27 Series · SOC 27-3011

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$45,680

per year

Median Hourly

$21.96/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$80,110

average

Employment

23,880

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$26,000$33,280$45,680$72,080$131,780
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$12.50$16.00$21.96$34.65$63.36
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$26,000

25th Percentile

$33,280

Median

$45,680

75th Percentile

$72,080

90th Percentile

$131,780

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $73,930 +62% above national
2 Maryland $72,080 +58% above national
3 New York $71,570 +57% above national
4 Indiana $61,350 +34% above national
5 Colorado $59,510 +30% above national
6 Massachusetts $58,320 +28% above national
7 New Jersey $58,020 +27% above national
8 Nevada $57,490 +26% above national
9 Alaska $50,840 +11% above national
10 Rhode Island $50,650 +11% above national
11 Utah $49,050 +7% above national
12 Idaho $47,490 +4% above national
13 Pennsylvania $47,290 +4% above national
14 Florida $46,780 +2% above national
15 Virginia $46,280 +1% above national
16 Hawaii $45,840 same as national
17 New Hampshire $45,740 same as national
18 Michigan $45,500 same as national
19 North Dakota $44,990 2% below national
20 South Dakota $43,490 5% below national
21 Minnesota $43,270 5% below national
22 Texas $43,130 6% below national
23 Nebraska $42,840 6% below national
24 Oregon $42,410 7% below national
25 Washington $42,400 7% below national
26 Illinois $42,240 8% below national
27 Tennessee $41,010 10% below national
28 Wisconsin $40,490 11% below national
29 Missouri $39,280 14% below national
30 North Carolina $39,260 14% below national
31 Maine $38,840 15% below national
32 Arizona $38,830 15% below national
33 New Mexico $38,530 16% below national
34 Alabama $37,040 19% below national
35 Kansas $36,680 20% below national
36 Wyoming $36,670 20% below national
37 Vermont $35,440 22% below national
38 Montana $35,360 23% below national
39 Georgia $35,090 23% below national
40 West Virginia $35,050 23% below national
41 Ohio $35,030 23% below national
42 Oklahoma $34,740 24% below national
43 Mississippi $32,900 28% below national
44 Iowa $30,490 33% below national
45 South Carolina $29,870 35% below national
46 Kentucky $29,420 36% below national
47 Arkansas $29,120 36% below national
48 Louisiana $27,620 40% below national
49 Puerto Rico $22,630 50% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $126,550 +177% above national
2 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $102,300 +124% above national
3 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $88,560 +94% above national
4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,350 +72% above national
5 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $75,330 +65% above national
6 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $73,630 +61% above national
7 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $72,080 +58% above national
8 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $68,390 +50% above national
9 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $67,060 +47% above national
10 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $64,880 +42% above national
11 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $63,520 +39% above national
12 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,630 +37% above national
13 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,500 +37% above national
14 Fresno, CA $61,590 +35% above national
15 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $61,470 +35% above national
16 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $59,540 +30% above national
17 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $58,710 +29% above national
18 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,630 +26% above national
19 Colorado Springs, CO $57,600 +26% above national
20 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $54,830 +20% above national
21 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $54,690 +20% above national
22 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $54,280 +19% above national
23 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $49,930 +9% above national
24 Evansville, IN $49,780 +9% above national
25 Eugene-Springfield, OR $49,250 +8% above national
26 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,090 +7% above national
27 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $48,860 +7% above national
28 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $48,680 +7% above national
29 Boise City, ID $48,650 +7% above national
30 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,330 +6% above national
31 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,260 +6% above national
32 Urban Honolulu, HI $48,200 +6% above national
33 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $48,030 +5% above national
34 Omaha, NE-IA $47,720 +4% above national
35 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $47,710 +4% above national
36 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,640 +4% above national
37 Tucson, AZ $47,330 +4% above national
38 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,310 +4% above national
39 Richmond, VA $47,210 +3% above national
40 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,990 +3% above national
41 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $46,970 +3% above national
42 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $46,810 +2% above national
43 Pittsburgh, PA $46,750 +2% above national
44 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $46,720 +2% above national
45 Kansas City, MO-KS $46,690 +2% above national
46 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $46,650 +2% above national
47 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,580 +2% above national
48 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $46,460 +2% above national
49 Portland-South Portland, ME $46,200 +1% above national
50 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,160 +1% above national
51 Tulsa, OK $46,120 +1% above national
52 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,680 same as national
53 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,550 same as national
54 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,000 1% below national
55 Fargo, ND-MN $44,990 2% below national
56 Madison, WI $44,980 2% below national
57 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $44,910 2% below national
58 Flint, MI $44,830 2% below national
59 Savannah, GA $44,780 2% below national
60 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $44,250 3% below national
61 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,840 4% below national
62 St. Cloud, MN $43,270 5% below national
63 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,250 5% below national
64 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $43,090 6% below national
65 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,760 6% below national
66 Greensboro-High Point, NC $42,560 7% below national
67 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $42,520 7% below national
68 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,500 7% below national
69 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $42,400 7% below national
70 Rochester, NY $42,140 8% below national
71 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $42,110 8% below national
72 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,600 9% below national
73 Chattanooga, TN-GA $41,040 10% below national
74 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,010 10% below national
75 Lincoln, NE $40,940 10% below national
76 Huntsville, AL $40,550 11% below national
77 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $40,410 12% below national
78 Toledo, OH $40,010 12% below national
79 Jacksonville, FL $40,000 12% below national
80 Syracuse, NY $39,880 13% below national
81 Knoxville, TN $39,410 14% below national
82 Mankato, MN $39,360 14% below national
83 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $39,290 14% below national
84 Albuquerque, NM $38,980 15% below national
85 Raleigh-Cary, NC $38,890 15% below national
86 Wichita, KS $38,840 15% below national
87 Rapid City, SD $38,780 15% below national
88 Green Bay, WI $38,710 15% below national
89 Springfield, MO $38,650 15% below national
90 Birmingham, AL $38,590 16% below national
91 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $38,500 16% below national
92 Bangor, ME $38,490 16% below national
93 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $38,160 16% below national
94 Fort Wayne, IN $37,880 17% below national
95 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,850 17% below national
96 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,830 17% below national
97 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,730 17% below national
98 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $37,570 18% below national
99 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,270 18% below national
100 Mobile, AL $37,170 19% below national
101 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,980 19% below national
102 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $36,930 19% below national
103 Charleston, WV $36,890 19% below national
104 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,670 20% below national
105 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $36,390 20% below national
106 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,380 20% below national
107 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,350 20% below national
108 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,180 21% below national
109 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,990 21% below national
110 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,900 21% below national
111 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,710 22% below national
112 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,690 22% below national
113 Columbus, OH $35,640 22% below national
114 Cleveland, OH $35,230 23% below national
115 El Paso, TX $34,530 24% below national
116 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,400 25% below national
117 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,870 26% below national
118 Roanoke, VA $33,480 27% below national
119 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,440 29% below national
120 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $31,130 32% below national
121 Cedar Rapids, IA $30,930 32% below national
122 Columbia, SC $30,760 33% below national
123 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,560 33% below national
124 Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,410 33% below national
125 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $30,380 33% below national
126 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $30,220 34% below national
127 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $30,090 34% below national
128 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $29,860 35% below national
129 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,760 35% below national
130 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $29,460 36% below national
131 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,280 36% below national
132 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $29,250 36% below national
133 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,240 36% below national
134 Bowling Green, KY $29,210 36% below national
135 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,120 36% below national
136 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,120 36% below national
137 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,020 36% below national
138 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,840 37% below national
139 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,680 37% below national
140 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,590 37% below national
141 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,510 38% below national
142 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $28,320 38% below national
143 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,040 39% below national
144 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $27,860 39% below national
145 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,730 39% below national
146 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,730 39% below national
147 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,510 40% below national
148 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $26,790 41% below national
149 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,360 42% below national
150 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $22,700 50% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.