Average Executive Producer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Executive Producer are from the companies Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc, E.W. Scripps Co and R/GA. Reported salaries are highest at R/GA where the average pay is $162,062. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Spectrum and TEGNA INC., earning around $100,000 and $72,000, respectively. Cumulus Media, Inc. pays the lowest at around $44,219. E.W. Scripps Co and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $63,000 and $69,919, respectively.

Skills in Project Management, People Management, Budget Management, Client Interaction and Production Management are correlated to pay that is above average.

An entry-level Executive Producer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $49,132 based on 17 salaries. An early career Executive Producer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $56,898 based on 79 salaries. A mid-career Executive Producer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $82,292 based on 148 salaries. An experienced Executive Producer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $115,435 based on 262 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $111,479.

Employees with Executive Producer in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 39.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (37.5% more) and San Francisco, California (37.3% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (6.7% less).