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

Percentile spread

For Producers and Directors, the published 10th percentile is $46,200 and the 90th percentile is $208,000. The difference is $161,800, which is 184.1% 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 $67,660 to the 75th at $123,450, covers $55,790.

The mean annual wage is $115,510, which sits above the median of $87,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $90,360 for Producers and Directors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,611, which is 10.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.3% lower than the California median of $129,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Producers and Directors at $80,611 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. Salinas, CA ranks 4th 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).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $77,530 and employment of 80. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,549, against $80,611 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $71,500 and employment of 60. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,840, against $80,611 here.
• Fresno, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $78,730 and employment of 230. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,067, against $80,611 here.

Employment share

Producers and Directors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (100 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.