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Producers and Directors Salary in Illinois

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Producers and Directors in Illinois is $81,080. BLS estimates approximately 3,170 people work in this occupation in Illinois. Illinois is 10.3% below the national median ($90,360).

Median salary
$81,080
Average salary
$95,920
Median hourly
$38.98
Employment
3,170

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$41,250$19.83
25th percentile$58,790$28.26
Median (50th)$81,080$38.98
75th percentile$106,320$51.11
90th percentile$169,040$81.27

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 5.8% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 10.2% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.52
Location quotient
0.56

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Illinois’s regional price level is below the national average (index 99.958, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $81,114 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

63.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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