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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "27-2012",
    "soc_title": "Producers and Directors",
    "slug": "producers-and-directors-27-2012",
    "major_group": "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 90360,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 113300,
    "employment_total": 143120,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 45780,
      "p25": 62670,
      "median": 90360,
      "p75": 134800,
      "p90": 198540,
      "mean": 113300,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 4.34
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 22.01,
      "p25": 30.13,
      "median": 43.44,
      "p75": 64.81,
      "p90": 95.45,
      "mean": 54.47
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 143120,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.09,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000027201201",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000027201201",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000027201213",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000027201204",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000027201211",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000027201212",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000027201214",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000027201215"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Producers and Directors is 4.34× — the top decile earns $198,540 against the bottom decile at $45,780. That spread is 4.34× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}