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How much do Producers and Directors make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Producers and Directors in Fresno, CA is $78,730. The 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $133,260. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$78,730

10th percentile
$48,320
25th percentile
$63,360
Median
$78,730
75th percentile
$102,430
90th percentile
$133,260
Mean
$93,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Producers and Directors, the published 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $133,260. The difference is $84,940, which is 107.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,360 to the 75th at $102,430, covers $39,070.

The mean annual wage is $93,610, which sits above the median of $78,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $90,360 for Producers and Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,067, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.3% lower than the California median of $129,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Producers and Directors at $77,067 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Producers and Directors. Fresno, CA ranks 5th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Salinas, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $87,900 and employment of 100. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,611, against $77,067 here.
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 112 miles away, with a median of $71,500 and employment of 60. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,840, against $77,067 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $92,510 and employment of 110. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,698, against $77,067 here.

Employment share

Producers and Directors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (230 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Fresno, CA · Producers and Directors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Producers and Directors make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Producers and Directors in Fresno, CA is $78,730. The 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $133,260. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Producers and Directors?

The local median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $90,360.

What is Producers and Directors pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,730 is $77,067. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Producers and Directors?

Salinas, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 102 miles away, at $87,900. Fresno, CA ranks 5th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.