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Producers and Directors Salary in Washington, DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Producers and Directors in Washington, DC have a median annual salary of $100,270, with 4,230 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $57,720 at the 10th percentile to $159,290 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$100,270

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$48.21

Employment

4,230

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$57,720
10th
$78,580
25th
$100,270
Median
$127,890
75th
$159,290
90th

Local compared with national

Washington, DC

$100,270

Median annual · 2025

United States

$90,360

Median annual · 2025

The Washington, DC median is 11.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $9,910).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.4
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  8. 8.WritingImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  12. 12.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Airtable
  • AP ENPS
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Asana
  • Atlassian Confluence

Common tasks

  • Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
  • Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
  • Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
  • Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
  • Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
  • Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
  • Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
  • Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.
  • Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.
  • Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Producers and Directors salary in other locations

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