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What directors make
Median
$85,000
Lower end
$46,000
Upper end
$146,000
Job Bank's national median is $41.03 an hour, about $85,000 a year full time, on a page that covers directors and producers together. Treat the annual number carefully: directors are paid per project, and a year with two jobs and a year with none both exist.