The average annual and hourly salaries for radio and television announcers in the state of Massachusetts are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The comparison of the salary statistics of radio and television announcers amongst Massachusetts areas is shown in Table 3. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017 [1].
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $19,470.
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for radio and television announcers in Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $83.69. The median hourly salary is $17.07. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.36.
The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2016.
Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
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2013 | 35,520 | -5.24% | -5.24% |
2012 | 37,380 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in some Massachusetts cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in state of Massachusetts ranges from $26,840 to $38,050. The highest paying area for radio and television announcers in Massachusetts is Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with a median annual salary of $38,050. The second highest paying city/area in Massachusetts State is Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (mean annual salary $36,160). The lowest paying area is Barnstable Town with a median annual salary of $26,840.
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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
Barnstable Town |