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 Level | Average Salary | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | $122,901 | 23 | 13.4% |
| None | $102,927 | 36 | 20.9% |
| Bachelor's | $97,523 | 105 | 61% |
| Associate's | $95,018 | 2 | 1.2% |
| High School | $77,025 | 4 | 2.3% |
| Other | $75,920 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Doctorate | $70,000 | 1 | 0.6% |
Education by Top Employer
| Employer | Most Common Minimum | % Bachelor's | % Master's | Median 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 |