SOC 27-2012 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Producers and Directors Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for producers and directors in Atlanta, Georgia is $103,200 a year ($49.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,950: half of the 3,840 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,342).

$103,200average per year

$49.62 / hourMedian $79,950Take-home ≈ $77,030

  • $55K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $124K75th
  • $167K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,840people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Producers and Directors pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,770 or more. The middle half of producers and directors in Atlanta earn between $65,650 and $123,520.

  • $55K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $124K75th
  • $167K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$103,200$8,600$49.62
Median$79,950$6,662$38.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,650$5,471$31.56
Experienced (75th percentile)$123,520$10,293$59.38

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Producers and Directors salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $103,200, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $77,030 a year, or $6,419 a month and $2,963 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Atlanta a good place for producers and directors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $103,200 buys what about $103,140 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Producers and Directors salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 5 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Producers and Directors salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for producers and directors

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($159,390).

Producers and Directors salary by city

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Producers and Directors salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do producers and directors make an hour in Atlanta?

$49.62 an hour on average, and $38.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level producers and directors salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the producers and directors take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $77,030 a year ($6,419 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $103,200.

Do producers and directors earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,342).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2012; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.44, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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