Video Production salary

50 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026

These figures come from 581 video production postings where the employer stated pay, covering 17 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at entry-level, where 169 postings put the middle half between $76,000 and $103,000, with a median of $86,000.

Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $83,000, mid-level around $113,000, senior around $134,000 and lead around $163,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 97% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 6 cities with enough disclosures to rank, San Francisco pays most at around $139,000 and Los Angeles least at around $79,000, a gap of roughly 76%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 15 of the 33 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.

Every measured range

50 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$65,250 – $76,632	$72,500	16
United States · country-wide	Mid	$77,613 – $112,500	$90,000	200
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£29,500 – £46,250	£33,936	19
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$65,000 – CA$91,438	CA$75,000	16
United States · country-wide	Senior	$94,750 – $149,375	$111,750	63
United States · country-wide	Lead	$121,875 – $208,750	$160,000	34
Remote · United States	Mid	$80,494 – $109,375	$93,975	26
Remote · United States	Senior	$104,375 – $140,000	$112,500	10
Atlanta	Entry	$58,000 – $77,000	$65,000	10
Austin	Mid	$72,000 – $74,000	$72,000	5hint
Berlin	Entry	€38,000 – €45,000	€45,000	15
Boston	Entry	$71,000 – $99,000	$76,000	16
Calgary	Entry	CA$70,000 – CA$72,000	CA$72,000	5hint
Chicago	Entry	$56,000 – $86,000	$74,000	12
Chicago	Mid	$79,750 – $86,125	$81,975	7hint
Culver City	Entry	$71,000 – $132,000	$71,000	19
Culver City	Mid	$109,000 – $196,000	$175,000	17
Culver City	Senior	$143,000 – $175,000	$168,000	14
Culver City	Lead	$132,000 – $166,000	$147,000	5hint
Dallas	Entry	$70,000 – $89,000	$76,000	7hint
Houston	Entry	$45,000 – $67,000	$61,000	11
Irvine	Entry	$71,000 – $79,000	$75,000	11
Las Vegas	Entry	$66,000 – $88,000	$72,000	6hint
London	Entry	£38,000 – £52,000	£52,000	15
London	Mid	£28,500 – £50,415	£35,000	12
Los Angeles	Entry	$66,000 – $103,000	$78,000	36
Los Angeles	Mid	$78,000 – $153,000	$81,000	10
Manila	Entry	₱24,000 – ₱1,095,000	₱900,000	7hint
New York	Entry	$76,000 – $103,000	$86,000	169
New York	Mid	$79,000 – $121,875	$96,750	50
New York	Senior	$85,000 – $122,747	$101,300	16
New York	Lead	$135,000 – $212,500	$163,750	16
Philadelphia	Entry	$72,000 – $78,000	$72,000	5hint
Philadelphia	Mid	$64,000 – $79,005	$64,000	5hint
San Diego	Entry	$84,000 – $97,000	$89,000	6hint
San Francisco	Entry	$85,000 – $118,000	$106,000	22
San Francisco	Mid	$103,125 – $171,250	$132,500	12
San Francisco	Senior	$131,250 – $186,963	$164,500	7hint
San Francisco	Lead	$147,500 – $266,875	$241,500	6hint
San Jose	Entry	$75,000 – $104,000	$104,000	5hint
San Jose	Lead	$83,000 – $294,000	$83,000	5hint
Seattle	Entry	$73,000 – $140,000	$89,000	17
Seattle	Mid	$180,000 – $211,000	$196,000	9hint
Sydney	Entry	A$105,000 – A$120,000	A$105,000	5hint
Toronto	Entry	CA$64,000 – CA$77,000	CA$72,000	15
Toronto	Mid	CA$65,000 – CA$78,925	CA$75,000	11
Vancouver	Entry	CA$72,000 – CA$89,000	CA$83,000	10
Washington	Entry	$68,000 – $93,000	$84,000	30
Washington	Mid	$76,000 – $95,000	$82,000	7hint
Washington	Senior	$112,000 – $127,000	$115,000	8hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.