Broadcast Technicians salary
The median pay for broadcast technicians in the United States is $59,570 a year. About 21,110 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $31,390
- 25th percentile
- $40,320
- Median percentile
- $59,570
- 75th percentile
- $83,520
- 90th percentile
- $123,670
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
- District of Columbia $108,270
- New Hampshire $81,150
- Pennsylvania $80,470
- New York $78,840
- Illinois $74,210
- Colorado $74,040
- Nevada $73,070
- Arizona $73,040
- California $72,800
- Florida $64,950
- Maryland $64,030
- Wisconsin $62,400
- Washington $62,070
- Connecticut $58,930
- Virginia $57,940
- Maine $55,110
- New Mexico $49,990
- Rhode Island $49,580
- Texas $49,440
- Hawaii $49,200
- Ohio $48,720
- North Dakota $48,090
- North Carolina $47,780
- Michigan $47,730
- Georgia $47,340
- Tennessee $47,340
- Alabama $47,290
- Massachusetts $47,260
- South Carolina $46,860
- Iowa $46,820
- Minnesota $46,790
- Montana $46,600
- Idaho $44,730
- Oklahoma $44,530
- Louisiana $44,440
- Oregon $44,420
- Indiana $44,400
- Nebraska $43,680
- Arkansas $41,870
- Kansas $41,600
- Missouri $41,600
- Kentucky $40,240
- Wyoming $39,380
- South Dakota $32,150
- Utah $31,490
- Mississippi $27,750
- West Virginia $27,310
By metro area
- Philadelphia, PA $103,180
- New York, NY $96,820
- Chicago, IL $96,060
- Phoenix, AZ $81,640
- Pittsburgh, PA $81,030
- Buffalo, NY $79,520
- Denver, CO $78,050
- San Francisco, CA $77,790
- Sacramento, CA $77,550
- Washington, DC $75,010
- Las Vegas, NV $74,890
- Milwaukee, WI $74,760
- Miami, FL $74,490
- Baltimore, MD $69,910
- Riverside, CA $69,740
- Madison, WI $65,990
- Seattle, WA $65,300
- Orlando, FL $64,940
- Dallas, TX $63,500
- Allentown, PA $63,370
- Reno, NV $62,960
- San Diego, CA $62,750
- Lansing, MI $62,080
- Green Bay, WI $61,660
- Bridgeport, CT $60,350
- Toledo, OH $59,570
- Harrisburg, PA $58,410
- Scranton, PA $58,230
- Minneapolis, MN $57,610
- Detroit, MI $57,600
- Charleston, SC $57,190
- Hartford, CT $57,160
- Austin, TX $55,880
- Knoxville, TN $55,170
- Portland, ME $54,950
- Columbus, OH $54,290
- Portland, OR $53,650
- Kansas City, MO $53,500
- Charlotte, NC $53,170
- Winston, NC $52,250
- Richmond, VA $52,160
- Columbia, SC $50,920
- Virginia Beach, VA $50,720
- Tampa, FL $50,540
- Albany, NY $50,110
- Albuquerque, NM $49,990
- Fresno, CA $49,930
- Worcester, MA $49,890
- Boston, MA $49,590
- Atlanta, GA $49,420
- Cincinnati, OH $49,300
- Spokane, WA $49,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $49,200
- Tucson, AZ $49,150
- Cleveland, OH $48,750
- St. Louis, MO $48,650
- Cape Coral, FL $48,540
- Lincoln, NE $48,340
- New Orleans, LA $48,180
- Houston, TX $47,890
- Des Moines, IA $47,880
- Raleigh, NC $47,780
- Birmingham, AL $47,720
- Rochester, NY $47,560
- Savannah, GA $47,340
- New Haven, CT $47,200
- Colorado Springs, CO $47,090
- Fargo, ND $46,480
- Providence, RI $46,480
- San Antonio, TX $46,480
- Indianapolis, IN $46,290
- Oklahoma City, OK $45,430
- Asheville, NC $45,100
- Nashville, TN $45,020
- Little Rock, AR $44,970
- Lexington, KY $44,910
- Omaha, NE $44,800
- Jacksonville, FL $44,590
- Syracuse, NY $42,330
- Grand Rapids, MI $41,110
- Wilmington, NC $41,000
- Bloomington, IN $40,950
- Greenville, SC $40,490
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,240
- El Paso, TX $39,830
- Fort Wayne, IN $37,980
- Eugene, OR $37,430
- Wichita, KS $37,430
- Fayetteville, AR $37,360
- South Bend, IN $37,290
- Tulsa, OK $37,170
- Dayton, OH $36,970
- Boise City, ID $36,710
- Salt Lake City, UT $22,110