Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Producers and Directors

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Producers and Directors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $122,901 versus $97,523 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +26%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 61% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$122,9012313.4%
None$102,9273620.9%
Bachelor's$97,52310561%
Associate's$95,01821.2%
High School$77,02542.3%
Other$75,92010.6%
Doctorate$70,00010.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. None 25% 12.5% $84,198
Netflix, Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 22.2% $141,045
Activision Publishing Inc. None 0% 16.7% $101,494
Viacom International Inc. N/A N/A N/A $83,000
ESPN Productions, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $66,625
Precision Global Consulting, LLC N/A N/A N/A $96,000
R/GA Media Group, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $114,000
EVEREST PRODUCTION CORPORATION N/A N/A N/A $42,000
Shalom Media USA Bachelor's 100% 0% $30,555
Apple Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $176,072
The Mill Group, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $85,093
FUSION MEDIA NETWORK, LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $140,000
Al Jazeera International (USA) LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $101,150
The Allen Broadcasting Corporation N/A N/A N/A $38,000
QUAIL TELEVISION LLC N/A N/A N/A $104,000
Electronic Arts Bachelor's 100% 0% $110,000
SPINIFEX GROUP, INC N/A N/A N/A $160,000
CNN America, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $88,650
STEDFAST PRODUCTIONS N/A N/A N/A $55,000
The Univision Network Limited Partnership N/A N/A N/A $63,500