The salary range for a Motion Picture Producer in the U.S. averaged $68,000 in 2010, with about 10 percent earning more than $166,000. Wages in the motion picture industry are the highest, while those in performing arts and spectator sports are the lowest. In Canada producers earn an average of about $30 an hour. Bollywood producers often earn money from the sale of ancillary rights to their movies. The experience and reputation a producer has established is the main determining factor in salary.