Chicago | $76,552 | 18 |
| Austin | $69,235 | 10 |
| Toronto | $69,170 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $53,061 | 16 |
| San Francisco | $43,680 | 11 |
| Seattle | $42,640 | 8 |
Producer vs Writer: which pays more?
The median for Producer is $92,400 per year (typically $70,000–$118,100), versus $86,610 for Writer ($56,652–$113,163). That puts Producer about 7% 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.