Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys salary
The median pay for broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in the United States is $47,340 a year. About 21,240 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,190
- 25th percentile
- $35,360
- Median percentile
- $47,340
- 75th percentile
- $75,480
- 90th percentile
- $138,440
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $81,310
- Maryland $74,480
- New Jersey $70,800
- Indiana $61,760
- Nevada $60,460
- Massachusetts $60,200
- Florida $56,360
- Rhode Island $55,110
- Pennsylvania $52,080
- Hawaii $51,030
- Colorado $50,660
- Texas $49,050
- Tennessee $48,290
- Arizona $47,930
- North Carolina $47,910
- Idaho $46,940
- Illinois $46,720
- Michigan $46,640
- Oregon $46,190
- Utah $46,080
- New Hampshire $46,000
- Missouri $45,460
- Nebraska $45,020
- Alaska $44,790
- Washington $44,420
- Virginia $44,400
- Maine $44,000
- Minnesota $43,530
- Ohio $42,440
- Georgia $42,020
- South Dakota $40,630
- Wisconsin $40,630
- New Mexico $38,940
- Alabama $38,530
- North Dakota $38,500
- Iowa $37,090
- Wyoming $36,760
- Kentucky $36,170
- Arkansas $36,160
- Oklahoma $36,110
- West Virginia $35,400
- Vermont $35,220
- Kansas $35,130
- Montana $35,000
- Mississippi $34,040
- Louisiana $33,020
- South Carolina $30,960
By metro area
- New York, NY $124,810
- San Francisco, CA $88,030
- Austin, TX $83,680
- Boston, MA $79,310
- Washington, DC $75,710
- Baltimore, MD $71,350
- Miami, FL $70,110
- Philadelphia, PA $69,310
- Bloomington, IN $67,450
- Indianapolis, IN $66,140
- Las Vegas, NV $65,890
- Bridgeport, CT $64,990
- Denver, CO $63,710
- Houston, TX $63,090
- Buffalo, NY $61,770
- Virginia Beach, VA $60,430
- Portland, OR $57,600
- Tampa, FL $56,360
- Salt Lake City, UT $55,390
- Allentown, PA $55,290
- Providence, RI $55,110
- Rochester, NY $54,690
- Albany, NY $52,500
- St. Louis, MO $52,460
- Grand Rapids, MI $51,480
- Urban Honolulu, HI $51,060
- Detroit, MI $51,000
- Dallas, TX $50,280
- Riverside, CA $50,040
- Omaha, NE $49,990
- Pittsburgh, PA $49,930
- Chicago, IL $49,470
- Fresno, CA $49,010
- Lexington, KY $48,820
- Atlanta, GA $48,740
- Milwaukee, WI $48,370
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,340
- Nashville, TN $48,340
- Cincinnati, OH $47,930
- Phoenix, AZ $47,820
- South Bend, IN $47,720
- Madison, WI $47,670
- Minneapolis, MN $47,610
- Raleigh, NC $47,500
- Scranton, PA $47,320
- Eugene, OR $47,090
- Bakersfield, CA $46,820
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,710
- Green Bay, WI $46,600
- Tulsa, OK $46,220
- Portland, ME $45,910
- State College, PA $45,900
- Memphis, TN $45,570
- Evansville, IN $45,490
- Dayton, OH $45,400
- Sioux Falls, SD $45,380
- Roanoke, VA $45,260
- Birmingham, AL $45,110
- Springfield, MO $45,090
- Kansas City, MO $44,830
- Columbus, OH $44,810
- Seattle, WA $44,580
- Syracuse, NY $44,460
- Lincoln, NE $44,440
- Cleveland, OH $43,930
- Spokane, WA $43,100
- Mankato, MN $42,550
- Toledo, OH $42,030
- Harrisburg, PA $41,690
- Wichita, KS $40,750
- Bangor, ME $40,710
- Rapid City, SD $40,690
- Albuquerque, NM $40,400
- Columbia, MO $40,300
- Kingsport, TN $39,470
- Fayetteville, AR $38,760
- Fargo, ND $38,640
- Duluth, MN $38,590
- Huntsville, AL $38,380
- Charleston, SC $38,000
- Little Rock, AR $37,850
- Des Moines, IA $37,770
- Jacksonville, FL $37,410
- Oklahoma City, OK $36,570
- Chattanooga, TN $35,720
- Fort Smith, AR $34,600