The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,810 | 21.93% | 52.47% |
| 2021 | $29,520 | 4.54% | - |
| 2020 | $28,180 | -0.39% | - |
| 2019 | $28,290 | 22.76% | - |
| 2017 | $21,850 | -10.57% | - |
| 2016 | $24,160 | -62.00% | - |
| 2015 | $39,140 | 43.97% | - |
| 2014 | $21,930 | 14.41% | - |
| 2013 | $18,770 | 4.26% | - |
| 2012 | $17,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,810, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $39,330). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Birmingham-Hoover is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Dothan | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |