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What directors make
Working director
$85,000
Early career
$46,000
Established feature or series director
$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.