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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys salary in Washington, DC

The median broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $75,710 a year, 60% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,638 a month.

10th percentile
$37,350
25th percentile
$54,890
Median percentile
$75,710
75th percentile
$127,120
90th percentile
$210,030

Based on 290 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$55,657 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,710
Federal income tax−$7,826
Social Security + Medicare−$5,792
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,435
Monthly take-home$4,638
Every two weeks$2,141

Does it go far here?

$69,533Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia